From Ephesians 6:1-3, Proverbs 1:1-9, and Genesis 2:24, we put together an overall structure for parenting: the first stage of teaching first-time obedience, the second stage of teaching wisdom, and the third stage of independence. In every stage, both our children and we need to rely on God’s grace as the process exposes the bent of our hearts.
As we ended the first chapter of Ruth, there was a ray of hope for the two widows. Maybe they would not starve to...
Ever since there began to be two groups preaching and baptizing, there were those who wanted to set up a competition between them. In...
The LORD uses leaders to deal with threats to the welfare of his people, and he is the God who delivers them.