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In 1999, Destiny’s Child wrote and performed the popular 1999 song “Independent Woman,” which included repetition of the words “I depend on me.” In 2008, singer-songwriter Ne-Yo released “Miss Independent,” in which he described an independent woman he holds in high regard, noting that she is the “kind of woman that can do for herself.” More recently, Miley...
Do you ever become overwhelmed by an overstuffed closet? Have you found yourself frustrated looking for things in your out-of-control “junk drawer”? Proverbs 14:1 says, “The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands.” Could one way of tearing down a house be by keeping too many things?
Stuff weighs on us and actually prevents us...
What length will you go to hear the Gospel? Jesus Christ had a message, and God has called both men and women to understand and heed it, from Christ’s time to the present day.
For over three years, the disciples had wandered from town to town, sometimes with Christ and sometimes without. They had left their homes to become sojourners, to live in temporary dwellings. On the last Passover before Christ’s death, they sat together in the upper room of another home that was not theirs, and they listened as Christ told them, “In My Father’s...
“She extends her hand to the poor, yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy” (Proverbs 31:20).
Ah, the Proverbs 31 woman—she’s the biblical epitome of what true womanhood means. She’s the dream lady for many men and the role model for many Christian women. Proverbs 31 contains an exhausting list of her endless, diligent endeavors. She works, and she works astutely and industriously. This is one strong lady. Tucked away, however, buried within the list of...
A dear friend once approached me very timidly and breathed a sigh of relief when I turned and gave her a quick hug. Then she said, very relieved, “Oh, good! That answers my question.” Thoroughly confused, I asked what she meant. She said she’d thought she’d done something to offend me.
I was dumbfounded.
Taking care of a child has never been simple, but I think most would agree that the world we are raising our children in is a very confusing and complicated one. Everyone has an opinion about what a child should eat and wear, how and where they should sleep, what medical care to give them, how to school them, and so forth. Breastfeeding or formula, vaccines and...
In today’s world, modern womanhood has become a path with ever-increasing obstacles and confusion. As advocates of various agendas voice their opinions on what women should be like and how they should act, they fail to seek God’s judgment in the matter—and usually, they ridicule the thought of even considering God’s judgment. Modern women try to implement these...
In the popular country song, “Whatever You Say” by Martina McBride, the lyrics include a line that says, “I know you can hear me, but I don’t think you’re listening.” This verse is part of a song that talks about someone who just wants to be heard and listened to. These lines in the lyrics, along with the others that follow, resonate with women of all types and...