Sometimes it takes a thorn to show us how healing is just not enough. We all have thorns. And I’m not talking about the kind that shows up on roses in your garden! I’m talking about the kind of thorns that show up in our lives. Situations that hurt. Circumstances that are hard. Difficult things …
Parental authority has fallen on hard times! Authority is seen as something to question, not respect. Unlike our culture, however, the Bible makes a big deal about obeying parents. The Holy Spirit does this from two different perspectives. One is blessing. If children obey their parents as Ephesians instructs, they will be blessed and do …
I heard about a monk who joined a monastery and took a vow of silence, with the exception of being allowed to speak two words every year. After the first year passed, he was called into the abbot’s office to speak his two words. The monk said, “Bed’s hard.” Another year passed, and again he …
Parenting kids that are 18 and older and still at home can be a real challenge. We have a 20-year-old that spent the last year at home and a 19-year-old that is away at college. Over their lives, we have done the best we can to raise them with a strong basis of following Jesus, along …
