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What I Learned from Alvin P. Snodgrass
One of my earliest memories of life on the Ranch is so old, I see it in black and white. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of some of the details I think I recall, but I cannot forget the central character in this scene. I was one of dozens of youngsters at a service...
Be What You Are – Part 7
Displaying Your Gender (part 2 of 2) “Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.” —I Corinthians 11:14-15 ...
Be What You Are – Part 6
Displaying Your Gender (part 1 of 2) “Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.” —Exodus 20:26 “In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with...
Be What You Are – Part 5
Playing Your Role (part 2 of 2) “Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.”—Genesis 3:16 “Wives, submit...
Be What You Are – Part 4
Playing Your Role (part 1 of 2) “And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree… cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life… In the sweat of thy...
Are You a Disciplined Person?
Are you a disciplined person? Do you wish you could keep yourself more focused on your priorities? What are you doing to improve your self-discipline? When I was a child, I despised being left with a dry "sauce-less" slab of dough at the end of a savory piece of...
Be What You Are – Part 3
Embracing Your Identity (part 2 of 2) “Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”—I Corinthians 7:2 After World War II, American culture succeeded in promoting the idea...
Why Your Kids Will Have the Last Word
It had been a long day, and I was tired of traveling. My head hurt, my legs were aching, and the fuel pump at this particular station refused to cough up my receipt. Now I had to spend precious time, all two minutes of it, to brave the smoky gas station, wait in a...