I recently read two opposite views of two of our presidential candidates. Charlotte Underwood writes: When Dr. James Dobson interviewed Ted Cruz he told him he had worked with three presidents over the years, but he had never seen the nation in “a situation as dire as it is. I believe you are strong enough to stand up and take on Washington. Are you ready for that job?”
Cruz paused ever so slightly before replying. “I hope and believe I am. But you’re right – it is an incredibly difficult job. The challenges facing this country, the challenges facing the world – it’s a job that is definitely too much for any one person – and if you don’t begin every day on your knees asking God for his wisdom and support, I don’t believe you’re fit to do this job.”
ONE DOESN’T NEED GOD
Last year Moderator Frank Lutz asked Donald Trump, “Have you ever asked God for forgiveness?”
“No” he answered. He also stated, “I don’t like to have to ask for forgiveness.”
In a recent interview with CNN Donald Trump says that after months reflection he still doesn't regret his decision not to ask God for forgiveness for his sins . . . partially because he says he doesn't have much to apologize for.
I think I would feel safer in a country with a president who relies on God than one who doesn’t need God, don’t you?
~ Nancy Campbell
~ J. R. Miller.
Most animals have sharp senses in order to detect danger. Have you watched a dog prick up his ears? He hears or senses someone coming before we ever hear them.
My husband and I listened to the GOP debate on Saturday evening. Two of the candidates were asked their stance on abortion. Both governors boasted of their pro-life work in their states and that they were against Planned Parenthood selling body parts. That’s great. However, they both said they believed in exceptions for rape or incest.
Why do we correct and discipline our children? Because we want them to grow up prepared to be successful in life. Some parents scream at their children and lash our when their children irritate them and get on their nerves. This is opposite to training children. Responsible parents diligently discipline bad behavior. They correct their children and bring them into line when they are out of order, disobedient, tell lies, talk back, pout, and have mood
Are your thoughts running wild today? Where are they are running? Down to the pit of self-pity? Into the doldrums? Holding on to bitterness and hurt? The Word tells us to take EVERY THOUGHT CAPTIVE! You can’t do it by yourself, but as you speak forth the name of Jesus, OUT LOUD, you can take them captive and cast them out of your mind.
Don’t you love these words from the hymn, “Loved with Everlasting Love” written by Wade Robinson back in 1890)? When Christ dwells in our hearts, we see everything from a different perspective. Not only nature, but also our children and everything going on in our home. When Christ dwells in our hearts, we see everything from His point of view rather than our own negative or pessimistic viewpoint.
“Dear Father, please pour out your Holy Spirit upon me today. I cannot fulfill this great task of raising the children You have given me in my own strength. I look to You for Your strength, Your wisdom, Your refreshing, Your patience and longsuffering, and Your anointing. Please come alongside me and help me to raise
Why are homosexuals are allowed to be militant, and yet Christians brow-beaten to tolerance? If conservatives raise one tiny voice of protest, they are pounced upon immediately. The homosexuals freely express their agenda, but Christians must not say one word about same-sex marriage. Are we supposed to be talking about tolerance?
Awhile back we were given a little “outside” cat. We didn’t know she was already pregnant and soon we had four more kittens to care for! It was amazing to watch “Shadow” mother her kittens. She gave herself to them as they contentedly nursed from her day and night. She didn’t resent that she was “stuck” with these kittens and couldn’t go on her usual haunts and adventures.
There are those who would spurn the vocation of mothers
What do you do when someone hurts you or says something that cuts deep into you like a knife? How do you feel when it is someone very close to you, perhaps your husband? You either retreat into a shell with self-pity and bitterness. Or you shout and yell. You want to pay them back.
He created you for His joy and pleasure
Who can resist a baby
Are you fearful that God cannot provide for you family, or even for another baby? Dear mother, what God do you believe in? Isaiah 40:25 asks the question: “To whom then will ye liken me?” Do you bring God down to a level with your own thinking and your own abilities to provide? Who is bigger in your life? Your fears, or God? Surely God is bigger than all your imaginary fears and worries.
We often think we will do great things by faith. That we will inherit the promises by faith. Yes, that’s true, but only half the picture. Hebrews 6:11, 12 exhorts us: “That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and PATIENCE inherit the promises.”
Does this Facebook post find you rejoicing? Actually, rejoicing ALL DAY LONG! Maybe I hear you responding, “What are you saying? You have no idea what I am putting up with here today. You’ve got no idea of the fiery trial I am enduring.”
Did you know that most modern women menstruate about 400 times during their childbearing years? Did you know that this is ABNORMAL? God intended the ovaries to have resting times through pregnancy and lactation. Did you know this is one of the reasons why there is such an epidemic of ovarian and endometrial cancer?
“When a man becomes a Christian, a new act of creation happens to him. His old life is gone for ever; a new life has come into being. And the whole process is due to the action of God, who through Christ turned our enmity to himself into FRIENDSHIP. The fact is that God was acting in Christ to turn the world’s enmity to himself into FRIENDSHIP . . . As the representatives of Christ we appeal to you to accept the offer of FRIENDSHIP that God is ma
Many times I hear mothers saying they gave up their career to come home and care for their children. I believe this is a wrong conception. What they are really doing is giving up an inferior job for the greatest career in the nation. Most careers outside the home are not building for eternity. However, when you come home to mother your children--to train and nurture them body, soul, and spirit you build for eternity. Your children are eternal souls and all