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God developed the concept of the family. The husband and wife are two nouns describing two uniquely different individuals. Each one has unique characteristics, needs, reactions, and patterns of coping with his or her environment. Although both are different, they represent two elements that should be one entity or whole. The man is generally the [...]

The world expects more from women now than it ever has. Mom must be a miracle worker. She has to sew a costume for the school pageant, bake twelve-dozen cookies, and take her child’s class to the zoo on little notice. She does this, while writing an

Sometimes, the last thirty-four years can be such a remarkably short time. At age twenty, it seemed impossible that I would live to the ripe old age of fifty-four to observe such an auspicious occasion as our thirty-fourth anniversary. When I firs

One of my favorite Bible stories is of a common Jewish woman who found her niche in history by simply being herself. Queen Esther’s quiet spirit of obedience gave her favor with God and man. God used her to save her

Mary knew this day would come, but she was still unprepared for it. How can one prepare for this insanity? The vacillating crowd followed him with cheers and applause one day, and the next cursed him with the defiant shouts of the damned. She stoo

Did you know that marriage is the only relationship in Scripture where two people become one? It illustrates the Trinity’s triune relationship. The Trinity is three separate individuals with different identities and roles, agreeing as one, in perfe

You couldn’t tell by the soft white clouds floating against the blue canvass sky that Amy McPherson’s world had just ended. She wiped the back of her hand across her face and saw the sweat, blood, and tears mingled with dirt from the roadside whe

The Art Center is having a contest,” Sue Rhine nervously bit her lip showing Larry the crumpled flyer. “They’re looking for a painting of the ‘Essence of Peace’. First place is $10,000.”

Yes, women are funny creatures. A woman will hide her feelings, mulling them over until she thinks herself into worry. She worries about her problems; she worries about her family, she worries about her church, her nei

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Follow peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord; looking diligently lest any fail of the grace of God, or lest any root of bitterness springing up disturb you, and by it many are defiled (H

The Lord calls many of us to do his work. He has his own peculiar way of calling those he has ordained to serve him. Sometimes we feel comfortable and build a nest where we are, and God has to push us into our new dire

Approximately every 50 years or so, God shines his light onto a new facet of his plans for ‘Operation Man.’ In addition, he places a new emphasis on the gifts necessary to promote his plan and bring it to fruition for

Several years ago, an agricultural scientist was searching for a way to eliminate the destructive horn beetle without destroying other beneficial insects. The horn beetle has long antennas, which he uses, for navigatio