I love the book of Esther because it teaches as well as honors the good affect that a virtuous woman has on her husband, or a king and his kingdom. It reveals the glad heart of a real man or true king when he sees genuine beauty of femininity and wisdom in a woman who… Read more »
Posts By: Carol Dietz
Who’s Influencing Who?
I have saying, “No where in the Bible does it say to the church you are to invite the unsaved into your services, nor the ungodly into your assemblies; but I DO read where the church is to go.” Why? If we go out – we influence the world, but if we invite the world in – this… Read more »
AD HOMINEM
Proverbs 4:24 “Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.” Proverbs 10:11 “The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.” Proverbs 11:9 “With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor.” Proverbs 26:28 “A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.” We… Read more »
Short Term Solutions – Have Long Term Consequences
Short term solution always have long time consequences. What do I mean? Think of any solution the government has come up with in the past that we are not paying the consequences for today. Almost 2/3 of our taxes are to pay for short term solutions of the past, called entitlements. When we think government… Read more »
The Proverbs 31 Woman – Chapter 41 – Home of the Just
The Bible has been called all sorts of things by all kinds of people who judge God’s Word when they could be wonderfully changed by God’s Word. The Bible continues to live on by transforming one bewildered mind after another, one meaningless life after another, one broken marriage after another, one dysfunctional family after another,… Read more »
Red Herring
Proverbs 22:17-19,21 “Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips. So that your trust may be in the Lord, I teach you today, even… Read more »
Learning to use our minds!
Proverbs 1:5 “Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance.” Proverbs 12:15 “The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.” James 1:19 “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak… Read more »
Loving Myself?
My Christian friend and I were talking, and she shared how hard it is for her to “love herself.” I thought, “Is that what we’re supposed to do, love ourselves?” “Can we really do that?” “What did Jesus teach us about love?” Then I began to see the deception of the enemy in my friend’s… Read more »
The Proverbs 31 Woman – Chapter 40 – Orderly Life
I’ve heard so many people say that they feel “peace” in our home. A peaceful home has God’s order in it. If we reject God’s laws of order then we become part of the increasing chaos and hostility in society. God’s family on the earth is God’s pillars in society. When the ‘family’ is… Read more »
Series on Fallacies – Fallacy #1 – Words
We live in a world of great deception. It is a world where we find fallacies operating in our debates, TV ads, daily conversations and especially in the political realm. It is important for us to understand these fallacies in order that we too are not deceived. These 14 fallacies are the ones most usually… Read more »