June 11, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool shall swallow him up…(Ecclesiastes 10:12)
I wrote Smoking Keyboards and Razor Mouthed Christians after a long period of conviction and trial. My “personality” is to be bold and direct with little thought to who I may offend. For many years, my natural inclination was to “speak the truth,” defining love only by how boldly I spoke; rather than how much grace my words contained. My attitude was often, “I’m ‘standing up for the truth;’ it’s your problem if you can’t take it.” Have you ever done that?
This often made my words “sounding brass” (1 Corinthians 13:1) and actually kept people from hearing what I was actually trying to say – regardless of whether or not it was right. Some of this was immaturity; some of it was pride.
Do you speak the truth in love? Or do you simply speak what you believe to be true, and then define that as love?
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Category: Biblical Womanhood |
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June 7, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
In light of the massive amount of signs pointing to what some are calling the “economic crisis of a century,” an “economic Pearl Harbor,” or a “financial tsunami, including the collapse or near collapse of some of largest financial institutions in American history, I believe we all have reason now to ask: “What can I do to help solve this problem?” I for one believe it is time we stop looking to the federal government as the final solution and mobilize the grassroots of this nation to bring about the economic change that is desperately needed.
Here are the steps I believe will solve this crisis by each of us doing our part to fight this on a personal, local level.
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Recommended Resources:
Larceny in the Heart: The Economics of Satan and the Inflationary State
Tithing and Dominion
The S.A.L.T. Plan
Category: economy, Entrepreneurship |
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June 5, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
Feminists are irked by Proctor and Gamble’s assertion that women belong in the home. P&G bows to a 24 hour firestorm and pulls their ad.
Category: Feminism & Related Issues |
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June 5, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
Near the end of my pastoral tenure a shift happened I had never experienced in 20 years of ministry. After a sermon in which I addressed men and lust a woman approached me and asked, “When are you going to start challenging women in this area? Don’t you think we struggle with lust, too?”
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Category: Responsible Manhood |
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June 5, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
I think everyone knows and understands there is no such entity as a “Christian business.” A business is a corporation, partnership, or proprietorship. Yet a business may reflect the values of the principal owners and managers. It is these values that determine whether or not a business is labeled Christian or non-Christian.
We are told in James 1:22 to be “doers” of the Word. A business becomes a great tool to create an environment for doing God’s Word.
Read the rest at Crown.org
Recommended Resources:
Your Money Map: A Proven 7-Step Guide to True Financial Freedom
Free and Clear: God’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living
The S.A.L.T. Plan
The Root of Riches
Category: Entrepreneurship, Getting Back Home |
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Tags: debt, entrepreneurship, home business, money
June 5, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
The Story Behind the Photo
Moments before I was to walk down the aisle my soon to be mother in law came in the dressing room where my bridesmaids and I were all gushing with giggles and fluttering about finishing last minute details.
“Sweetheart, your groom has called for you!”.
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Category: Biblical Womanhood, For the Unmarried, Personal Testimonies |
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June 5, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
1. Speak Positively to Husband and about Him:
Your husband is who God providentially brought into your life to be the leader of your home. In society today, it is easy to forget that truth, take the reigns, and completely take over. This is not the Lord’s plans for our families . We need to be women who glorify God by how we speak to and about our husbands. We do not need to point out every fault, weakness, or lack of vision to him or to others. Scripture teaches us that love always hopes and always protects. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with truth.” Let us speak hope, love, patience, and Scripture into their lives at all times and give grace as we have had it extended to us.
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Category: Biblical Womanhood, Family, Marriage, Mothering |
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June 3, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
Photo credit: Dinkel / Foter.com / CC BY
It is not always a lack of money that creates financial pressure. Many times it is simply a matter of attitude. If there is a right attitude toward money, freedom from financial bondage can be assured. God did not say that money and material things were problems; money is neither good nor bad. It is the use of money and the attitude toward money that is the problem. Therefore, Jesus regularly warned His followers to guard their hearts against greed, ego, and pride, because Satan can control God’s people with these emotional tools. In the area of finances, God’s people are extremely vulnerable. As such, they need to be encouraged to follow the necessary steps that will ensure money management according to God’s plan, thus assuring financial freedom.
Read the rest at Crown.org.
Recommended Resources:
Your Money Map: A Proven 7-Step Guide to True Financial Freedom
Free and Clear: God’s Roadmap to Debt-Free Living
The S.A.L.T. Plan
The Root of Riches
Category: Entrepreneurship, Getting Back Home |
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Tags: debt, financial freedom, home based business
June 1, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
Small business is the backbone of the American economy and is America’s largest employer. Starting your own business can be very challenging and rewarding. If you are successful it gives you a chance to take control of your future, achieve a great sense of personal satisfaction, and reap financial rewards.
But remember, in order to be successful in the eyes of the Lord, the business must be established for the purpose of glorifying and honoring Him.
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Category: economy, Entrepreneurship |
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June 1, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
“Our world desperately needs to see the beautiful antithesis of the gospel. Christians need to declare to the lost that femininity is a wonderful part of the image of God: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him: male and female created he them” (Genesis 1:27). As our culture drifts into greater androgyny, what an opportunity we have to show the God-designed delight of womanliness! We need young women who cherish their purity and desire to honor their parents through chaste behavior, speech, and dress. We need girls of character who cultivate their minds and emotions to reflect God’s design with joy, intelligence, and delight.”
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Category: Biblical Womanhood, Femininity & Modesty, For the Unmarried |
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May 25, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
At the History of America Mega-Conference: “From Flappers to Prohibition, the Roaring Twenties represented the first great epoch of Modernity. Doug Phillips takes you through an overview of the era that transformed modern morality. Learn how the clothing styles, music, parties, gangsters, and politics of the Great Gatsby era paralleled an unprecedented retreat by the Church, resulting in an age of excess and abandon. Learn why feminism gave birth to Prohibition, and how the most dangerous eugenic and abortionist philosophies took root during this time period.”
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Category: Feminism & Related Issues |
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May 25, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
Dr. Anthony Levatino is a pro-life physician from New Mexico but, before having a change of heart on the issue of abortion he was an OBGYN who also performed abortions.
Levatino did as many as 1,200 abortions — some of them after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Then, after his daughter died in a tragic automobile accident, he re-evaluated his position on abortion and stopped doing abortions.
Today, Dr. Levatino told members of a Congressional committee that they should support a bill sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks that would ban abortions nationwide after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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Category: Eugenics/Demography |
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Tags: abortion, murder of the unborn
May 23, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
It’s not what most people imagine that gender neutral means and it’s not what it is supposed to mean because Congress defined gender-neutral as being “evaluated on the basis of common, relevant performance standards, without differential standards of evaluation on the basis of gender.” But by leaving “relevant” in there, the door was open for a debate on the meaning of “is”, and the clear meaning of the rule was inverted so that instead of the standards neutralizing gender, gender neutralized the standards.
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Category: Gender Wars |
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Tags: gender, military, women in war
May 23, 2013 | Author: LAF Editor
Some parents in California say they will be keeping their kids home from school Wednesday because teachers plan to commemorate Harvey Milk Day.
Harvey Milk was the first openly gay person elected to public office in California.
Milk was elected to the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors in 1978. He is seen as a man who paved the way for future gay political leaders. Wednesday, students around the state will hear about his accomplishments.
But a group called SaveCalifornia.com is running radio ads in California cities calling on parents to boycott Harvey Milk Day by keeping their children home from school.
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Category: Gender Wars, Sexuality |
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