CYCLES OF NATIONS

From Bondage to
Great Faith to
Great Courage to
Great Strength to
Great Boldness to
Liberty to
Prosperity to
Abundance to
Spiritual Anemia and Amnesia to
Apathy, Complacency, and Softness to
Weakness to
Dependence to
Bondage

SIMPLE BASICS for THE FAMILY (2)

“Husbands, love your wives.”

“Wives, submit to your husbands.”

“Children, obey your parents.”

—-His Book

HIDDEN CHALLENGES FOR THE VERY SMART AND SUCCESSFUL

(And my challenge as a writer is to shorten that title)

By definition, the very smart generally use their brain and their knowledge to figure out everything and calculate solutions, for themselves and others. Here is advice I gave to my son and daughter-in-law:

Four things your children need to see you doing every day (or at least become aware that you are doing every day).

One—Laughing heartily, spontaneously, along with being silly and just having fun. If we don’t act crazy sometimes, we all go crazy, regardless of our IQ.

Two—Reading your Bible

Three—Praying. Children seeing parents on their knees has greater lifelong impact than anything else in their life.

Four—Showing lavish affection on each other and on the children. Talk about security!

WHAT ARE THE ODDS ?

If the Bible gives so many warnings about the dangers of going after money, why do so many Christians spend a lifetime trying to beat the odds?

Conquered Grapes

How did we get Concord Grapes?  A little fact and a little fun.

When the Children of Israel defeated Jericho and took over the Promised Land, they had all the “milk and honey” they wanted—plus grapes, so big it took two men to carry one cluster on a pole between them.

Our Father in Washington?

If we get used to saying, “Our father who art in Washington, give us this day our daily bread,”  how can we expect to pray, “Our Father Who art in Heaven, deliver us from evil”?