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Category Archives: Family
On Women in the Church and in Marriage
In the past I wrote a series of posts considering biblical teaching on women in the church and in marriage. Several people have asked me about this recently so I thought I’d make the posts easy to find by adding … Continue reading
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On the Cost of War: A Demonstration of Extreme Love and Loyalty at Great Cost
A recent trilogy of Rough Translation podcasts tells an amazing story of two people who make great sacrifices. I was struck by the display of the often unseen cost of war and violence and by the great display of love … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Issues, Family, General, Homelessness, References
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Mom (Formally Speaking)
Below is the obituary that I put together for my mother shortly after she passed in early February. It’s not really much in the way of special memories or deep thoughts – though I captured a couple of hers in … Continue reading
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Advent Calendars
I’m writing this on November 25. There is just enough time to get an Advent calendar to use for yourself or with your children to work your way through the Christmas season with daily reminders of what it means to … Continue reading
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Sarah Williams talks on “Sex in the Post-Modern Story”
“The problem of sexual confusion in our culture, which is huge, is not going to be solved by the reassertion of power.” Thus says the wise and learned Sarah Williams in these talks given at Corban University, which I cannot … Continue reading
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Angel’s Landing
For those who just want links to the pictures: Here are the pictures from hiking up These shots were from on top of Angel’s Landing. These are the pictures taken on the way down. The story is below… A couple … Continue reading
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South Dakota Trip with Dad and Ben
This is the route we took and some stops that Ben, my Dad, and I made on our trip from Anderson, IN to the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota. There are pictures here.
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8. Jesus’ Teaching or Dysfunctional Situations?
I believe the most important teaching for family and church relationships comes from Jesus. I believe that my way of relating as a man to women and as a husband to my wife should meet the standards Jesus taught for … Continue reading
To love at all is to be vulnerable.
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even … Continue reading
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Thinking about sex?
I’ve been asked in past days about whether the standard that sex before marriage is wrong – that Christians must wait for marriage to have sex – might not be a cultural standard from biblical times that doesn’t apply in … Continue reading
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