Witty Wednesday

Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a Police Officer sees a car puttering along at 22 KPH. Says he to himself: "This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!" So he turns on his lights and pulls the driver over. Approaching the car, he notices that there are five old ladies - two in the front seat and three in the back - wide eyed and white as ghosts.

The driver, obviously confused, says to him "Officer, I don't understand, I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the problem?"

"Ma'am," the officer replies, "you weren't speeding, but you should know that driving slower than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers."

"Slower than the speed limit? No sir, I was doing the speed limit exactly...Twenty-two kilometres an hour!" the old woman says a bit proudly.

The Police officer, trying to contain a chuckle explains to her that 22 is the highway number, not the speed limit.

A bit embarrassed, the woman grins and thanks the officer for pointing out her error.

"But before I let you go, Ma'am, I have to ask..Is everyone in this car OK? These women seem awfully shaken, and they haven't made a peep this whole time," the officer asks.

"Oh, they'll be all right in a minute officer. We just got off Highway 189."

I talk with both married and single young ladies on a regular basis, and some of the same things come up in both groups. Sex, singleness,and biblical femininity(women's roles) are all subjects that most women have questions about. Much of the time when speaking to the those who are single, purity and what that looks like is very often a hot topic. Often what is appropriate and inappropriate within marriage when it comes to sexual intimacy is a big subject that is often discussed among married women. I know, I talk to these ladies, and have had and questions myself, and still ask plenty!

I have found some things that Mary Kassian has written to be quite helpful. She is doing a video series on the True Woman website right now, that some may find helpful in helping others and themselves. I am posting two video blogs in particular that I found helpful with some of the conversations I have had lately, but I recommend the whole series.

Girls Gone Wise 8:Flirt to Convert

Girls Gone Wise 10:How Far is Too Far?

By the way, Mary Kassian is going to speaking at the next True Woman Conference in Indianapolis.

God is good

The King of Love my Shepherd is,
Whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am His,
And He is mine forever.

Sir Henry Williams Baker

Witty Wednesday

A man was telling his neighbor, 'I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art.. It's perfect.'
'Really,' answered the neighbor . 'What kind is it?'

'Twelve thirty..'

I have been reading A Sweet and Bitter Providence by John Piper. I have read through the book of Ruth once a year since I was a kid. I can't remember a time when I wasn't pretty familiar with the story. This book by Piper has caused me to look at this little book of the Bible in a completely different way then I have ever seen it before. I have received more instruction and rebuke from it then I ever have. I have received more encouragement from it then I ever have before. This little book has enlarged my love for my God, and increased my faith more then I imagined the book of Ruth could. I highly recommend reading this book.

I want to share with you this excerpt from the book that I keep rereading because of how it struck me:
The book of Ruth wants to teach us that God's purpose for His people is to connect us to something greater than ourselves. God wants us to know that when we follow him, our lives always mean more than we think they do. Naomi had no idea in the land of Moab that God was making her a the ancestor of the Messiah. For the Christian there is always a connection between the ordinary events of life and the stupendous work of God in history.

Everything we do in obedience to God, no matter how small, is significant. It is a part of a cosmic mosaic that God is painting to display the greatness of his power and wisdom to the world and to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places ( Ephesians 3:10). A deep satisfaction of the christian life is that we are not given over to trifles. Serving a widowed mother-in-law, gleaning in a field, falling in love, having a baby-for the Christian these are all connected to eternity. They are part of something so much bigger than they seem.

Piper goes on to point out that the best is yet to come for the man and woman who follow Jesus in faith. God is at work! And God uses the darkest times in our lives to get us there!