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You have probably noticed that this catch phrase has surfaced and remained in the news for the past few years.  As a church, we took notice even more after the defamatory CNN “exposé” of our church.  Immediately following our story, we noticed a story about someone who was being “bullied.”  Around the same time, Anderson…

Responsibility is defined as “the state of being accountable or answerable, as for a trust or office, or for a debt.  It is used in the plural; as heavy responsibilities.” There is a story told about Mr. Brown who was a worker in a health care facility in the state of Georgia. Brown once worked…

By way of review from the previous two articles: Be Selective (or Be Careful) Have Boundaries Give to the Friendship Require Respect Demand Honesty Be Forgiving “He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends” (Proverbs 17:9). This teaches us to be generous in extending the gift of…

By way of review from the previous part one article: Be Selective (or Be Careful) Have Boundaries Give to the Friendship Require Respect “Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:  Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.  A word fitly…

“Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.”  This was written over 2000 years ago by the Roman philosopher Cicero in the first century B.C.  But while all people long for friendship, genuine friends are hard to come by. Many factors contribute to the dearth of…

Responsibility is defined as “the state of being accountable or answerable, as for a trust or office, or for a debt.  It is used in the plural; as heavy responsibilities.” There is a story told about Mr. Brown who was a worker in a healthcare facility in the state of Georgia. Brown once worked in…

Let’s consider another area that will help your children in preparing for dating.  There must be training in behavior.  Believe it or not, proper table manners, treating their brothers or sisters as human beings, learning to do their chores, and learning conversational skills will help them when their dating life begins.  These skills and behavioral…

There has been a lot of discussion over the past two decades in the area of “dating.”  Much of the dialogue is just on the term “dating.”  Many have decided to use different terms such as “courting,” “courtship,” “betrothal,” etc.  I believe that much of the discussion has come from the failure in most churches…

“Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:  And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the…

“These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. 9.  And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one…