The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote […]
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’” Hebrews 13:5 (FYI – You may remember that my hours as a pharmacist were suddenly cut from 12 hours/week to 3 hours/week in April. This […]
This is an email from a dear sister in Christ who has been through peri-menopause and menopause. I’m thankful for the wisdom she is willing to share with us! FATIQUE AND WEEPINESS I began to experience huge fatigue that had never been a problem for me at age 52. It was getting more and more […]
Yesterday, we looked at the wisdom of our culture, “Are Women Morally and Spiritually Superior to Men?” We examined God’s perspective and His holy judgment of ALL people as being evil. He says there is no one that is good (Romans 3) He says that our best attempts to be good look like “filthy, bloody […]
I am not a therapist, a counselor, an expert or a pastor. I’m just a wife and I am starting a discussion here. I do not claim to have all the answers. Here are some ideas to think about and prayerfully consider. If you have severe issues in your marriage, please seek godly, experienced, wise […]
This is a guest post from www.peacefulsinglegirl.wordpress.com (my other blog) this week for the SINGLE ladies. It is a single Christian man’s response to a question I asked him after Tuesday’s post (Why Asking About His “Five Year Plan” Can Backfire). I believe that the way we treat our men reflects the same level of respect […]
Marriage is HARD. Really – I would even say it is impossible – in human strength and effort alone. Men and women are SO different. We think and feel entirely differently. We have different priorities and needs many times. We approach things from completely opposite perspectives. We have very different strengths and weaknesses. Marriage is […]
We have been focusing on bitterness a good bit this week. If you have missed it, here are links to the other posts: Be Still My Bitter Heart Bitterness is Toxic and Contagious Exploring the Depths of Bitterness Finding God’s Victory Over Bitterness STEPPING STONES TO FORGIVENESS I want to see ALL traces of bitterness […]
Could there be a more unpalatable idea to us than this? We don’t WANT to suffer – EVER! And we certainly cannot begin to fathom REJOICING in suffering! We only want comfort, ease, health and material wealth. And we have plenty of preachers who are glad to tell us that it’s God’s will for us […]
Let’s just look at Romans through chapter 8. There are obviously thousands of other promises and things that God says about us in the Bible. But here are some of the most basic and foundational tenets of Scripture upon which we may build our lives, hope and faith with confidence. It is time to tear […]
