“You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:4-5 Eve isn't the only one to fall for this cunning lie of Satan. His deceit craftily made Eve feel as though she was lacking something important if she did not know good and evil. Is ignorance of evil a bad … [Read more...] about When Ignorance Is More Than Bliss
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Deposits
"The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever."Isaiah 32:17My daughter has been begging me to let her open a bank account for several months now. Jordyn is twelve and a half and has tremendous self-discipline. I see a true entrepreneurial spirit in her, even at her young age. She decided she needed to make business cards for … [Read more...] about Deposits
Evidence of Life
"To all perfection I see a limit; but your commands are boundless." Psalm 119:96 (NIV)Have you ever been caught unaware by a visitor to your front door when your house was sporting that "lived-in" look? I have. I wish I was more like my mother-in-law, who never has anything out of place. But I am not. Never have been, never will be. While I do not want to live in filth, housework is definitely … [Read more...] about Evidence of Life
If These Walls Could Speak
“A wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.” Proverbs 14:1Rob and I recently visited the one of the oldest plantation homes in the South open to the public. The uniqueness of this home was that we toured an empty house. All that we looked at were bare walls that last saw a paint brush over one hundred fifty years ago. The plaster ceilings were still … [Read more...] about If These Walls Could Speak
The Cost of Wisdom
Job 28:20-24 (New International Version) 20 "Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell? 21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds of the air. 22 Destruction and Death say, 'Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.' 23 God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, 24 for he views the ends … [Read more...] about The Cost of Wisdom
