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We Need Friends and Family. Proverbs 14:4.

When you have a houseful of children it is easy to daydream of a life alone. All the rooms are clean and Mom slips into a bubble bath whispering the old slogan, “Calgon, take me away!” People are tough. In Jean Paul Sartre’s play NO EXIT, the characters, now dead and condemned to hell, realizeContinue reading “We Need Friends and Family. Proverbs 14:4.”

Homosociality.

Homo what? There’s an odd term. Homosociality means “same-sex relationships that are not of a romantic or sexual nature, such as friendship, mentorship, or others.” Think about your best friends, teachers, and coaches—some of these are powerful, intense relationships with members of the same sex. But they are not sexual, merely “social.” Thus, “homosocial.” TheContinue reading “Homosociality.”

Private School.

I often asked myself why I had children in private school. It was an extravagant luxury—something others could afford, but not me. I had spent years teaching in public schools—were they so bad? Everyone I know attended public schools. Yet each time I questioned the decision, God gave me peace. On what basis? The challengingContinue reading “Private School.”

When Friends Go Astray.

Have you seen any friends go astray? Have any gone off to college and surprised you? Why is that? What keeps some people walking with the Lord, while others go off on foolish, sinful paths of error and evil? One factor is peers. 1 Corinthians 15:33 warns, “Do not be deceived: bad company corrupts goodContinue reading “When Friends Go Astray.”

Choose Your Friends Wisely!

Do you choose wisely? It is SO important. Why? Because no one will influence you as much as your friends. So choose friends wisely—because you will become like them. “He who walks with wise men will be wise. But the companion of fools will suffer harm.” Proverbs 13:20. I know the problem. The problem is,Continue reading “Choose Your Friends Wisely!”

Every Day’s a Party!

Some Christians think solitude is more spiritual than fellowship—that being devout means being alone. Jesus made time every day for prayer to the Father (he was not really “alone” at all). And He tells us to “go to an inner room to pray in secret.” Similarly, we should read and study the word alone, soContinue reading “Every Day’s a Party!”