What do you think is involved in being an effective parent? The Bible tells us in Proverbs 22:6 to “Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (KJV). Now that’s a tall order, and a great responsibility, and there are some positive …
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Jon was 14, a handsome, tough young man. A likable guy, he noticed the pictures on the wall of my office and asked what it took to graduate from the college I’d attended. Someday he wanted to be a professional man, he said. I found out that he liked sports, reading, and church, and had …
Sisters Kendra and Connie Evans were much alike, except that Kendra was an “ugly duckling” in comparison with her blonde, blue-eyed, younger sister. The difference had been repeatedly noted even in childhood. ”What a perfectly beautiful child!” strangers had exclaimed over Connie. And through the years, Mrs. Evans never tired of hearing this praise for …
“I love Betty very much and she knows it. But why is she so rebellious?” Mrs. Grant asked me. This mother was a sincere Christian, and her teenage daughter had been a continual object of her prayers. She could not get Betty to study, do a chore right, get along with her brother, or even …
Isabel Carr complained that her problems began the day she decided to become an obedient wife. “I figured that a Christian woman ought to be subject to her husband,” she said. And what had ten years of obedience produced? Her husband, Glenn, bowled four nights every week. He paid little attention to the children, even …
Biblical Womanhood: Empowered by God’s Design Unique, beautiful, strong, smart, empathetic, creative, complex … woman. When we think of the vast amount of history surrounding womanhood, we are quickly reminded how deep and wide is the influence of this gender. Many women today are a force to be reckoned with. Not to be taken lightly …
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Now you can study the Bible online in the Bible translation of your choice and find answers to your questions. The links below will take you to websites that have the Bible available in hundreds of different languages. Bible Gateway Available in 46 languages with text, PDF and/or audio plus 22 English versions. The following …
Is it sometimes more convenient for you to listen to the Bible online rather than read it? Maybe you’d like to download free audio Bible files so you can listen to Bible passages while you’re driving or exercising. Whether you’re looking for an mp3 audio bible download, a Bible audiobook, or an audio Bible study, …
In grade school, I learned about an invisible law called gravity. It was on the playground where eight swings were installed side by side. We had a contest to see who could make his swing go the highest. I was standing up on my swing, and at a point where it was as high as …
Isn’t it amazing that Jesus Christ came into this world to die for our sins? But it seems that in our society today the word “sin” has disappeared from our vocabulary, hasn’t it? Nobody knows what sin is. We think it’s a bad word. People have got enough trouble without making them sinful on top …