There are more people than ever in America who are living as singles. Yet even in the American church, while there are more opportunities for singles to serve in minister, there still seems to be a stigma that is attached to being single. So what’s a single person to do? Biblically, singles are free both […]
Read More Four reasons for the unmarried to consider singlenessSome helpful articles from the last week: “Take Care How You Listen,” a free ebook from John Piper. Good preparation for listening to tomorrow’s sermon. When one man asked his pastor, “What Can I Do to Save My Marriage,” this is how that pastor responded. First of all, 1. Decide if you are going to […]
Read More Grab bagSome helpful articles from around the Internet. This week’s articles focus mainly on the topics of technology and counseling: Timothy Raymond has a list of “20 Things Pastors Hear in Counseling.” How many of these are you equipped to help people address biblically? John Piper reminds us why the Psalms are so significant in counseling […]
Read More Grab bagFrom a pious aged father to his son a minister newly married* Dear Pair, whom God hath now of two made One Suffer a Father’s exhortation. In the first Place see that with joynt indeavour – You set yourselves to serve the Lord together, You are yoakt to work but for work Wages write, His […]
Read More From father to son on a wedding dayTwenty-five years ago today, we said, “I do.” Twenty-five years ago, we were “just married.” Today we are “living happily every after.” That doesn’t means there have been no bumps along the way. There have been. We have had conflict — and experienced the joy of reconciliation through repentance, confession, and forgiveness. We have had […]
Read More 25 years ago todayJohn Piper introduces the story of Ian and Larissa — a unique couple who married when most would be very hesitant: Being satisfied in God (or anything) always seems easier when all is going well. But when things you love are being stripped out of your hands, then the test is real. If God remains […]
Read More The Story of Ian and LarissaHelpful resources for the growing Christian: Have you ever heard the statement, “I love him, but I don’t like him”? Me too. Too often. Rick Thomas demonstrates the idol behind the statement and how to address it in “Marriage problems.” How to handle public debate among Christians is a growing question and concern, though not […]
Read More Grab bagSome helpful articles I’ve seen recently: There’s an elephant in the room, except everyone is talking about this one. James MacDonald recently hosted his “Elephant Room 2” dialog, and invited T. D. Jakes (who has been understood to hold to the heretical view of modalism, regarding the Trinity, not to mention being in the camp […]
Read More Grab bagFrom Paul Tautges: If, like me, you are striving to grow in grace as a godly husband then you will be helped by more counsel from Lou Priolo’s excellent book, The Complete Husband: A Practical Guide to Biblical Husbanding. Priolo writes: “Listed below are some transition sentences that may help you when you’re attempting to […]
Read More 20 Things a Husband Could Say to Defuse an Argument with His WifeSome helpful articles from the last week or two: Ten “Wives Speak Out” about their role in marriage and their practice of submission in their marriages. I find myself gravitating more to biographies these days — and here are two new ones on theologian Charles Hodge that appear interesting. Kevin DeYoung takes a closer look […]
Read More Grab bagEd Welch offers encouraging words about how a Christian married to a non-Christian should view their relationship, and what kinds of things can be communicated graciously about his or her faith: “You should be thankful everyday that you’re married to a Christian.” She was smiling when she said it to her husband – not angry […]
Read More When a Christian is married to a non-ChristianWe live in a culture and time that weighs the emotive value of love as much more important than the volitional value of love. It has not always been this way: “Often the Puritans would decide to get married before they knew who they were going to marry. They would decide it was time to […]
Read More The Puritans on loveSome helpful articles recently spotted on the internet: Douglas Groothuis offers wise counsel on listening to sermons in “A short theology of listening.” An excerpt: Listen . . . with all your might; hear the living and active word. The teaching and preaching of God’s imperishable word is truly a sacred event whereby the Truth […]
Read More Grab bagA few days ago, Pat Robertson asserted that it was acceptable for one to divorce a spouse with Alzheimer’s since “Alzheimer’s is a form of death.” He continued, “I know it sounds cruel, but if he’s going to do something, he should divorce her and start all over again, but make sure she has custodial […]
Read More ‘Til death do us part?The new edition of The Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood is now available online. Among the articles that look particularly interesting in this issue is one by Josh Harris, “A Word to Husbands (And a Few More for Wives): 1 Peter 3:1-7,” and reviews of books written by John Piper, Mary Kassian, and Richard […]
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