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August 6, 2026August 6, 2026

Good Intentions

Man leaning down to shake hands with a homeless man sitting against a wall on a city sidewalk.

All genuine, good intentions are honorable. However, not every good intention is effective. Some good intentions never get beyond the intention, nothing gets done. Good intentions do not always lead to good results. We need to look a little deeper concerning our intentions.

Emotions is often the driver for our good intentions. When we do something motivated by good intentions, it makes us feel good. We all like doing something that is worthwhile and helpful. But our intentions can cause us to act without much thought about the outcome. Many of us want to help others, but we are often driven by emotions rather than logic, reason, and even God’s perfect will.

May 10, 2026May 9, 2026

Mother, the Heart of the Family

Family of four sitting on couch reading a book and playing with blocks

Someone said that the father is the head of the family and the mother is the heart of the family. In the beginning of Genesis, God made the man first and then made the woman from the man. God took a rib from Adam and made the woman named Eve. The rib is the skeletal protection of the heart and lungs which are some of the most vital organs of the human body.

Genesis 2:22-23 NKJV
(22) Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
(23) And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.”

Children naturally have a different relationship with their mother than their father. It is not supposed to be the same. God made the man and woman (father and mother) different because they needed to be a difference. Each have their own role to play. It doesn’t make one better than the other, it just means that one is better than the other at certain things and vice-versa.

May 1, 2026April 30, 2026

Pattern of Living

Man and child holding hands walking on a dirt path surrounded by autumn foliage

Sometimes, we hear people say, “Do as I say but don’t do as I do.” This quote is morphed from a warning of Jesus to His followers about the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees, “Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do” (Matt. 23:3 NKJV).

We all have patterns of living. The habitual lifestyle of good or bad actions creates a pattern by which we are known. Others observe us subconsciously and purposefully. Those around us know us by our patterns. We are generally known by our lifestyle. It is not that people are judging us; they are only taking note of their observations.