HENAN – Pastor Dou Shaowen and his wife Feng Lu of Rock (Panshi) Church in Zhengzhou city, Henan, were sentenced to one year of re-education through labor for “engaging in illegal religious activities.” Attorney Li Dunyong has traveled to Zhengzhou city to represent Pastor Dou and Feng Lu for the Administrative Review and Appeal.

“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything” (Ephesians 5:22-24). It is likely that simply reading the title to this article caused an emotional response within you. If it did not the verse quoted surely did. Whether it was excitement, glee, disgust, dismay, or anger, few people can talk about submission without their emotions kicking into high gear. Why? Because we possess fallen, sinful natures. We have taken something created by God for our good and allowed Satan to twist it into something that undermines the family in particular and society in general. It is because the misunderstanding of submission can be so devastating to us that we wish to examine it from a Biblical point of view.

What is wrong with being a dreamer? I will tell you what is wrong. Dreamers exaggerate. Here I was, standing in front of a mirror in a dress shop looking like a cross between a harlequin and a jokey, when I was told by the shop assistant that the outfit I was trying on was perfect for my son’s wedding. In this woman’s mind, the elevator mustn’t have reached the top floor as she gushed at me about how lovely I looked in my silky riding britches, ruffled sleeves and collar in pink, lemon and florescent green. Would she wear it? I had serious doubts. My mother and sister watched on, quietly smirking and even let out an irreverent titter when she disclosed the price. She must’ve been dreaming if she thought she could offload such a comical monstrosity. Thankfully, I didn’t heed the woman who was obviously desperate for a sale and moved on to another boutique where normal clothes were sold.

In light of contemporary political and social and religious conditions in the United States, I want to look at Psalm 2. Psalm 2 is not only a Messianic Psalm, but also a prophetic warning to the Gentile nations to serve the LORD Jesus Christ in the Church Age. The context is the Gentiles nations, not Israel.

Congressman Michael McCaul (10th Congressional District), Texas State Senator Dan Patrick (7th District) and Representative Allen Fletcher of the Texas House of Representatives (District 130) held a rally today at Telge Park in Cypress.