Category: Vanity

The Whispering Sin

If jealousy is a silent killer, I think self-righteousness has to be a whispering sin. It is a sin that resides in the recesses of your heart, whispering that you’ve earned it,…

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What Do You Praise?

Let me throw this out from the beginning: I am not a parent. I know nothing more than what the Bible says about parenting. I haven’t experienced it. I don’t get it.…

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Thy Will Be Done

So many times we rightly pray for God’s will to be done. Jesus was our example in this prayer (Matt. 6:10, 26:39), and I have heard the phrase uttered hundreds of times…

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Yard Sale Season

A couple of weeks ago, I was driving the all too familiar (and all too crowded with people who forget where they live) road from Pulaski to Huntsville. It’s a good 45…

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All the Modest Ladies

From the outset let me tell you that I am not the model for modesty. I try, and struggle, to be modest. In just the past 3 years, my view on modesty…

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My Sinful Diet

Women, as a whole, struggle with weight-related issues. Our culture has made “perfection” size 000, and if you achieve said pants size, you are then dubbed anorexic or sick. It’s no wonder,…

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Who Are You Impressing?

Recently, I was studying through some New Testament passages about how women should act. As a woman, I find it extremely helpful to know that I’m not the only one who has…

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Thin and Now

Women especially often think back on the skinnier years of their lives and say, ‘I’d be happier if I was the size I was then’. On nearly a daily basis, we fixate…

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Christians Should Be Joyful

Last night, my husband delivered a sermon at our home congregation about the life of David: a man after God’s own heart. One of Robert’s points was about joy. He made the…

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How Do You Spend Your Time?

It is so easy to be consumed with ourselves, isn’t it? With our schedules, our routines, our interests? Solomon was a great king. When God asked Solomon what he wanted, Solomon didn’t…

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