“From the rising of the sununto the going down of the samethe LORD’s name is to be praised.”Psalm 113:3 Okay. I know. It’s officially, summer. In South Mississippi, and many places, that means it’s hot, real hot—sun burning, sweat dripping, sticking to your clothes, sipping glasses of sweet tea hot! And, it’s only…going…to…get…hotter. Isn’t that a pleasant, “I’ve waited for this all year” ...
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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,peace,longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness temperance:against such there is no law.”Galatians 5:22-23 If you follow any news source, you can see that many believe that peace has lost its place in this world. In fact, simple things that make life worth living seem to be hindered or hopelessly missing. We’re led to think that everyone ...
Continue ReadingTeaching Younger Women to Be Discreet
“The aged women likewise…That they may teach the young womento be sober, to love their husbands,to love their children,To be discreet…”Titus 2:3a-5a Why is it so hard to maintain self-control, keep our opinions to ourselves and practice moderation? I know its right to do. It’s so clear in God’s Word that He wants us to live and teach these behaviors to the next generation, but it isn’t easy. If ...
Continue ReadingThankful for My Teakettle
“But in a great housethere are not only vessels of gold and of silver,but also of wood and of earth;and some to honour, and some to dishonour.”II Timothy 2:20 Aren’t teakettles such cute, happy utensils? I mean, they whistle while they work after all. (Smile!) There is something so soothing about a teakettle whistling to you from the heart of the kitchen to the room you are waiting or working ...
Continue ReadingLearning How to Be Temperate
“That the aged men be sober, grave,temperate… The aged women likewise… Titus 2:2a-3a As we’re seeing in this Titus 2 word study, God is instructing us how to behave. Not only are we to abstain from intoxicating substances and live honorable lives, we are to be temperate as well. Temperance is one of the specific God-given responsibilities assigned to aged men and women to live before younger ...
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