Category Archives: Old Testament

Proverbs 3:12

For the Lord reproves the one he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. Parents cannot please their children all of the time.  If they do, the children are being allowed to play a decision-making role that … Continue reading

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Song of Solomon 7:10

I am beloved’s, and his desire is toward me. A woman does not marry a paycheck, she marries a man.  She wants her husband’s love and attention, not his business card.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network This article … Continue reading

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Joshua 22:5

Love the Lord and follow his plan for your lives.  Cling to him and serve him enthusiastically. What the church and the world around us need today is men who will stand up and say without apology,  “You do whatever … Continue reading

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Psalm 119:32

I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free. Freedom is not being able to indulge all of your desires.  That is slavery to the world.  Real freedom is the ability to say, “I … Continue reading

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Proverbs 15:6

The house of the righteous contains great treasure. We live in a world where men, particularly in the minority community, are battered daily by an unjust society.  But when a man comes home, things ought to be different.  The home … Continue reading

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Psalm 139:13,14

You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.  I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your manhood or your womanhood does not depend on your relaitonship with another person.   It is who … Continue reading

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Proverbs 19:18

Discipline your children while there is hope. Do not wait to become perfect before you begin teaching your children.  You will be waiting a long time.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network This article is subject to Creative Common … Continue reading

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Ephesians

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the Church. In God’s structure for marriage, the buck stops with the husband.  He may be the one doing the wrong, but he is responsible … Continue reading

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Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. A man is no fool who uses biblical criteria in choosing a wife rather than secular standards.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa … Continue reading

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Song of Solomon 7:10

I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me. Men, when was the last time you told your wife how special she is?  When was the last time you took her in your arms and told her how happy … Continue reading

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