Meeting a Mate and Marrying

Meeting a Mate and Marrying

There are many concerns that Christian parents have about their children.  Their physical health and well-being is paramount (I Tim. 5:8).  Their mental and social developments are very important (Luke 2:52).  But the spiritual well-being of the children should be of...
To the End

To the End

I was looking at a display in a Civil War Museum when I noticed an old letter. A Confederate soldier wrote the letter to his wife in August 1864. He mentioned some interesting things about the war and the times, but what really impressed me was how he closed the...
The Work of Married Men in the Home

The Work of Married Men in the Home

It has been said by many over the years “Parenting is on-the-job training.”  I believe this is true to a great extent.  I also believe it is a true observation related to marriage and the family in general.  Married men do learn on the job if they apply themselves to...

They Need to Talk About God

My oldest daughter who is 5 years old, enjoys watching old episodes of Barney and Friends. One day, while she was watching an episode, she looked up at my husband and said “Daddy, the people on this show don’t know about God.”  My husband asked my daughter why she...

Producing Honor Students

One of our members gave me a copy of an eighth-grade final exam given in Salina, Kansas in 1895. The test covered grammar, arithmetic, U.S. History, orthography, and geography. Here are a few questions from the grammar section of the exam: • Give nine rules for the...