Ephesian 5 says my job is to love my wife as Christ loved the church, which is a whole lot. And I understand that Christ did this by laying down his life for her. What’s a few hours compared to that? I just don't understand how it works.
I gave at the grocery
Giving so your generosity is announced over the loudspeaker, or engraved on the side a building, has long been suspect. And giving out of embarrassment or pressure is equally suspect.
Modesty matters
And the man and his wife were both naked and they were not ashamed. —Genesis 2:25 In 2000 a young feminist named Wendy Shalit published A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue. Why," asks Shalit, "is sexual modesty so threatening to some that they can only respond to it with charges of abuse or… Continue reading Modesty matters
First comes love, then comes…
“It is not your love that sustains the marriage, but from now on, the marriage that sustains the love.—Dietrich Bonhoeffer” In an interview in the Wall Street Journal today, Elizabeth Gilbert discusses her new book: Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage. Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray Love, is in her second marriage. She… Continue reading First comes love, then comes…
who is Jesus
I'm posting a series of essays as preparation for my upcoming ordination council. You can find these at http://bit.ly/1ps22J Here is an excerpt from "who is Jesus and why does it matter?" the king thing? We have no idea at all, even though Christ as sovereign Lord is where an understanding of who Jesus is… Continue reading who is Jesus
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