State vs. family

In a prescient statement, Frederick Engels wrote:
With the transfer of the means of production into common ownership, the single family ceases to be the economic unit of society. Private housekeeping is transformed into a social industry. The care and education of the children becomes a public affair; society looks after all children alike, whether they [...]

Making Mother’s day last

For those of you who take joy in celebrating mother’s day, may I encourage you to appreciate your mother/sister/gramma on an ongoing basis?  Should our appreciation for our moms shine one day a year?  We should intentionally acknowledge this day, this occasion more than once a year.  Let her know how much you love her.
Just [...]

Proverbs 31:10-31 “A Woman Who Fears the Lord”

I have pasted below my sermon outline from 5.10.09. I am also attaching a pdf copy here: Proverbs 31.10t31 a woman who fears the Lord

Here is a link to the audio: “A Woman Who Fears the Lord“
 
Proverbs 31 “A Woman Who Fears the Lord”
A History of Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day, in one form or another, has [...]

Proverbs 31:10-31 Chiasmus from Duane Garrett

I love the many chiasmus in Scripture and here is one on Proverbs 31:10-31 from Duane Garrett’s commentary. I will be posting chiasmus that I come across in future studies.

A: High value of a good wife (v. 10)
B: Husband benefited by wife (vv. 11–12)
C: Wife works hard (vv. 13–19)
D: Wife gives to poor (v. 20)
E: [...]