Life by Grace Alone

Every woman has at one time or another cringed at the the thought of the biblical idea of submission. Thousands of women have made sure that the concept does not appear in their marriage ceremony. Those of us who come from a more conservative perspective allow the concept but are still uneasy about how to live out the reality. Perhaps part of the problem is that we tend to regard submission as just a matter of the right attitude on the part of the wife. Obviously that's part of it but only part of it. Jesus submitted to the will of  His father. The creator of all things also submitted himself  to sinful earthly authorities. In Ephesians 5 and 6. Paul talks about wives submitting to their husbands,bond servants obeying their earthly masters, and children obeying parents. If you aren't submitting to someone now, just look to the past, or peer into the near future. Submission is part of everyone's life. All Christians , male and female have to follow Jesus as we submit to G...

Have you ever thought about all the relatives who have gone before you who at least in some small way have helped to form who you are today? Of course we can not know for sure how much impact these people have had on our lives. My maternal grandmother was dearly loved by my whole family. We knew at 93 she wouldn't live much longer. In spite of her poor hearing and frail frame she enjoyed so much being around family and friends. It was hard to imagine her no longer being with us. On my mother's birthday in my grandmother's 93rd year Grandmom went to the hospital where she died about 2 days later. The year was 1973. I do not remember my age when Carrie Parsons, my Grandmom ushered me into her sewing room and half apologetically shared with me the story about the worn quilt she had draped over her lap. She had been 6 years old when company was expected. In order to insure fewer complications in the preparations,my great grandmother, Matilda Bailey offered her daughter Carri...