The World of Home

A church withing a church, a republic within a republic, a world within a world, is spelled by four letters- Home! If things go right there, they go right everywhere; if things go wrong there, they go wrong everywhere. The door-sill of the dwelling house is the foundation of Church and State. A man never gets higher than his own garret nor lower than his own cellar. In other words, domestic life over arches and under girds all other life. The highest House of Congress is the domestic circle; the rocking chair in the nursery is higher than a throne. George Washington commanded the forces of the United States, but Martha Washington commanded George. Chrysostom's mother made his pen for him. If a man should start out and run seventy years in a straight line he could not get out from under the shadow of his own mantle-piece.

I have a word of advice to give to those who would have a happy home, and that is, let love preside in it. Why your behavior int he domestic circle becomes a mere matter of calculation, when the caress you give this merely the result of deliberate study of the position you occupy, happiness lies stark dead on the hearthstone. When the husband's position as head of the household is maintained by loudness of voice, by strength of arm, by fire of temper, the republic of domestic bliss has become a despotism that neither God nor man will abide. O ye who promised to love each other at the altar, how dare you commit perjury? Let no shadow of suspicion come on your affection. It is easier to kill that flower than it is to make it live again. The blast from hell that puts out that light leaves you in the blackness of darkness forever.

~T. DeWitt Talmage

Repent and turn America. Beg for mercy from you Maker.

I know it has been way too long and I have not the time for a real post but I wanted to share this video.

I was asked to post again. This is for you Missa Lyn.

I am sick again. Fever and aches. Tight chest. Not fun.

The house is moving along. Most of my family went over and worked there today. I stayed home with the littles.

Beans is naughty. I am ready for her to get bigger and be able to understand instruction a little more.

I am really bad at giving instruction instead of just getting angry. I need to work on that. Not reacting out of frustration.

Last Wednesday I did big group time in Awana. We talked about Bangladesh. I brought the kids some spices to smell and legume to look at. I told the kids a little about Islam and how Christians are persecuted by the Muslims. I was fairly vague. But I did tell them that the only way to heaven according to the Muslim faith is by killing Jews and Christians.

The kids didn't understand. They have no concept of killing someone because they believe differently. I was asked if they killed them because they were a "different color". I explained it didn't matter what color you were. One child asked me "Why they do that?". I was puzzled. I didn't know how to answer. There isn't a reason other than that men's hearts are evil. But those kids don't understand that at least not without much discussion. Another child answered for me. She said " Because they don't know God." That is exactly right. It is because they don't know God.

The only reason we have for not killing or doing anything else to another person is because of God. God's law is written upon our hearts. We have been given a conscience but that can be seared and shaped by circumstance. If it were not for a heart knowledge of the Creator there would be no reason for us to abstain from evil. No not everyone who sees murder as wrong is a Christian. But as I said before a conscience can be shaped by circumstance thus if they live in an environment where to take a life is wrong then they will see that as true.

This idea of the conscience may be wrong and if it is someone please tell me. I seem to remember hearing this idea from someone knowledgeable.

Tomorrow is church. I am not sure if I will be going. If I don't feel any better than I do now I don't think I will make it.

Beans needs my attention.

May God impart His grace to you......