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Complaining

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Recently I had surgery on my tongue to remove a fibrous growth and the pain and slowness of recovery has reminded me again of the importance of being grateful. I think we all complain too much and this I know about complaining: it’s a killjoy. It makes you and everybody around you unhappy. The big problem with complaining is [...]

Do women have just as hard of time keeping their purity?

Friday, June 26, 2009

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Do women have just as hard of time keeping their purity?

Hi Eve, my name is Max. I'm 16 years old, and as most teenage guys, am totally attracted to woman. Being a christian guy I see my Purity as a top priority in my life. But I was just wondering if woman have just as hard of time keeping their purity? Like do they struggle with the same things us guys do, or do they have a totally different set of things to fight against? Because I have been pondering lately about my future wife, and hoping and praying that she keeps her purity for me, because I am trying really hard to stay pure for her. Anything would be really awesome! Thanks a bunch:)

Are you truly thankful for your wife?

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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Many men praise their wives from time to time but how selfish is that praise? Are you thankful for your wife because of all the ways that she blesses you? Are you thankful for her beauty; her home cooked meals; her funny jokes or those special times alone. It is important to be grateful for all her blessings but is that really a spirit of thankfulness? The Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, "...give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." It does not say be thankful in all good and comfortable circumstances. If we apply this to our marriages then it means be thankful for our wives at all times. Are you thankful for your wife when she is sick? ... When she is unattractive? ...when she is depressed? ... When she is disabled? ...When she is struggling with mental illness? ...When she does not want you to touch her? ...When she is struggling with her weight?

ANTICIPATION – Asking God for a wife

Thursday, January 15, 2009

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I am a twenty-two year old college student who is somewhat socially awkward and I'm still trying to figure myself out in many ways. One thing I do know, however, is that I tend to over-think things just a wee bit too much. Recently, one of those over-thought topics has been marriage. Now, I know what you're thinking: "you're only twenty-two years old, what in the world are you doing thinking about marriage?" Well...you have a point. Regardless, the point of this isn't why I was thinking about it, but what I was thinking about it. Good old chivalrous tradition states that the man (myself in this case), if he intends to marry a woman, should first ask for her hand in marriage from her father. This tradition has slowly died with time, but there are a few of us who still hold to a lot of the "old-fashioned" ways. (Personally, I think asking her father is going to be a lot more intimidating than asking her. If you don't know if she wants to marry you, don't ask yet...it should be obvious what her answer is going to be.) Asking the father is more than just asking him to give away his daughter, it is asking for his blessing as well (blessing by a parent, yet another dead good tradition).

It is about the Heart, not the Hemline.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

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There is a pastor on the West Coast who tells the tale of taking his wife clothes shopping. As the story goes, upon looking in their closet one day he came to the realization that all of his wife's outfits were older than their five children and stylistically challenged. Knowing that his wife would buy practical things for the home and special gifts for her children instead of purchasing anything new for herself, the man took it upon himself to set the stage for a material makeover. He decided his plan of attack would be taking his wife to dinner and then, after setting himself up on a chair in a clothing store fitting room, demanding that his lovely bride find all new clothes and spend lots and lots of money on herself buying them. Now at this point all the girls reading this are saying, "Wow, where do I find such a prince?" and all the guys are wondering, "What the heck is this dude doing? Do you know how many chicken wings he could have eaten with that cash!" Most people are probably in one of those two groups. But there is also a third group. This is the Don't-Spend-God's-Resources-on-Clothes group. Be honest, because I know you're out there. And what is ringing in your heads are the words of the Apostle Paul to his young apprentice Timothy. "...women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works." You're beside yourself that a so called "pastor" would so blatantly disregard the clear NT teaching and purchase costly attire for his wife. Am I right?