When our daughter was a little girl, around three or four years old, the most exciting day for her was anytime I braided her hair differently than usual. She would look at herself in the mirror, and while admiring her beauty, ask: “Do you think my dad will recognize me?” I always responded, “I doubt it.”
Just because two consenting people have sex doesn’t mean that they are married.
Some people think that once two people have sex outside marriage, they are considered as married because “they are one.” Unfortunately these same people use the following Bible verses to back up their points: Exodus 22:16-17; Deuteronomy 22:13-22 and 1 Corinthians 6:16.
Righteousness is something we are called to pursue but lust is something we are called to stay away from.
Sometimes it seems as though leading a sexually pure life (not viewing porn and being engaged in solo-sex, not experimenting on sex and getting lost in the lust of this world) is something given to a few as a gift from God. But the Bible says, those who runaway from sexual immorality will stay away from it; and those who purse sexual purity will find it.
It is time to touch on the topic of alcohol and secular music. Right?
Well, “Do you think drinking alcohol is a sin” is a question that comes to our inbox as often as “Is it a sin for me to listen to a secular music about nature, love and what not and can you answer me according to the Bible?”
With much respect and admiration to those who spent their time on these topics to point out why it is okay to listen or not to listen to secular music; or why we need to totally avoid alcohol or how drinking one bottle of beer or a glass of wine here and there for the purpose of recreation is okay, I personally would like to say that I don’t really want to spend any of my time in dealing with these topics, and I will tell you why. Continue reading What about Drinking Alcohol and Listening to Music?→
Parenting is not an easy task, especially today. Just like everybody else, I also struggle to raise my kids. I want my kids to turn out to be God-fearing and other respecting citizens. Continue reading Values are Caught, Not Taught→
A4P Guest: “I’m 15-year old girl. My dad thinks that “What the fudge” is a bad expression to use. He read it on one of the text messages I exchanged with my friends and saw WTF! and asked me what that abbreviation stands for. I told him that it stands for “What the fudge!” but he still said that I shouldn’t use it. Don’t you think that my dad is being too legalist?”
A4P: No, I don’t think you dad is too legalist because using phrases such as this one, I believe, is not only bad, but inappropriate, especially for those who profess to follow Christ.
Have I ever shared with you about one of my dreams since I was twelve or thirteen?
Well, I used to dream to be a model. Yes, I know that I was the shortest person among my friends and classmates but I didn’t let that fact stop me from not only wanting to be a model but also pursuing to be one with all my being.
We started having a family Bible study on Thursday nights when our youngest son was two or three years old. Then when our kids got a little older, we changed the day from Thursday to Saturday. So, if we all are in town, we always do our family Bible study on Saturday morning with a tasty breakfast which is my second favorite part of our Bible study. Why? Well, I no more cook on Saturdays. The rest of the Banko’s do. Is that a blessing or what!
Anyways, so when we started our Bible study, it was very hard to calm our kids down. When we try to tell them about Abraham and Sara or David and Goliath, they fight for a crayon or somebody wants to go to the restroom. It was very frustrating especially for me who tends to often struggle with lack of patience.
