What about Proverbs 22:6? Part 3
Bethlie and I regularly encourage, love on, and pray with people who are hurting over their adult children. We don’t judge or criticize families that are broken and hurting. None of us should do that!
Bethlie and I regularly encourage, love on, and pray with people who are hurting over their adult children. We don’t judge or criticize families that are broken and hurting. None of us should do that!
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Last week I wrote an article about the debate surrounding Proverbs 22:6. If you would like to read that article you can do so (HERE). It was in my heart to evaluate why there…
Solomon is not just sharing his wisdom to parents, he is sharing God’s wisdom to parents! Because I believe this, it changes my entire outlook on this verse.
Would it be an understatement to say that we are incredibly blessed? We have so much, don’t we? Most of us in this part of the world have never lacked for anything. We have nice homes filled with nice things. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that we have expensive homes filled with…
Steps Toward Overcoming a Family Mess by Dave Young, Evangelist One of the major factors in our generation is that many families are a mess! Many homes are broken and the results are enormous – bitterness, anger, and resentment between former spouses and almost every negative emotion under the sun among the children. Some families…
The importance of the local church cannot be understated. “Jesus died for the church,” we are told in the Bible. “The gates of hell will not prevail against the church,” Jesus said. The church is as old as the ministry of Jesus Himself and is a vital part of any believer’s success as well…
This time of the year is a special time for me to stop and think and reflect. Over the last few days, I have especially been thankful for the men who have had the greatest influences in my life and ministry. While there are many, six are quite prominent. Here they are, listed in the…
It was almost 70 years ago that a young father tightly hugged his 3 year old daughter, walked away from a failed marriage, and never returned. Years later it would be discovered that he had moved to a far-away state for work and, although attempts were made to reconnect with his daughter, those attempts never…
I love Christian Camps, and have spoken in camps every year since God allowed me to enter the ministry as an evangelist! I spent thirteen of those years working closely with my friend and mentor Evangelist Bill Rice III at the Bill Rice Ranch in Murfreesboro, TN. During those 13 summers of ministry I spoke…
I have had standards all of my life. I suppose most people have. My parents had them and as a result we kids had them too. My dad didn’t wear facial hair and to this day believes I shouldn’t either. My mom did not wear slacks and neither did my sister. I could take my…