Books

Good Works

Don’t Let Your Limitations Stop You

May 3 2017 6:57 am

We all have limitations. A condition of limited ability; a defect or failing. Our particular limitations could be a lack of time, money, energy, ability, or experience; or the... Read More ›

Four Women Who Worked Hard

Apr 19 2017 5:45 am

The greeting sections of New Testament epistles fire my curiosity. We are given tantalizing morsels of information, hardly the full back-story. But if we look at these verses like... Read More ›

What Your Work is Worth

Oct 6 2014 8:53 am

What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God. We should accustom ourselves to think of... Read More ›

A Reputation for Good Works

Jun 13 2013 9:41 am

Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works:... Read More ›

Reflecting Christ in Summertime

Jun 11 2013 12:12 pm

Here are a few summer time activity ideas from the Apostle Paul. Even though these were originally written about a specific group of women, they should describe us all:Let... Read More ›

Washing the Feet of the Saints

Apr 15 2013 9:23 am

“Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works:... Read More ›

Good Works To Do

Mar 6 2009 2:32 pm

As we learned yesterday, the godly woman is to be devoted to good works. Now, by good works, Paul doesn’t mean actions that make us acceptable to God. We... Read More ›

A Babysitter, A Friend

Sep 14 2006 5:22 pm

Twenty-five years ago a single woman named Kathy Houghton came into our home for a church hospitality. After just a few hours, my sister and I were so attached... Read More ›

A Model of Good Works

May 5 2006 5:54 pm

We want to conclude our series on good works by introducing you to one woman who has “devoted herself to every good work.” Dorothy Reifner used to be a... Read More ›

Run!

May 4 2006 8:45 pm

Now that we’ve spent two weeks exhorting you (and ourselves!) to have a reputation for good works, I want to give a warning. Run! Run away from them as... Read More ›

Devotion to Every Good Work

May 4 2006 3:50 pm

“Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works:... Read More ›

Caring for the Afflicted

May 2 2006 1:49 pm

“Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works:... Read More ›

A Very Different Hobo Story

May 1 2006 8:05 pm

After my post on Edith Schaeffer’s hospitality, I received the following email from our dear friend Rebecca. It is a sobering reminder of how a lack of hospitality can... Read More ›

Washing the Feet of the Saints

Apr 28 2006 4:36 pm

“Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works:... Read More ›

Showing Hospitality

Apr 27 2006 5:46 pm

“Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works:... Read More ›

Bringing Up Children

Apr 26 2006 2:12 pm

“Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works:... Read More ›

What’s Your Reputation?

Apr 25 2006 5:06 pm

What one word best describes your perception of the following women? Lucille Ball Mother Teresa Rosa Parks Madonna Michelle Kwan Gloria Steinem Now, whether your depiction was favorable or... Read More ›