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The Lies That Girl's Believe

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 This young lady (H.E.R.) that sang America the Beautiful at the Super Bowl seems very nice.  But let me say I feel very protective of my 9 year old and 12 year old daughters that were watching.  I want them to learn that their sexual beauty should be reserved for their husbands.  I want them to learn about the power of modesty.  I should have been more prepared for Super Bowl viewing with my family in view of past Super Bowls, but I will be more prepared next year. Let me recommend a book to you that we use in our church to great effect.  "The Lies Girls Believe & The Truth That Sets Them Free" by Dannnah Gresh (Nancy Demoss Wolgemuth also contributes).   This book reminds girls of the power they possess because of the beauty of God's design.  Yet this book also teaches the power of modesty and the beauty you possess irrespective of your body. My favorite chapter title is the lie that "pretty girls are worth more."  This lie is promoted silently every day i

Wisdom from Heaven for Life on Earth

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With the pandemic in full swing, television and video has never been more prevalent in the lives of Americans. Each day watching video brings a new batch of shootings, attacks and conflict.  Kickboxing fights, gun fights, and social/political fights are only a small sample of violence available on TV.  Our culture is not just full of conflict, but sadly physical violence is not only celebrated but used to entertain.  Yet this eye candy has devastating effects.  L.R. Huesman conducted a study published in Developmental Psychology that found that children exposed to violence on TV were more prone to violence as adults.  Violence results in destroyed families, prison sentences and broken relationships.  God's wisdom from Proverbs reminds us that we should not "envy a violent man or choose any of his ways" (Prov 3:31). God hates violence. The gladiator fights in the first century were blood sport for entertainment and Christians were the first people to reject this entertainm