Parents Need to Address Issues of Human Sexuality

I recently finished a series of lessons in our adult Bible study class about human sexuality. Honestly, the series could have continued for at least twice that long, but I had to limit myself for several reasons. We discussed issues regarding maleness and femaleness, as well as singleness and marriage, and various aspects of the…

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Marriage to Please the Lord

One day in Bob Jones University’s Dining Common (where all profound conversations occur!), I heard a lesson on Christian marriage. Five of us were at lunch: a married couple maybe in their early 50s, a much younger couple, married no more than a year or two; and myself. The older man was away from the…

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BEST FRIENDS FOREVER

Today is crash day for me. It’s 2:00 PM and I’m still sitting on the couch in my pjs. Adam and Megan went to the studio with Ella while I stayed behind with Hamilton, for him to take a nap. I made no protests. I’ve already had two naps myself today. Now that Hamilton is…

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About Prodigals — Who is to Blame?

Some time ago, I attended the funeral of a Christian gentleman who served his church as both deacon and choir director. Eulogies from family and friends attested to the strength and consistency of this man’s Christian testimony. He was at home and in private exactly what he professed at church. Without exaggeration, his life was…

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With This Ring

Ben Strohbehn A fellow and a girl who wed Begin to live as one ‘tis said, But many couples can’t agree Which one of them they wish to be “It’s not that they fight or anything,” Sally tried to explain to her pastor, “It’s just that whenever I’m in the same room with them I…

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Childless by Choice

Don Johnson This post owes its life to a heartbreaking article in the New York Times last Friday. Childless by Choice is a testimonial of sorts by an author who admits she chose not to have children because of her fears that she was not equipped to give a child a healthy home. One’s heart…

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Vibrant Faith, Believing Children

Don Johnson One of the most distressing experiences any Christian parent can have is to watch as their child abandons the faith of their youth. These tragedies are not far from any of us – names and faces immediately come to mind. The experience may be so common as to seem that this is the…

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How Much do we Love our Children? (3)

Ben Strohbehn This is the third of three parts • One • Two From Dr. Strohbehn’s introduction to part one: In essence Solomon says that the more dearly he was loved by his parents (“I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother”), the more carefully was he taught…

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How Much do we Love our Children? (2)

Ben Strohbehn This is the second of three parts • One • Three From Dr. Strohbehn’s introduction to part one: In essence Solomon says that the more dearly he was loved by his parents (“I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother”), the more carefully was he taught…

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How Much do we Love our Children? (1)

Ben Strohbehn This is the first of three parts • Two • Three “For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words; keep my commandments, and live” (Proverbs 4:3- 4). Thus does Solomon give…

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