Full of power, muscular beyond most, associated with the ability to gain wealth in Bible times, the ox was a symbol of service. It was the most valuable animal anyone could own, providing a way of survival for the family. If one killed the ox of another, it was to ...
Read More »Cinderella, The Prince, Jesus and Me
Recently, my family and I took advantage of a rare opportunity to catch the movie, a Disney classic, Cinderella. This 2015 version used actual actors and actresses as opposed to the animation used in the original. The heart-warming, tear-jerking elements were just as effective, if not more so. The ill-treated, ...
Read More »Investing in the “Higher Education” of Marriage
“My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as ...
Read More »Wives: Your Husband Doesn’t Need to Hear “I Love You”
Take the headline with a grain of salt. Certainly your man needs to hear those three little words every so often, but there are three far more important words he needs expressed on a daily basis: I respect you. Nothing slices at your Knight in Shining Armor’s heart quite like ...
Read More »God Is Waiting For You to Trust Him
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22-23) A little while back, my housemates were on vacation and their dog, Sammie, was left for their sons to watch. One night Sammie was left alone for ...
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