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Make Sex a Priority
Sex needs to be a priority in marriage. It should not be the very top priority, but regular sexual intimacy – along with communication, physical affection, prayer, church involvement, and parental unity – is significantly important for a husband and wife seeking a God-glorifying, fulfilling marriage. As I wrote in the post Why Sex is Wonderful, God designed sex with a…
Why Sex is Dangerous
Anything powerful can be used for good or harm. Dynamite can blow up a building and take lives; it can also clear a path through a mountain. Sex is powerful like this. In the recent post Why Sex is Wonderful, we looked at five amazing purposes of sex in marriage: Sex makes babies. Sex brings physical pleasure and health. Sex builds emotional…
Why Sex is Wonderful
Sex is amazing. This premise shouldn’t really be shocking or controversial. The good gift of sex designed by God should inspire awe and wonder. The Bible talks a lot about the blessing of sex for a husband and wife in marriage. Of course, the Bible also talks about the dangers of sex outside of marriage and the need for restraint, so stay tuned for a future blog on…
Friendship & Sex
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” —John 15:12-13 Friendship & Sex True Friendship Physical Affection Sexual Intimacy
The Law and the Christian Life
What is the right use of God’s law in the life of a Christian? We know that obeying the laws of God won’t make us right with God. Galatians 2:16 makes it clear that “a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the…
Beware the Sin That Takes Over
Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless and innocent of great transgression. | Psalm 19:13Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me. | Psalm 119:133 Believers in Christ are set free from the enslaving power of sin in principle (Rom. 6). Your fundamental…
Six Keys to Building Marital Intimacy
Genesis 2:24-25 – “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.” The essence of marriage is a man and a woman leaving their previous life and joining together as husband and wife. Marriage means being united together in the one flesh marriage…
Unlocking Love and Respect
“In the same way, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body…However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.” | Eph. 5:…
Cave of Misfits
What do you think of when you hear the word “misfits”? The 1970’s punk rock band? Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys? Maybe for you it evokes memories of feeling totally out of place in high school or your first job. At an Acts 29 conference in 2008, I distinctly remember feeling like I didn’t quite belong. I had planted Living Hope about a year…
Favorite Sins
What is your favorite sin? We all have one. While there are many sins we commit every day in thought, word, and deed, we don’t do them all for the same reason or with the same enthusiasm. Some lie because they feel it is a last resort to avoid the consequences of their actions. Some steal out of desperation. Some respond in rash anger when provoked. This is not to argue…
Top Books of 2023
Reading is a helpful discipline. For a few years now, I have been completing three to five books a month in order to help my spiritual growth, pastoral development, and satisfy my love of story. 2023 was the year that habit faltered. A busy year of family life meant I had less time and attention devoted to reading. I’m sure many of you can relate. I start 2024 with a…
New Year, New Habits
As we begin the new year, lots of people will be evaluating their life, setting goals, and making resolutions. The New Year is a good time for Christians to take an honest look at the direction and progress of our lives. We don’t want to just settle into a rut or coast through life; we want to set goals and grow. To do this, we need guidance and resources to…