Mark Gali, writing for Christianity Today, explores how an individualistic worldview compromises the Christian witness on the issue of heterosexual marriage. He makes many of the points that I've raised here (see my posts citing Maggie Gallagher) and in With One Voice, citing folks like David Blankenhorn (particularly on the societal implications of marriage). The article is also a good, brief overview of the history of the legal battles in the USA on this matter. Excerpts of Gali's article: "While stopping short of abortion, we have not given much thought to our easy acceptance of … [Read more...] about Is The Gay Marriage Debate Over?
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Excerpt of With One Voice
The good folks at Boundless have posted an excerpt of my book With One Voice. … [Read more...] about Excerpt of With One Voice
Sacred Marriage (Gary Thomas)
Some quotes from this very helpful book: "If you want to be free to serve Jesus, there's no question -- stay single. Marriage takes a lot of time. But if you want to become like Jesus, I can't imagine any better thing to do than to get married. Being married forces you to face some character issues you'd never have to face otherwise." -p. 21 "Any situation that calls me to confront my selfishness has enormous spiritual value, and I slowly began to understand that the real purpose of marriage may not be happiness as much as it is holiness. Not that God has anything against happiness, or that … [Read more...] about Sacred Marriage (Gary Thomas)
Preaching in Bakersfield, CA on With One Voice
I'd cover your prayers for my message this Sunday at Sovereign Grace Church of Bakersfield on the topic of With One Voice. It has been an unusually challenging week in some ways and I feel drained. I was pulling up some data related to attitudes toward marriage, and the last two slides of this 2008 report from the National Marriage Project stood out. 1. A majority (~56%) of high school seniors believe that having a child without being married is "experimenting with a worthwhile lifestyle or not affecting anyone else." 2. About 60% of high school seniors “Agreed” or “Mostly Agreed” with the … [Read more...] about Preaching in Bakersfield, CA on With One Voice
John Piper: The Ultimate Meaning of Womanhood
John Piper's message from last night entitled The Ultimate Meaning of Womanhood is now available in both MP3 audio format (free download) and in manuscript form. Pastor John is speaking at the True Woman conference. The conference organizers have unveiled a True Woman Manifesto, which Piper highly approves. … [Read more...] about John Piper: The Ultimate Meaning of Womanhood
The Lolita Effect: The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do About It
Writing for Christianity Today Magazine, Todd C. Ream and Sara C. Ream offer a brief preview of The Lolita Effect: The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do About It by M. Gigi Durham, a University of Iowa journalism professor. It sounds quite interesting. … [Read more...] about The Lolita Effect: The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do About It