Melody Ivey

“Our custom of taking the Bible a verse at a time means that we often miss this pattern. We think there’s doctrine (stuff about what God does for us in Jesus) and instruction (what we must do for God). We fail to see how they’re connected. We ought to teach them together. We should teach the good news with an urgency and expectation that its payoff is good behavior, or else our doctrine will be served cold. And we must teach good behavior only when we show it flowing from the good news, or else kids will choke on moralism.”
― Jack Klumpenhower, Show Them Jesus: Teaching the Gospel to Kids

“Not only does every Hebrew word have its own definition, but every Hebrew letter, within the word, has its own meaning. God placed before you a great banquet of universal truths. All this in 22 Hebrew letters. Every letter contains a progressive curriculum designed to teach you about this marvelous world that God gave us. These letters will flavor each word’s definition claiming its place in God’s well organized universe.”
― Michael Ben Zehabe, The Meaning of Hebrew Letters: A Hebrew Language Program For Christians

“The Shulamite lives by a different set of values. One of the most horrible frauds perpetrated on western couples is 'trust your feelings' or 'follow your heart.' Solomon's family must never be left to whims. A wise Shulamite does not make life decisions based on feelings, alone. She takes God's point-of-view: 'He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.' --Pr 28:26
For young couples, a hard lesson to learn is: Their hearts will lie to them.
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― Michael Ben Zehabe, Song of Songs: The Book for Daughters

“Some day you will look back on these days as the happiest of your life. You will forget your financial struggles. You will forget the unfair division of duties. You will forget feeling trapped and smothered, imagining that you are in a loveless marriage. You will only remember the joy of a young family, working together making your way through an unfamiliar world. Appreciate what you have now.
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― Michael Ben Zehabe, Song of Songs: The Book for Daughters