Verse of the Day
1 Timothy 1:1-10
1From Paul.
God our Savior and Christ Jesus commanded me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, who gives us hope.
2Timothy, because of our faith, you are like a son to me. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind and merciful to you. May they bless you with peace!
3When I was leaving for Macedonia, I asked you to stay on in Ephesus and warn certain people there to stop spreading their false teachings. 4You needed to warn them to stop wasting their time on senseless stories and endless lists of ancestors. Such things only cause arguments. They don’t help anyone to do God’s work that can only be done by faith.
5You must teach people to have genuine love, as well as a good conscience and true faith. 6There are some who have given up these for nothing but empty talk. 7They want to be teachers of the Law of Moses. But they don’t know what they are talking about, even though they think they do.
8We know that the Law is good, if it is used in the right way. 9We also understand that it wasn’t given to control people who please God, but to control lawbreakers, criminals, godless people, and sinners. It is for wicked and evil people, and for murderers, who would even kill their own parents. 10The Law was written for people who are sexual perverts or who live as homosexuals or are kidnappers or liars or won’t tell the truth in court. It is for anything else that opposes the correct teaching
Verse(s) of the Day
Psalm 38:18-20
18 I confess my iniquity;
I am troubled by my sin.
19 Many are those who are my vigorous enemies;
those who hate me without reason are numerous.
20 Those who repay my good with evil
slander me when I pursue what is good.
Romans 12:17 & 18
17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
1 Peter 3:8 & 9
8Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. 9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
GodlyGals Podcast, Episode 11
Our second vidcast! This is part two of Jolene’s visit to Oklahoma, where she and Liz got to meet for the first time.
Verse of the Day
Since you are so eager to have the special abilities the Spirit gives, seek those that will strengthen the whole church. - 1 Corinthians 14:12
While we’re on the subject…
RuthKathleen posted a very interesting piece from a Christian young man discussing women and bikinis. Want to know what the other side thinks?
The First, Official (Mini) Meet-up
In the coming days, Jolene will be visiting me (Liz) for the first time! Please pray for us that we’d be able to use the time in the best way possible and have a great time of fellowship. We’re going to be discussing BIG things coming up in the ministry, things we hope to announce soon. This is going to be a great time of planning and fun! And we even get to meet another member of the boards (anna_banana)!
Be watching the boards for an announcement on some podcasts happening this weekend.
P.S.; Thank you all for participating in the first organized chat in our chatroom! Everyone who was there seemed to have a great time getting to know one another. We’ll post an announcement whenever another comes up.
The Battle Against Lust
Great post on Boundless about modesty, appropriate dress, and responsibility.
Then, it’s all too easy to fall into mild contempt. Why in the world, a woman may ask, should I have to guard how I dress just because some man can’t keep his mind out of the gutter?
To be sure, it’s a Christian man’s responsibility to fight lust and “keep his mind out of the gutter.” But I wonder if that question isn’t the mirror logic of a man who would ask: Why do I need to guard what I say simply because she reads more commitment into my words than I mean?
For more discussion on the topic, check out Dressing Modestly on the GodlyGals Forums.
GodlyGals Podcast, Episode 7
We chat about what’s been going on around the boards, in our lives, a very special ANNOUNCEMENT (cue wedding bells) at the end, and discuss issues with looking down on others.
