The Older Woman

  Make Love at Home                   Way back in the dark ages, 1998ish, my brother and I were two single teens attending a weekly marriage seminar at our church. To fully get the picture you need to understand our church only had about 30-35 people attending. This seminar was held on Sunday evenings and mostly married people attended. Very married people. What I mean when I say that is my Grandparents, married 57 years and our oldest deacon and his wife, married 50+ years were the staple of our attendance. After that the pastor, married 30 years came in as the lightweight married couple. There were also a few single ladies and my brother and I, quite the cast of characters.                 The seminar had the title “Making Love Last Forever”. I am still unsure today why the seminar was necessary, the two couples attending...

  My friend Kayla recently lamented the lack of older women following the biblical mandate to instruct younger women. She pointed out that Titus 2:4-5 says “Older women are to teach the younger women to love their husbands and children. They are to teach them to think before they act, to be pure, to be workers at home, to be kind, and to obey their own husbands. In this way the Word of God is honored.” I thought about how often in my life I have also lamented the lack of Godly older women to take me under their wing and teach me. My friend was speaking passionately against the apathy of the older generation. I found myself considering the reasons in my own life I have seen the failure of following this model in churches.                 First, I always wonder at what age we should become the teacher. I am always looking for an adultier adult, a wiser woman to stand up and speak. James 3:1 warns us “not man...