Honor Your Father and Mother
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long in the land” (Eph. 6:1-3). As one who grew up in a homeschooling, believing family, especially with […]
Purity, Holiness, and the Joy of the Lord
I grew up in church in the 90s, which meant I grew up in the midst of the purity culture movement. There were good elements of that movement. The desire to be pure is a noble and good desire to have. But because we are fallen human beings, that good desire seemed to turn into […]