Aug. 29, 2008
Responsibility
Posted in Single Moms as Keepers at Home
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If you've been here before you know I have a soap box (or three) that I get on from time to time. I've been thinking again about the church and their responsibility to single parents who choose to home educate for the glory of God. I'm again convicted that they are falling short of their responsibilities. Last night I was reading a booklet called Trail of Blood which is about the history of the Christian church from a Baptist perspective. It was written prior to 1940, though the copy I was reading was republished in 2000. Interestingly the writer talked a lot about keeping the church separate from the government. Hello? Did anyone else just read that? Keeping the church separate from the government., now there in a novel thought - NOT! It wasn't until he quoted Christ in scripture where He says to render unto Caesar (the government) that which is Caesar's and to render unto God that which is God's. I don't know if anyone else has given this any thought, but I think that just about sums up where I stand on Christians (whether single mother or others in need) being pushed from the care of the church into the hands of the government welfare programs for support. I once again feel assurance in my stand upon my soap box. On a slightly different note, I've also been praying about what responsibility we have as single mothers, or others that qualify as "poor and needy". We should definitely have our priorities in order and should be training up our children FIRST, then ministering within the church, where we can, according to our resources. We should also be practicing gleaning, where and when possible. I'd like to write a longer post on this idea alone, when I'm not packing or working on quilts or trying to start our homeschool year. Yes, the big yellow buses are rolling through our neighborhood, and while other children don back packs and lunch boxes, my son is running around barefooted in his cowboy hat, shooting the enemy with his cap gun in my front yard. It's a good thing we've been here for years and our neighbor's know us. Well, that is it from my brain this morning. I picked up some clothes yesterday at the fill a bag for a dollar rack at the local thrift shop, so I need to go start tearing them apart and preparing them to be quilt fodder, amidst packing, and trying to have a yard sale in less than perfect weather. As always, May the Lord bless your day, MaggieRaye |
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