Books… A Review of “Date Your Wife” by Justin Buzzard 17 Jun 201317 Jun 2013 It’s amazing how quickly a husband and wife can lose touch with each other. This week my wife and I will celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary. I love her dearly,…
Marriage… The Banal Adventure: Reflections on “Life” in the Music of Andrew Peterson 11 Oct 201212 Oct 2012 I am not exactly having a mid-life crisis...at least I hope not. But there is a part of me that has been struggling for a while now with the reality…
Marriage… Dating According to the Bible?: They Lived Happily Ever After 17 Jul 201218 Jul 2012 "Happily Ever After" is a fiction that sells movies and destroys relationships! Our culture teaches young men and women to seek out that perfect guy or that perfect girl. It…
Marriage… A Theology of Sex: Masturbation and Sin 12 Jul 201213 Jul 2012 It feels awkward to write about this subject in a public forum. One might call that evidence of a prudish background, and maybe that's true. But average Christians, and our…
Counseling… Dating According to the Bible?: Dating and Marriage 11 Jul 201212 Jul 2012 I am so glad that I don't date anymore! Dating is hard and confusing and crazy. Also my wife would be really mad if I were still doing that. But…
Marriage… A Theology of Sex: The Marriage Bed (Part 2) 1 May 20122 May 2012 The marriage bed: if the phrase seems a bit arcane, the concept is still very important. Of course increasingly in our culture the concept too seems a bit outdated. The…
Books… Read Slower: A Review of “Loving The Way Jesus Loves” by Phil Ryken 12 Mar 201213 Mar 2012 "The" is not a verb! At least once a semester I have to repeat something like this. I teach English Composition at a local college in our town and because we…
Books… Overhyped and Undervalued: A Review of “Real Marriage” by Mark and Grace Driscoll 13 Feb 201214 Feb 2012 The original press release that came out for Mark and Grace Driscoll's newest book was definately strong: "One of the most talked-about Christian marriage books in years …. Pastor Mark Driscoll is set…
Church History… Martin Luther is My Homeboy: The Life of Luther (Part 4) 30 Nov 20111 Dec 2011 "The child of this ex-monk and this runaway nun will be the antichrist!" That is what many claimed when Katherine Von Bora, then wife of Martin Luther, became pregnant, only…
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