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Colossians 3:20

Teach your children a spiritual motivation for obedience.  They should obey because it pleases the Lord. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is your acceptable duty in the Lord.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network This article … Continue reading

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1 Peter 3:7

Husbands,…be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect. The welfare of a wife is in her husband’s hands.  What an exciting opportunity he has to take care of a special woman.  ~ Dr T. Evans … Continue reading

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2 Corinthians 5:9

So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. A woman’s home should be her top priority. Once she determines what is necessary to make the home function as it should, and knows … Continue reading

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Song of Solomon 8:6

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death. A good marriage is the sum of a lot of little things.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network This … Continue reading

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Philippians 4:8

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is  excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things. When my wife Lois and I began dating, she told … Continue reading

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Job 29:12, 16

I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the featherless who had none to assist him… I was a father to the needy. The godly man is a man of compassion and mercy. He is a protector of the … Continue reading

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Ephesians

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. When a woman feels loved, she has no problem loving.  When a woman feels cared for, she has no problem caring.  ~ Dr T. … Continue reading

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Proverbs 22:6

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Give your children a home – not so they can stay home – but so they will know how to … Continue reading

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Proverbs 31:10

Who can find a virtuous woman?  for her price is far above rubies. What makes the “ideal wife” of Proverbs so rare is that everything she does is for the enhancement of her home.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web … Continue reading

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Song of Songs 4:10

How delightful is your love… How much more pleasing is your love. Do you want to really wow your wife?  Deliberately give up an activity or event that she knows means a lot to you.  When she asks why, you … Continue reading

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