Tag Archives: strife

Proverbs 26 箴言 26 17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. 路过的人，插手与自己无关的争端，就像抓着狗的耳朵把它提起来。 A Dog’s Dinner 狗的晚餐 How many people in our churches are like this. 我们教会里有多少人是这样。 I must admit that I do like to ...

Though the world is filled with anger, our words must answer without slander. Words that deflect Satan’s intentions, keeping us shielded from his deceptions. So often we do not take our thoughts captive, before our own words have caused us entrapment. Following Christ’s example is always better, catching the devil ...

Before indoor plumbing the outhouse was a necessary fixture on the farm or in the backyard. Not only did the outhouse serve as an early bathroom, it was also the place where household garbage was dumped and the occasional alcoholic beverage was partaken of in secret. But the attempt to ...

It seems I hear it daily–someone is at odds with a loved one.  Strife between a husband and wife leads to a strained silence.  Misunderstandings between parents and children of all ages, create hurt feelings and walls of separation.   Siblings no longer want to speak to one another because of ...

You cannot hold your husband to a standard so high that he would have to be Jesus Jr. to achieve it.  Even though your spouse is saved and being sanctified, he is not perfect (as you are not perfect); his old habits and sins did not fall away in the ...