“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee…” (Ps. 55:22). “Bear ye one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ.” (Gal. 6:2) The year 2007 began with the very troubling news that my wife’s mother had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Since she was the only daughter in the family,...
There’s a time to walk away from harmful relationships, but there are many times when you just need some space. When someone blows up, you may need to back away from them for a season. But never allow an isolated incident or difference of opinion be the cause of severing a meaningful relationship. Sooner or...
Fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. Ephesians 5:3–6 One of the biggest challenges facing Christian families today is the culture of immorality that is so prevalent on every...
“Always abounding in the work of the Lord” (1 Cor. 15:58). Married couples have many special ways to enjoy and share their lives together. A wife and her husband may enjoy things together like eating out, exercising, or going on trips. There are the mutually shared experiences of starting a family, building a house, raising...
“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.” — Orison Marden “Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all… As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is mere flattery or platitude; it is only when...
“After that the Holy Spirit is come upon you ye shall receive power.” (Acts 1:8) The Christian life is impossible apart from the Spirit of Christ. F. B. Meyer said, “It is not your responsibility to live the Christian life, rather it is your RESPONSE to HIS ABILITY.” We cannot manufacture the fruit of the...