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Proverbs 31:10

 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. A noble wife is one who has decided that her home comes first.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network This article is subject to … Continue reading

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Psalm 8:6

You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: There is an aspect of God’s plan that empowers us to rule over our surroundings. In other words, there are things that God delegates … Continue reading

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Song of Songs

Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wast it away. Do something unexpected for your spouse. Keep your relationship from becoming boring.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network This article is subject to Creative Common License. You can reproduce … Continue reading

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Psalm 18:16-17

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. This Psalm brings us back to … Continue reading

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Exodus 3:1-2

Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 32:47

“They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.” The Scripture was never meant to be good advice or a philosophical option … Continue reading

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Proverbs 10:17

Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. How well do you take correction? It has been shown that a lack of clear boundaries breeds insecurity in children. Unfortunately, those insecurities stay with … Continue reading

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Proverbs 25:28

Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control. To cultivate restraint over our appetites brings us great gain, because it builds in us the reserves that we need when we are tempted to cross … Continue reading

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Isaiah 55:9

As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Sometimes we can forget that God is very different from us. Our standards of “the way things out … Continue reading

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Proverbs 19:11

A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense. It is one thing to be patient when things are going our way; it is another thing to be patient when we feel wronged. As C.S. … Continue reading

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