I just finished reading through Gary Thomas’ Sacred Search, a valuable book for single Christians that challenges a lot of our society’s conventional wisdom about dating. Here are just a few (pretty random) highlights: “In 1967, a study of college-age women found that 76 percent of women said they would marry … Read More »
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“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” (Ephesians 4:29) In Ephesians 4:29, Paul mentions two kinds of speech: that which builds up and that which pulls down. … Read More »
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One of the great blessings of life for most of us is that of being a parent– a dad or a mom. Some of us even have the joyful experience of being grandparents! We all know that being good, godly parents is a challenge. It is hard work. But, it … Read More »
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In Ephesians 5:21, the Apostle Paul gives a principle for how all Christians should relate to one another: submission to one another out of reverence for Christ. If we were to understand submission in the right light, it would literally alter every relationship we have. To make this tangible, think of what … Read More »
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“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church” (Eph 5:22–23). “Wives, submit.” I doubt I could come up with a more offensive statement if I tried.But there it is, in the … Read More »
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Read through 1 Corinthians 7 and you’ll see that Paul says there are some real privileges to being single. Singleness is a gift, just like marriage. Both are unique blessings that God brings into our lives for specific reasons. And like many of God’s gifts and blessings, there are benefits … Read More »
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I recently listened to an excellent sermon from John Piper, entitled “Single in Christ: A Name Better Than Sons and Daughters.” Here are some highlights from the sermon (which is worth listening to in its entirety): “Renounce the primacy of your natural relationships and follow Jesus into the fellowship of … Read More »
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Several summers ago, I was serving as the youth minister in a little country church. Our small youth group had piled into a fifteen-passenger van and were on our way to church camp. I was driving the van while one of our adult volunteers, a middle-aged woman, was riding shotgun. … Read More »
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Evangelicals in general, and Baptists in particular, need to develop a theology of recreation and leisure. We really don’t know how to enjoy sports in a way that doesn’t afflict our conscience. For the most part, American Christians approach sporting events–such as the Super Bowl this Sunday–the way many Augustinians … Read More »
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One gets tired of the usual feminist twaddle and of the mainstream press, which unfailingly describes feminist intellectual gyrations with unctuous laudatory descriptive modifiers such as “bold” and “undaunted.” Jean Bethke Elshtain, however, strikes a different path than most feminists, a path that is more humane and more Christian. This … Read More »
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