Unequal “Yokedom” and Keeping Our Children’s Hearts

Genesis 28:1-7 28:1 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, “You must not marry a Canaanite woman! 2 Leave immediately for Paddan Aram! Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and find yourself a wife there, among the daughters of...

Thoughtful Thursday: The Purpose of Monotony

Ecclesiastes 1:2-3, 8, 10, 11, 13 2 “Futile! Futile!” laments the Teacher, “Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!” 3 What benefit do people get from all the effort which they expend on earth? 8 All this monotony is tiresome; no one can bear to describe it: The eye...

Doing Life Together

1 Thessalonians 1:4-10 4 We know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we...

Thoughtful Thursday: What is Your Vision?

Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but the one who keeps the law, blessed is he!” Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the...

The Fear of the Lord

Proverbs 14:26-27 “In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children. The fear of the LORD is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.” Several years ago, a friend asked me to write a letter...

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