Tag Archives: Discipline

Joel 2:25

Posted on March 15, 2018 by

Have locusts eaten your life? I’m not a farmer and I’ve never seen a locust myself, but these highly destructive grasshopper-like insects can supposedly level a field filled with crops to the ground in a matter of minutes, as the … Continue reading →

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Matthew 13:44

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

What does being a Christian involve? Is it merely some kind of initial “spiritual experience” and then not much else, or is there something I have to actually do–is there real work involved? Put another way, is being a Christian … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 13:24

Posted on October 20, 2014 by

Well, our dog experiment has ended. Although we didn’t really want to, yesterday we successfully re-homed our dog. And while I am experiencing sadness at having had to say goodbye, the greater part of it is for what could have … Continue reading →

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Ephesians 6:4

Posted on January 5, 2014 by

How do you relate to your children? Do you do things to tease and aggravate them, and when they misbehave, lash out at them in anger? Or do you teach them what is right, gently guiding them in the way … Continue reading →

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Hebrews 12:11

Posted on December 4, 2013 by

Do you own a dog? If so, it is possible that you have already learned today’s lesson the hard way. Yet it is amazing how many people fail, or simply refuse, to grasp this essential truth. “Now no chastening seems … Continue reading →

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Haggai 1:11

Posted on September 25, 2013 by

What does God have to do to get your attention? We in modern Christianity tend to focus on God’s great love for us, yet sometimes fail to recognize that it is because of that love that He is willing to … Continue reading →

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