All believers have a unique relationship in a government that is made up of the people and established by voters. Believers are eligible voters and should take that responsibility seriously. I am a values voter, meaning I vote my values above party or popularity. I vote for candidates and in relationship to laws according to…
Marriage
What Will You Do Now?
“Warn the nations: Look!” (Jeremiah 4:16 NASB) Twin Falls, ID: Times-News is reporting that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the state of Idaho to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2014. If the orders by the 9th circuit court of appeals stands, county courthouses…
Call To Prayer
Early this morning (TimesNews), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy, issued a temporary block on yesterday’s ruling to over rule Idaho’s defense of marriage. This ruling is only temporary and appears to be only a formality in the judicial process. But this is the day that the Lord has made. Church, don’t miss…
Words I’ll Never Say
Today, I have drawn a line in the sand, I will be bond by a higher court than the court in the land. I will not be able to ever say: “Applicant A, you may now kiss Applicant B”. Church of the Living God, we must speak into this matter. We must speak with care…
53 Years
Today is my parents’ 53 wedding anniversary. It is clearer to me today than ever before of what a picture of enduring love looks like. It’s more romantic than storybook fables and youthful infatuation filled with dreams of grandeur. It’s more romantic than a white picket fence around a dream house. It’s more romantic than…
Divorce, A Financial Drain on Local Governments
CitizenLink reports that “family breakdown” costs taxpayers approx $112 billion per year in America. Read that sentence again… That’s $1 trillion per decade. Part of this financial burden on the government comes from professing born-again believers. I respect that there are real people with aching pain walking through some of their darkest days. When there…
A Word to Husbands
Of all the instructions in the New Testament about marriage, no where is a wife commanded to “love her husband.” It would be wrong for a wife not to love her husband, but we only find the command verbalized to men. Ephesians 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives…” For a man to neglect his duty of…
When Foolish Advice is Called Wisdom
“When an older, wiser man offers you love advice, take it. Especially if that older, wiser man is Bill Murray.” Huffington Post, when did Bill Murray become an expert on marriage? “If you have someone that you think is The One, don’t just sort of think in your ordinary mind, ‘Okay, let’s pick a date.…
An Extended Season of Grace
Late yesterday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an upgrade from a temporary stay to a permanent stay on the Idaho Constitutional position of marriage being between one man and one woman. The permanent stay is not simply as permanent as the word would imply, but it is an extended season of grace…
Neglect of Duty; the Death of Romance
“Husbands, love your wives…” (Eph 5:25 NASB) This is a command from Holy Scripture. The beautiful thing is that Scripture not only describes duty, it also give us illustration. The duty of loving your wife is such a high command, but the illustration of how to do it seems impossible. “Husbands, love your wives, just…