What Are Parents For?
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Written by Deborah Wuehler
www.TOSmagazine.com
“Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen” (Deuteronomy 27:16).
Quite an interesting verse—a curse from God Himself is associated with the light esteem of parents. Yet it seems that our society today does just that.
The English phrase setteth light is a translation of the Hebrew word qalah, which means “base, condemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile.”1
Have you ever been made to feel like a second-class citizen because you choose to stay home with your children? (more…)