Leave & Cleave Marriage Lesson # 15 It seems so simple but if the concept is followed it would have such a profound impact. Husbands are called to “leave their parents” and “cleave to their wives”. In a nutshell: 1. Leaving involves an owning of our responsibilities. Many marriages would have been saved but for …
He saw her and she was beautiful. Samson went home and told his parents he had found the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. They were excited. Until he told them she was from Timnah. Imagine the distress of his parents. “Is there no woman among all of Israel that is pleasing …
The Ten Commandments of Marriage Many of us can recite or at least have a passing knowledge of the Ten Commandments of God. But how many of us actually think of incorporating them into our marriage? A Check-Up for Our Marriages We’re taking a break from looking at couples to see how we can apply Biblical marriage concepts to …
Ahasuerus & Esther: When Humility Pays In today’s society, we’ve become increasingly prideful. Instead of esteeming others as better than ourselves as the Bible commands, we want nothing but the biggest and the best for ourselves. But the story of Esther is a reminder that humility pays in the end. The King’s Dilemma King Ahasuerus …
Ahasuerus & Vashti: Signs of a Disrespectful Wife The story of Vashti and Ahasuerus is one that people have been talking about for centuries. Was Queen Vashti just a disrespectful wife? Or did she do the right thing when she refused to obey Ahasuerus? This page may contain affiliate links. Read the full affiliate disclosure. …
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Our fore-parents Adam and Eve were living a perfect life. They had everything they needed and should have been our examples of how to walk with God. Instead, they made poor choices and will forever scream the lesson that our choices matter. Matched in Heaven Once upon a time, there was a beautiful garden. …
What God Says About Complaining When I don’t like something, complaining about it is my default response. Sometimes it’s out loud. Other times it’s in my head. Are you also like that? A friend challenged me to explain why God didn’t like it when we complained and so I set out to find out what …
Growing up in Jamaica I heard a lot of pithy wisdom wrapped in one sentence quotes. This was especially true of the older folks. It seemed as though the older a person was, the more Jamaican proverbs they quoted. The Bible also talks a lot about the importance of wisdom, but what does it mean …
