Toward the end of spring semester, I set a box labeled "I Always Wanted to Ask" on the table at the front of my class. I invited students to write down lingering questions about sex and gender, the subject of our course at Messiah College. Read More
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But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things. 1 Timothy 4:7-8
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I recently started watching Friday Night Lights, a show about the inner workings of a small Texas town and its obsession with football. The show centers on the high school football coach, Eric Taylor and his wife, Tami, as they--sometimes unknowingly--disciple the inhabitants of this small town in football and in life.
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So, you've responded to the "wake-up call." You've been a detached, disengaged mate, and your wife has said you must change or she's leaving the marriage. You were so caught up in your own world; you honestly had no idea the immense impact you had on your mate.
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The New York Times recently profiled an Oregon couple who winnowed their possessions down to 100 things,
giving away most of what they owned and cozying up in a 400-square-foot
apartment. The article discussed new (read: more cautious) spending
patterns, spurred by the recession but potentially having long-term
staying power. Read More
The New York Times recently profiled an Oregon couple who winnowed their possessions down to 100 things,
giving away most of what they owned and cozying up in a 400-square-foot
apartment. The article discussed new (read: more cautious) spending
patterns, spurred by the recession but potentially having long-term
staying power. Read More
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"I took a long time to realize I'd developed some distorted perceptions about biblical submission," admits Brenda Waggoner, author of The Myth of the Submissive Christian Woman (Tyndale). Because the issue of submission is so emotionally charged and hotly debated, I interviewed Brenda, a licensed Christian counselor and prolific author, to address what the Bible says about submission in marriage. Brenda shares not only her personal experiences but also her hard-won insights.
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He was a workaholic. She was unfaithful. The Markleys were headed for divorce until a movie changed their course.
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Husbands who earn less than their partners are up to five times more likely to
cheat, the report found. Researchers believe that some men seek out affairs to compensate for the
emotional pain that comes with losing their traditional breadwinner status.
Life
A few days ago, I read something
that caught my attention. The essence of the message was that reading is
active. You must be alive and involved in the process. Contrast that
kind of learning with watching a film or listening to a lecture, which
may be inactive.
Life
Even after they grow up, some kids don't stop giving their parents
grief. And new research presented Thursday shows that an adult child
with problems has a negative impact on a parent's mental health, even
if the family's other kids are successful. Read More
Life
Most women do about 11 things at the same time (including talking on the phone)--especially if they're married with children! We get good at responsibility-juggling because we have to: There's a job to manage, diapers to change, a house to clean, books to read, friends to reach out to, not to mention a husband to care for. We know how it feels to lose heart when we get burdened by too many responsibilities.
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Christian
Leadership often draws the wrong kinds of people. Positions of power and influence have the tendency to attract the
proud and the upwardly mobile, self-seeking individualists. A good
example of this can be seen in the public images of power-obsessed
leadership that are so often projected as the ideal in our success
hungry world. Read More
Leadership often draws the wrong kinds of people. Positions of power and influence have the tendency to attract the
proud and the upwardly mobile, self-seeking individualists. A good
example of this can be seen in the public images of power-obsessed
leadership that are so often projected as the ideal in our success
hungry world. Read More
Life
A popular female evangelist arrived at an airport and was escorted to
the baggage claim area. After she retrieved her luggage she was taken to
the passenger pickup lounge where she met her hosts from a local
church, who planned to take her in a comfortable van to a nearby hotel
so she could rest before speaking at an evening service. Read More
A popular female evangelist arrived at an airport and was escorted to
the baggage claim area. After she retrieved her luggage she was taken to
the passenger pickup lounge where she met her hosts from a local
church, who planned to take her in a comfortable van to a nearby hotel
so she could rest before speaking at an evening service. Read More
Christian
My husband and I are trying to get our kids to
consistently do their chores. We've tried threats and rewards but worry
that our extrinsic motivators are holding our kids back from learning to
obey simply because it's the right thing to do. "Gee," we long to hear
them say, "my folks love me and know what's best for me, so I better
pick up that broom and chip in."
Life
Live long enough and you will learn this lesson: Anyone could do
anything in certain circumstances. Just as bad people do bad things,
sometimes good people do bad things; not just "minor" bad things, such
as the proverbial white lie, but major things. Read More
Live long enough and you will learn this lesson: Anyone could do
anything in certain circumstances. Just as bad people do bad things,
sometimes good people do bad things; not just "minor" bad things, such
as the proverbial white lie, but major things. Read More
Life
Last year, I traded a New York City apartment for a house in a Midwestern cornfield. After living on the East Coast for nearly a decade, I didn't know what to expect from the dramatic change of scenery. The thought crossed my mind that the move might show me something new about America. It ended up showing me something new about God. Read More
Last year, I traded a New York City apartment for a house in a Midwestern cornfield. After living on the East Coast for nearly a decade, I didn't know what to expect from the dramatic change of scenery. The thought crossed my mind that the move might show me something new about America. It ended up showing me something new about God. Read More
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When I recently asked 3,000 parents what they would change if
they could start over again in their parenting, the number one response
was, "I'd be more consistent." Read More
When I recently asked 3,000 parents what they would change if
they could start over again in their parenting, the number one response
was, "I'd be more consistent." Read More
Life
Apartment hunters always have a wish list of things that will help them call a new place home -- doormen, laundry rooms, southern exposures.
Apartment hunters always have a wish list of things that will help them call a new place home -- doormen, laundry rooms, southern exposures. Jason Storbakken, center, leads a prayer in the backyard of Radical Living, a Christian collective in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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There are no shortage of niche dating sites, offering to serve everyone from women "in their prime" seeking younger men to ladies hunting for wealthy men to married couples interested in extramarital affairs. Read More
There are no shortage of niche dating sites, offering to serve everyone from women "in their prime" seeking younger men to ladies hunting for wealthy men to married couples interested in extramarital affairs. Read More
Life
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is a lot more than a song belted out by Aretha Franklin. It is actually one of the most powerful concepts and principles for creating a healthy, biblical marriage.
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John Frost and his wife had been unhappily married for much of their 25 years together when his company relocated him in 2000. So when he moved from Virginia to Knoxville, Tenn., he left her behind.
At first, it wasn't clear what would happen next. Would she follow him? Or would they end up divorced?
Life
Bad things happen to good people. For as much as we try, relationship problems still happen to the best of people. We can never fully control or manage how our mate will live their life, and let's face it--how they choose to live their life impacts us. In spite of these difficulties, however, we never have to feel like a victim. We always have choices.
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When fast-fashion chain Forever 21 announced this month that they were rolling out a maternity line in five states -- three of which have the highest teen pregnancy rates in the country -- they were accused of what has become a common charge: glamorizing teen pregnancy. Read More
When fast-fashion chain Forever 21 announced this month that they were rolling out a maternity line in five states -- three of which have the highest teen pregnancy rates in the country -- they were accused of what has become a common charge: glamorizing teen pregnancy. Read More
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Boston College's Center for Work and Family released a study last month that tracked changes in the way American fathers view themselves and their roles at home and work.
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Two hours before our wedding, Steve, my husband-to-be, was frantically tearing through stacks of boxes in our new home, searching for hunting permit applications he had to turn in that day. "This is important!" Steve said to me over the phone.
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