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Ideas for Ladies on How to Be a Blessing to Missionaries

Teri sent this list to me from a friend on Facebook who compiled a list of ways to be a blessing to missionaries.  The list was prepared to teach a Pastor’s Wives’ class in Bible College.  Maybe some of the ideas will help you.  Feel free to comment with other ideas you may have. BEING A BLESSING [...]

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A Challenge to Wives

Article by Teri Snode Proverbs 31:10-11, “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.” Have you ever wondered why there is almost an entire chapter in the Bible that talks about a [...]

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The Virtuous Woman Is A Crown

Proverbs 12:4 “The virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.” In these verses, we are given a contrast between a virtuous woman and the woman that makes ashamed.  The virtuous woman is one who is full of virtue (of goodness, of character, or [...]

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Don’t Be a Lazy Pastor or Missionary

One of the most common statements and disgraceful commentaries of those who work in the ministry is that they are lazy.  So many people think that being a pastor, missionary, or full-time Christian worker is an easy, cushy job because you don’t have to work hard, you don’t have to work long hours, and you [...]

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Love Is Blind

Song of Solomon 4:7 “Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.” In the late 1500s, Shakespeare coined the phrase “love is blind” which appears in several of his plays including Two Gentlemen of Verona, Henry V and The Merchant Of Venice.  ”Modern-day research supports the view that the blindness of love is not [...]

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How to Lose Your Child Before He is 5 Years Old

I just read the following article from David Cloud and J. B. Buffington and wanted to pass it on to you, so that you could profit from it: HOW TO LOSE YOUR CHILD BEFORE HE IS FIVE YEARS OLD The following is edited and adapted from a message preached by the late J. B. Buffington [...]

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