Tag Archives: Respect

Our spouse is a provision from God; to denigrate them is to ultimately reject God’s provision.  God gave me my husband to watch over and protect me, and he does.  For 20+ years he has gone to work every day, sick or well, and has rarely missed a day.  He ...

“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” ~ Matthew 5:10 It was illegal to be a Christian. Illegal to serve God and worship Jesus. Illegal to own a Bible, let alone read it. Illegal to go to church. Illegal to meet ...

Just recently I received a magazine in my school mailbox with the headline titled, “Teaching Tolerance in the Classroom.” Instantly the article’s words began to rub me the wrong way. We exist in a world that lives, eats, and breaths tolerance, but what does it really mean to be tolerant? ...

No matter how much we love our family, they are naturally going to get on our nerves from time to time, especially the ones we live with.  That is just human nature.  It is probably a good idea for us to remember we are no picnic to live with either ...

All over the world, people search for something or someone to worship. Many ancient civilizations adopted a world-view that included bowing to sacred objects. The English word worship comes from an Old English word ‘worthship,’ which denotes worthiness of the one receiving adoration. It was in this reverent posture that ...