by Frank Retief | Oct 20, 2013 | Thought for the day
Exodus 20:12. Honour your father and your mother Applying this command to families and civic leaders does not exhaust the implications of this very foundational commandment which is fundamental to happiness in our homes and in our society. There is still...
by Frank Retief | Oct 19, 2013 | Thought for the day
Exodus 20 v 12: Honour your father and your mother… We sometimes think men put men into authority. The political code-word today is democracy but like all other systems, democracy can be manipulated to accomplish what the most dominant forces in a society...
by Frank Retief | Oct 18, 2013 | Thought for the day
Exodus 20 v 12. Honour your father and your mother. You may wonder why I am staying so long on this text. It is because this law is a basic foundational text for understanding the idea of authority and structure in our society. It speaks to a hunger we all have...
by Frank Retief | Oct 17, 2013 | Thought for the day
Exodus 20:12. Honour your father and your mother… While I have concentrated so far on the challenge of orderly family living the challenge of this commandment does not stop there – it extends to all of life. The challenge of creating an orderly society with...
by Frank Retief | Oct 16, 2013 | Thought for the day
Exodus 20 v 12. Honour your father and your mother. To have a home like we discussed yesterday we need spousal relationships that are good, healing, sincere and intimate. So it stands to reason that we must safeguard our marriage. A marriage which is merely...
by Frank Retief | Oct 15, 2013 | Thought for the day
Exodus 20:12. Honour your father and your mother. Compare this reading with the words of the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 6:1-3: “Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.” Honour your father and your mother is the first commandment with a promise...
