Children Obeying their Parents, Part 3 (TMF:2850)

Friday, April 10, 2026

Peace to Live By: Children Obeying their Parents, Part 3 (TMF:2850) - Daniel Litton
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You will have a stronger work ethic than others, be more intelligent, possibly be accepted into more prestigious colleges, be able to take care of the animals, whatever it is, because of the work that your parents guided you to do as a child. That’s the beautiful thing. Even if God doesn’t necessarily have it in his plan that you do the same kinds of things your parents did, he can use whatever obedience you demonstrated toward other things. Besides, in general, doing what the parents want cultivates an obedient attitude when dealing with teachers or bosses, dealing with those in the outside world. It makes God happy as, after all, the last thing a father needs is to work hard during the day, and then to come home to children who are uncooperative, who won’t do what he says. The last thing a mother needs is to give her time toward the children only to have them disrespect her, and not treat her fairly when what she does is for the children’s good, for their best interests.

Children Obeying their Parents, Part 2 (TMF:2849)

Thursday, April 09, 2026

Peace to Live By: Children Obeying their Parents, Part 2 (TMF:2849) - Daniel Litton
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Since it had been instilled in us as a child, the speaker and his brother, we were able to perform better as adults later in life. For the most part, the father had been obeyed in childhood and the work willingly done. What was seen at the time as hard, later brought about great results, and an easier professional work-life. And that’s why it is good when you children out there obey your parents. Even though it may not make sense right now in what they are asking you to do, whatever that is, working outside during the Summertime with the grass, or working longer on that homework, or helping with horses and other animals, whatever it is, you should do it. That is because later, when all is said and done, when you are older, you will be happy that you did. You will have a stronger work ethic than others, be more intelligent, possibly be accepted into more prestigious colleges, be able to take care of the animals, whatever it is, because of the work that your parents guided you to do as a child. That’s the beautiful thing.

Children Obeying their Parents, Part 1 (TMF:2848)

Wednesday, April 08, 2026

Peace to Live By: Children Obeying their Parents, Part 1 (TMF:2848) - Daniel Litton
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“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord” (Colossians 3:20, ESV). When growing up as a kid, during the mid-90s, the earthly father often put the speaker and his brother to work during the late-Springtime and over the Summer. This is, we worked eight acres or so cutting grass and trimming trees. Often, on a given Saturday, ten or even twelve hours would be spent driving the tractor around. For sure, the speaker learned to use the John Deere around ten years of age. Whether it was the sweltering heat or whatnot, we’d be cutting the grass, working the fields. It was tuff work, especially at that young age. When an older age was reached, in the latter teens, and it wasn’t required to do the work anymore, it was concluded that that work had been too much. But then later, after college when working in the professional world, this belief was reversed and thankfulness ensued because of the ability of now being able to endure long, drawn out work.

Husbands Not Being Harsh, Part 4 (TMF:2847)

Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Peace to Live By: Husbands Not Being Harsh, Part 4 (TMF:2847) - Daniel Litton
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So, hobbies, if done by oneself or with guy-friends, can become an issue if done too excessively. Harshness doesn’t seem to be something that is as easily observed, as it seems it’s actually hidden in the shadows. Sometimes it might only occur within the walls of the home and no one really knows about it. It may come forth suddenly to the outside world when a separation occurs, when the woman separates and moves out of the house. It wasn’t that the problem happened overnight, but it happened over a long period of time. Harshness seems like it was a sin that men struggled more with in the past, say fifty or a hundred years ago. But it’s also true that drug and alcohol addiction could lead to harshness, wherein due to the addiction, the husband doesn’t act properly. Just because a couple might be church-going, or Evangelical, doesn’t mean there can’t be problems like a husband (in our focus right now) being addicted to a substance which leads him to be harsh.

Husbands Not Being Harsh, Part 3 (TMF:2846)

Monday, April 06, 2026

Peace to Live By: Husbands Not Being Harsh, Part 3 (TMF:2846) - Daniel Litton
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When attending the Amish-Mennonite church, a peer brought up this very concern, wherein he confessed to the speaker in a one-on-one conversation that he had been spending too much time hunting. He was a younger fellow, and had only been married a year. But he relayed he liked to go hunting on Friday evenings and also during the day on Saturday, leaving his wife home alone. And he felt bad about it, saying he needed to take into account his wife’s feelings, and spend increased time with her. And that’s what the speaker re-iterated to him, that he was correct in his assessment. Sometime later, perhaps a couple months later, the issue was brought up again, wherein the guy didn’t actually realize he was doing it again—that he was spending too much time away from his wife. And the speaker pointed that out to him, and it is believed he made the correction. For the relationship seemed to grow stronger after that. So, hobbies, if done by oneself or with guy-friends, can become an issue if done too excessively.