“Let the husband render unto his wife due benevolence…” (I Cor. 7:3) My wife and I have been married for nearly 32 years, and I have never bought her a dozen roses. In fact, I never did before we were married either, and possibly I never will. On occasion, I have given her a single...
“But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head” (Ps. 3:3). Everyone experiences discouragement. But what do we do when we are so discouraged that we find it hard to be the helper that our husbands need? My husband has an autoimmune disease that requires an...
“Blessing others is the way to increase prosperity, and blessing others when in adversity is the way to remove it.” — Source Unknown “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” — Source Unknown “Whatever you say, whatever you do, bounces off others and comes back to you.” —...
“David encouraged himself in the Lord his God” (1 Samuel 30:6). The Bible speaks clearly to the issue of contentment. Paul said, “I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content” (Philippians 4:11). He further instructed, “And having food and raiment let us be therewith content” (1 Timothy 6:8). The writer of...
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. Ephesians 5:25 Love is one of the great foundations of a happy life, marriage, and family. “God is love,” we are told in 1 John 4:8. Ephesians 5:2 says, “Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for...
“Fear is the beginning of defeat.” —Source Unknown “I know not the way he leads me, but well do I know my Guide. What have I to fear?” —Martin Luther “Fear is the root of apostasy.” —Thomas Watson We humans, by nature, are creatures of habit. Those things which disrupt our routine are often viewed...