“And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them” (Acts 18:3). A marriage consists of a couple, and that obviously means two people. No more do they face life alone, and what a joy that is! Ecclesiastes even says that two are better than one! That is true for so many reasons;...
“Few men suspect how much mere talk fritters away spiritual energy. That which should be spent in action, spends itself in words. Hence he who restrains that love of talk, lays up a fund of spiritual strength.” — F. W. Robertson “Learn not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far...
“Patriarch” is defined as the male head of a family or tribe. Does the Bible give authority to the man? Look at these verses from 1 Corinthians 11: But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of...
Be ye kind one to another. Ephesians 4:32 Do you notice anything unique about the truths in Ephesians 4:32: “Be ye kind one to another”? Two things seem obvious to me. First, nothing in this verse is necessarily deep. It is simple. Kindness requires us to humble ourselves. Kindness enables us to encourage and edify....
“That they may teach the young women . . . to love their husbands” (Titus 2:4). There are many great ways to serve your husband; and if we made a list of all the ways, I’m sure we could come up with an exhaustive list. We could all probably recite many Scriptures on marriage and...
“Stop using your tongue as a shovel to bury yourself and start using it as a sword against the enemy. Speak life, not death.” — Harold Vaughan “I have never been hurt by anything I didn’t say.” — Calvin Coolidge “We know metals by their tinkling and men by their talking.” — Thomas Brooks “And...