During the last two days discussion on tithing and obedience, Gradually Becoming Obedient? and Gradually Becoming Obedient? Working Toward Perfection, the matter of debt and giving has been mentioned. See hmkjr’s comment.

This brings up an interesting dilemma. Whether or not you think tithing is for the NT church, should tithing or giving …

A church that we are familiar with had this in their bulletin in a discussion about tithing:

Some people who are not tithing wonder if they can “work their way up to a tithe” by increasing their giving some each year until they reach 10%. This question is not addressed in the Bible because tithing is …

Something to think about as you dress for church.

Richard Baxter, the great Puritan preacher, said to women:

“And you must not lay a stumbling block in their way, nor blow up the fire of their lust, nor make your ornaments snares but you must walk among sinful persons as you would do with a candle among …

Quite a while ago I did some research into Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) and specifically the music our youth in the church are listening to.

Is Contemporary“Christian” Music Christian? and CCM PDF covers some of that research. Several points I made about the music was the following:

1) …

As I continue to look at Biblical responses to I Can’t Be a “Keeper At Home” Because …, another excuse that is given is that as a woman at home with children, life might get to the point that all you could talk about was children.

There are seasons when mothers with many small children …

On yesterday’s post Being Early Is a Part of Worship, Valerie left a comment that sparked this post. See many times becoming a mom is the most common factor that causes us as women to be late. When we add the extra kinks that children throw our way it …

My family is early everywhere. If we arrive on time that means that we were overbooked for the day. When we lived in the city there were always a few people that would be late for meetings, church or other activities, but not too many. Then we moved to the country. They seemed to have …