Now here is a virtue that we may not be aware of until we feel the loss of it in those around us. Loyalty and steadfastness are very similar, and we use one to define the other: to be loyal is to be steadfast (immovable) in one’s allegiance to a person, cause, or country; faithful, firm, […]

When we first started celebrating the arrival of the Sabbath with a feast, our daughter Bekah was engaged to Ben Merkle. We had a new house, a new table, and Ben made our numbers swell to six. But soon we had a couple of college girls living with us, and that made eight, and Knox […]

The Lord’s Supper works for good. It is an emblem of the marriage-supper of the Lamb (Rev. 19:9), and an earnest of that communion we shall have with Christ in glory. It is a feast of fat things; it gives us bread from heaven, such as preserves life, and prevents death. It has glorious effects […]

As we seek to establish a robust Christian culture in our homes, we cannot forget the impact beauty has on our souls and on those around us. Barrenness is not what we are shooting for, and yet many Christian homes are barren: colorless, bleak, gloomy, and stale. Is this what we want to export? Is […]

As with each fruit listed in the passage in Galatians, God not only is our example of peace, but also the source of our peace. We can see from the passages below that God is the God of peace, He is our peace, He gives us peace, and we have peace with God through Christ. […]

It’s tempting to think that there really isn’t a niche for the unmarried women in the church. The married women have their hands full with learning respect and submission to their husbands. The mothers have a big job managing their homes and rearing their children. Scripture lays out the duties of wives and mothers clearly, […]