Monthly Archives: February 2014

I Pledge Thee My Troth (Friday)

I am thankful for a husband who keeps his pledge–faithful to me, faithful to God.     Happy Valentine’s Day!

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I Pledge Thee My Troth (Thursday)

I try to have a conversation with God about my marriage. I’m annoyed with my husband, and I want to tell God how righteous I am and how unreasonable my husband is. Instead, God reveals to me my failure to honor Him: … Continue reading

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I Pledge Thee My Troth (Wednesday)

Hosea 2:19-20 I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the Lord.   Troth, a word closely related to … Continue reading

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I Pledge Thee My Troth (Tuesday)

Here’s Ann Landers’ take on our topic: “Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquility of a lovely sunset.”     I’ll take the proximity and predictability of tranquil sunsets over the fleeting excitement … Continue reading

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I Pledge Thee My Troth (Monday)

Those traditional wedding vows, I pledge thee my troth and till death do us part, sound old-fashioned. Is monogamy passé?       Nobody expects that anymore It’s the way I live, and I like it One at a time … Continue reading

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A Call to Intercede (Friday)

A noble goal from a founding father: “Above all things I hope the education of the common people will be attended to; convinced that on their good sense we may rely with the most security for the preservation of a … Continue reading

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A Call to Intercede (Thursday)

Going back to the school issues that inspired this week’s posts: In one, a superintendent places greater value on students who plan to go to college. Lord, send a parade of citizens who didn’t go to college across his path: plumbers, … Continue reading

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A Call to Intercede (Wednesday)

  Back when my kids were in school, I often prayed for their teachers. The principal and superintendent? Not so much.     1 Timothy 2:1-2 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made … Continue reading

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A Call to Intercede (Tuesday)

  There’s good advice in Scripture for those in authority within our schools:     1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not … Continue reading

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A Call to Intercede (Monday)

Two friends faced off against their sons’ schools last week—different schools, different issues. Were you ever caught between your children and their school?     Never, thankfully Issues were few and far between Behind-the-scenes battles, but the kids never knew … Continue reading

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