1Ti 5:5 She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day, Lev 23:22 “And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall…
Read MoreI have a problem in keeping up with my reading. I open a good book, start in with good intentions of covering a lot of ground, and then smack! I get stopped in my tracks by some really, really good piece of insightful wisdom – a blog post enters my…
Read MoreI have written on this subject before, but it comes around in my mind once again. Here is a fact that will serve you well in helping identify and defend against an abuser: Abusers are accusers. A normal, healthy, safe relationship is not characterized by accusations. If someone is regularly…
Read MoreProverbs 30:20 This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, “I have done no wrong.” When there is a crime, there is a victim and a criminal. It is just that simple. If your house was burglarized, would you believe for a second…
Read More1Pe 5:2-3 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; (3) not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. It has been my experience with evildoers…
Read MoreRight on through Scripture, any desire to return to bondage and slavery is treated as foolish and even sinful. And the people complained in the hearing of the LORD about their misfortunes, and when the LORD heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among…
Read MorePrepare to be freaked out: When a separation has taken place by the desertion of one spouse, the other is not automatically free to marry someone else. Paul’s counsel is to remain unmarried or be reconciled. The primary point is that reconciliation of a divided couple is always God’s will,…
Read MoreAs criminal investigators often say, "follow the money" if you want to get to the crooks. In this post I want to expose a chief and leading motive which explains why "christian" entities (denominations, seminaries, churches, missions organizations, Bible colleges, pastors, etc) so typically abuse the abused. Why do they…
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