3 Questions No Victim of Domestic Violence Should Have to Answer
- What Did She Do to Provoke the Attack?
- Why Did She Defend Her Abuser?
- Why Did She Stay With Her Abuser?
How to Steward the Power of Marriage
Marriage is a good that many people in our culture do not and will not experience. For those of us who have been given the stability and power that comes with it, my hope and prayer is that we wield it well. That we use it not only for ourselves but for our neighbors, not only for our own comfort but for the comfort of our community, especially for those who are particularly vulnerable among us.
Dads: Plan for family time this fall
The point of planning the season ahead isn’t to pack your schedule with everything you could possibly do, but instead to redeem your time (Ephesians 5:15-16) and to lead your family as a good steward of the opportunities unique to fall before the days fly by and the next season is upon us.
- Don’t assume I understand what you haven’t explained clearly.
- Don’t assume your adult son or daughter knows that you are “well pleased.”
- Don’t assume that people in your church understand why you do what you do.
- Don’t assume your minister is doing ok financially.
Finally, we come together for a specific purpose. After a week when we’ve been tempted to worship money, relationships, control, sensuality, and ourselves, a call to worship God wakes us up to the fact that we are sojourners and exiles in this world (1 Peter 2:11), that there is one true God, that he deserves to be exalted in our minds, hearts and wills, that he calls us together so that we might build each other up, and that that’s what we’ve gathered to do.
Guatemala government responds to news story before it is published
Guatemala’s government posted an online response to a newspaper article about the country’s vice president before it was published, provoking criticism the government was spying on the country’s media.
Pictures of the article, which linked a luxury property owned by Vice President Roxana Baldetti to businessmen who have benefited from government contracts, were put up on the government’s website, along with a written response.
How to park for free at the airport
The basic idea behind FlightCar is this: Instead of driving to an airport parking lot and paying to park your car, you drop it off at the nearby FlightCar lot instead. While you are away, FlightCar will try to rent your car to an inbound traveler. If it does, you’ll get paid. If it does not, you’ll get free parking and a free car wash! How does that sound?
Peyton Manning says legalized pot has been good for his pizza business
“There’s some different laws out here in Colorado,” Manning said. “Pizza business is pretty good out here, believe it or not, due to some recent law changes.”
Of course, Manning was referring to Colorado recently legalizing recreational marijuana.