These five people have done a good turn for me:
- Phil A. Smouse
- Warren W. Wiersbe
- Bob Deffinbaugh
- Patricia ———–
- Michael Pearl
How so?… during this past week, the words they have written are helping me to see the errors of my ways. I already described on the 19th of this May in my post A Destructive Vacation how Phil Smouse and Warren Wiersbe have done so. In that post, I introduced Bob Deffinbaugh’s article The Pursuit of Christian Character by including a link to it.
It wasn’t until the early hours of this morning that I finished reading and thinking about Deffinbough’s words said (thanks to being awake all night). After gaining a couple of hours of sleep, I was back up again reading at my computer. It was then when I stumbled upon Patricia’s post Honor your Husband! on her blogspot blog Homemaking Naturally. Since I found a strong connection to her words while reading it, I was moved to click on her link to the thought provoking article by Michael Pearl called Carnal Husbands, Cranky Wives, and Cantankerous Kids. I instantly recognized the site No Greater Joy, because of having been there before and being impressed by his words on Holy Matrimony.
Why am I mentioning what I am?… to remind Christians that we all need to stay united. I’d also like to strongly recommend to other Christians Deffinbaugh’s article The Pursuit of Christian Character. It’s not short or meant to be read quickly. Every bit of it is worth the time to spend thinking about.
As to how I may pay these good turns, by the five people listed, forward, I don’t know yet. I do know, however, that how we pay such things forward is knowledge which needs to be kept private. [Matthew 6:3]
