Last week everyone waited for word about Jessica Ridgeway, an 11-year-old girl in Colorado. Was she alive or dead? Unfortunately, she was not found alive and had been brutally dismembered. The fate of Jessica and many other young girls like her always bring back memories of a similar occurrence in my own life.
High Calling of Motherhood
Whether we attain to God’s high calling does not depend on our circumstances: what kind of husband we have, how many children we have, how great we feel physically, what kind of personality we have, what our living conditions are, or even what kind of background we have. God is not a respecter of persons. However, attaining to the high calling of motherhood does depend upon the quality of our relationship with Jesus.
A Crown for Your Husband
What comes to your mind when you think of a crown? Something hiding in the closet collecting dust? Hardly. We immediately picture something glorious; something very beautiful to behold. Almost unconsciously we envision the honor, dignity, and power which a crown represents. Try to imagine a crown of pure gold, inset with thousands of diamonds and hundreds of pearls. Wouldn’t it be beautiful? Now think of a woman who is ‘made of pure gold.’
The Heart of the Home
by Kary Martin The Heartbeat of the Remnant, December 1998 Christian women readily admit that it is not God’s will for them to be the head of the home. Does that mean that their lives have little impact on their families because they aren’t in the ‘driver’s seat’? What is the role of a woman…