
Paul the apostle chose celibacy in order to have all of his time and energy to serve spiritual ends. This is just a practical reality. Augustine found this out, and later became a celibate monk (his friends were married, he was not).
Paul the apostle chose celibacy in order to have all of his time and energy to serve spiritual ends. This is just a practical reality. Augustine found this out, and later became a celibate monk (his friends were married, he was not).
Our family just got back from 1 day at Universal Studios (that’s all I could afford), and I was frustrated by the price. The price per day, of course, goes down the more days you spend there, but the total cost skyrockets. Here’s the breakdown...
Freakanomics radio just published a fascinating interview entitled The Fracking Boom, a Baby Boom, and the Retreat From Marriage. Melissa Kearney, professor of economics at the University of Maryland, has been concerned about the relationship between the breakdown of the family and outcomes for children....
My son is only 10 years old right now, but I’ve already started thinking about what i will tell him and his sisters as they get interested in the opposite sex and marriage. Here’s a list. If at all possible, wait until after you’ve finished...
I have a confession to make. Though I am generally a theologically conservative Christian, I do lean center/left slightly on many issues, including abortion (I think we should make it illegal, but allow women the first 6 weeks to do what their conscience allows), immigration...
As Christians, we have an absolute duty, if married, to obey the biblical mandate to procreate, as given to both Adam and Eve and Noah and his family: And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth...
Because Christians are most often harping about immoral sex, and say little about the joys of sex within marriage, they are often viewed as “against sex.” David Wayne at jollyblogger makes a very good point when he writes Somehow, those of us who want to...
Scripture instructs us parents not to provoke our children to anger: Ephesians 6:4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. Colossians 3:21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they...