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Book Review: Love And War by John and Stasi Eldredge

01.26.2010 · Posted in Family, book reviews, marriage

Love and War: Finding the Marriage You’ve Dreamed Of by John Eldredge My rating: 5 of 5 stars John and Stasi Eldredge have written a very good book here. With amazing transparency, wisdom, and painful reflection on their own lives they give us much needed direction. Marriage is not only about love. There is the ...

John Calvin and Today's Moralists

12.15.2009 · Posted in Family, Social, apologetics, marriage, morality, political

Today’s moralists call for a change in this nation (USA), and they have good, moral concerns. They also call for passive disobedience, if I understand the Manhattan Declaration correctly.  That is a good thing. Too often, however, we all speak of these things in a very wrong tone. Our spirit toward our rulers is often ...

The Sin of Sodomy And The Glory of God

The Sin of Sodomy And The Glory of God For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as ...

The Sin of Sodomy And The Good News

"..the downward spiral of ingratitude, sin, and sinful behavior, brings man to worship the flesh, and thus to point that sexual deviancy is perpetrated and celebrated. Yes, homosexuality is sin; but the good news is that Jesus saves from sin!" ...

Hate Crimes Laws, The Anti-Defamation League, And The Mossad

05.26.2009 · Posted in Family, Social, marriage, morality, news

From truthtellers.org After reading this ask yourself the question: “Should another nation be determining what our laws are?”  “Should Christ haters be allowed to silence those who love Jesus?” If you agree that we should continue to have our first amendment rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religious practice, contact your senators and ...

22 Year Old Woman Saved Her Kisses For Her Wedding Day

05.03.2009 · Posted in Family, Social, marriage, morality, news

Katy Kruger was not sweet sixteen on her wedding day, but she had never been kissed. This story shows that people who commit themselves to purity can indeed stay pure. An interesting quote from the article: Bryant said she decided to save her first kiss after reading a book called I Kissed Dating Goodbye by ...

Teaching And Training Children In The Ways of God: Redux

04.11.2009 · Posted in Bible, Biblical manhood, Family, marriage

Originally posted Aug, 2008. Teaching And Training Children In The Ways of God (Instruction from Ps 78:1-8 ) “Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: Which we have heard and ...

Biblical Manhood And The Cross of Jesus

03.28.2009 · Posted in Bible, Biblical manhood, devotional, marriage, morality

“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”  (Eph 6:4) (KJV) What does the cross of Christ have to do with this? Everything. You see, Paul had previously (Eph 5:25-33) exhorted men to love their wives as Christ loved the church and ...

Biblical Manhood: Commanding Our House

03.14.2009 · Posted in Biblical manhood, Family, marriage

“I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”  (Gen 18: 19)  KJV When God stated that Abraham would command his house ...