I was blessed to have a career that allowed me to begin each semester with a “clean slate”. As a university and seminary professor, most fall semesters I taught the Principles of Biblical Womanhood course. It allowed me to introduce my students to God’s special instructions to women—specifically, those found in Proverbs 31:10-31; Titus 2:3-5, and 1 Peter 2:21-3:12. Today I am reminded that Proverbs 31:10-31 is a timeless passage containing the guidelines for 21st century women to confidently return to “life” in the changed world that COVID-19 created!
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DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE SANCTITY OF LIFE FOR ALL TONGUES, PEOPLES, AND NATIONS?
The civil unrest of recent days drew my attention away from the ravaging effects of COVID-19 and toward the sanctity of life for all tongues, peoples, and races. I am challenged to ask, in relation to current events, “How do I daily practice a belief in the sanctity of life?”
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ARE YOU PRACTICING COMPASSIONATE HOSPITALITY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
As Kelsey and I craft this Post, COVID-19 is ravaging our world and dramatically altering life as we knew it. Listening to the media, viewing the statistics, and attempting to project into the future can cause us to suffer “spiritual amnesia” in relation to the application of our heavenly Father’s instructions relating to compassionate hospitality (literally, the love of strangers-Heb.13:2). If we allow Him to lift our eyes above the current circumstances we are reminded that we are to eagerly respond to them regardless of the raging Pandemic.
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DO YOU HAVE THE TECHNIQUES TO COMBAT MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND SPIRITUAL FATIGUE?
“Sheltering-in” became the “new normal” almost a month ago. Daily, our lives are affected by the restrictions placed upon us by the local and federal government. Mental, physical, and spiritual fatigue is etched on the faces of thousands from government leaders to newly appointed home-school parents (I recently read that a mother new to homeschooling said she would never again vote “no” on a school bond issue!”) This Pandemic challenges us to pose the question, “Do I have the techniques to combat mental, physical, and spiritual fatigue?”
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HAVE YOU BEEN IMMUNIZED FOR SPIRITUAL COVID-19?
I received my Influenza Immunization as soon as it was available in the Fall of 2019. Having already obtained my Pneumonia injections, I thought I was well prepared for the forthcoming Influenza Season since, according to medical science, the vaccination was to assist in making me immune to the virus.
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