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To Tell The Truth…Teaching Children to Seek The Truth
Hello, my name is …??? Hello, my name is …??? Hello, my name is …??? Over 50 years ago a new game show written by Bob Stewart and produced by Goodson-Todman Productions was first aired on CBS. “To Tell the Truth” game show, hosted by Bud Collyer, was introduced to the public on December 18, 1956. After its debut, the show took off and was watched for over a decade in homes across America. Because of the popularity of this twenty five minute program, it remained on TV until 1968.
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What Kind of Wife Are You?
My son ran into a friend recently and asked him about married life. The friend answered that it’s great if you don’t mind being told what to do all the time. That news made me sad, particularly because I identify with this guy’s wife, having spent my early married years wanting my husband to change. Such discontent doesn’t lead to marital oneness, peace, or happiness, and focusing on a spouse’s deficiencies usually spills over into nagging. Not only are badgering wives ridiculed by comedians, the Bible is pretty hard on them. “A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike” (Prov. 27:15). Other translations use words…
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A Christian Conservative Goes to College, part 1 (Introduction)
In the last year I have talked to several friends, Christian parents, who were concerned about the “education” their children are receiving in college. After all, conscientious Christian parents work all those years to raise their child in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4, Deuteronomy 11:19, etc.), then send those children off to a secular college or university where that instruction will most likely be attacked on every level. When this happens, the child may begin questioning everything about Christianity and everything the Bible teaches. They may begin retreating from parents, Christian friends, church, and Christianity while the parents become sick with worry and wonder how in…
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Zap the Lies, Hug the Truth, Part 2
In my last blog post “Zap the Lies, Hug the Truth,” I shared how one of my friends faced the lies of the enemy in the wake of a molestation, and successfully stood against them in the truth of God’s word. Today I will let another friend share how the Lord Jesus has met her on prayer walks, addressing the lies that have held her in bondage since her trauma-filled childhood and then adulthood. This is what she wrote to me: Jesus said, “First I will take off the lie you have believed, then I will wash you with the water of the word of truth, then I will put…
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Zap the Lies, Hug the Truth
As the scriptures tell us that King Saul stood head and shoulders above everybody else, there is one aspect of the spiritual growth process that seems to stand head and shoulders above the rest: identifying and renouncing the lies that hold us in bondage, and embracing God’s truth which sets us free. Recently, I have been blessed by the experiences of two dear friends, both dealing with the fallout of trauma, as Jesus lovingly takes them through this process. One of them is a college student whose parents wisely equipped her in how to think through negative thoughts and feelings: 1. Is ______ the truth? [No.] 2. That makes it…