God calls you to LEAVE your parents; even if you do not leave physically, your loyalties MUST change. After Adam met Eve, God announced: “For this reason [marriage], a man will leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and the two shall become one flesh” Genesis 2:24. Marriage requires us to stepContinue reading “LEAVE AND CLEAVE. Genesis 12:1-3; 2:24.”
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Running the Sprinkler.
Have you ever taken a drink from a water hose? We all did it as kids. No one asked how clean the hose was. What about a sprinkler? Could you drink the cool, white water spraying from a sprinkler? This is the time for watering lawns. Times like this make me glad I liveContinue reading “Running the Sprinkler.”
A Biblical Romance.
The story of Ruth may be the most romantic in the Bible. Ruth was a widow and moved to Israel with her mother-in-law Naomi, also a widow. Ruth did all she could to take care of Naomi. She was selfless. Soon Ruth meets Boaz, a wealthy farmer, and he takes care of her and Naomi.Continue reading “A Biblical Romance.”
Being the Right Person.
Someone once said, “Marriage is not so much FINDING the right person as BEING the right person.” That’s a timely word in a culture that views both marriage and careers as some magical romantic fantasy where the person or occupation perfectly fits your every trait, satisfies your every desire, and renders you blissfully happy foreverContinue reading “Being the Right Person.”
What Are You Looking for in a Spouse?
Just as AMERICAN IDOL spawned a genre of TV talent contests, the BACHELOR birthed a litter of marriage contests. What traits are these contestants looking for in the opposite sex? Appearance, chemistry, and a sense of humor probably top the list, along with ambition, success, and money. Abraham and Isaac looked at marriage differently. AbrahamContinue reading “What Are You Looking for in a Spouse?”
BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A RIB? Genesis 2:21-24.
I had a childhood argument with the girl next-door. She said girls had more ribs than boys because God had taken one of Adam’s ribs to make Eve, and ever since… Of course, that’s as silly as her belief that thunder was the sound of God bowling. Humans have 24 ribs. But how many couldContinue reading “BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A RIB? Genesis 2:21-24.”
THE PARADE OF THE ANIMALS. Genesis 2:19-20.
Twice the Bible records the same miracle: all the animals line up in parade formation and march. How many paintings are there in Sunday schools and doctors’ offices showing animals streaming toward the S.S. Noah, beasts of every shape and size, calmly moving in neat lines, more well-behaved than shoppers on Black Friday? But thatContinue reading “THE PARADE OF THE ANIMALS. Genesis 2:19-20.”
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