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Words Can Captivate Your Man

 Today’s Truth
“A good wife is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds” (Proverbs 31:10, The Message).

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Today, I want you to use your imagination. I want you to imagine your husband sitting at his desk or at a quiet place at work. Imagine him lost in thought about how blessed he is to have you as his wife.  Read more…

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Words: An Incredible Gift

Today’s Truth
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Proverbs 18:21 NIV).

 

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“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).  When God created the world, stocked the seas with marine life and the skies with winged creatures –  Read more…

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Mixed Messages

Today’s Truth  “With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.  Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing.  My brothers and sisters [and girlfriends] this should not be” (James 3:9 TNIV and girlfriends added).

Friend To Friend  Catherine and I set out for a lazy summer stroll through the neighborhood just before the fireflies emerged to celebrate the setting of the sun.   Read more…

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Steamed Up in the Kitchen

Today’s Truth
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “You are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed.  Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her” (Luke 10:41, 42 NIV).

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Mary and Martha lived in a home with their brother,  Read more…

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Verbal U-Turns

Today’s Truth
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen” (Ephesians 4:29 NIV).

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I remember taking my son, Steven, to an amusement park just before he began fourth grade.   Read more…

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No More Nagging

Today’s Truth
James 5:16 (TNIV) “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”

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There are some verses in the Bible that I wish God had just left out.  Here are a few:

  • “A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping” (Proverbs 19:13).
  • “A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day;
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Grumbling to Grateful Part 2

Today’s Truth
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) “Give thanks in all circumstances.”  

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Yesterday, we looked at how the grumbling Israelites were not allowed to enter the Promised Land because of their unbelief and grumbling attitude. Now, let’s take a look at what happened with the next generation.

The next generation learned from their parents’  Read more…

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Grumbling to Grateful part 1

Today’s Truth
“Give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV).

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Grumbling is as old as Methuselah. Actually, it goes way back before him. After Satan enticed Eve to disobey God and eat the forbidden fruit, there was a whole lot of grumbling going on.

“The wife You gave me made me do it,”  Read more…

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From Bitter to Better

Today’s Truth
“See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many”  (Hebrews 12:15 NIV).

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“She’s just a bitter old woman!”  Have you ever heard someone described in that way?  I have.  And amazingly, when someone uses the word “bitter,”  Read more…