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Tag Archives: relationships
Seven Pieces of Unsolicited Dating Advice
I dated my wife for six years before we got married. We met in high school. For those years, I was very much in love, but also was very broke and very jobless. Since husbands are providers, I couldn’t sign … Continue reading
Are You Bringing Your Spouse Happiness?
One time, as I was reading through Deuteronomy, I was struck by this passage: “When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other public duty. He shall be free … Continue reading
Is Making Out a Sin?
One note for my readers, if you have strong emotional reaction to the following, make sure to read the linked essay. Don’t let your emotional reaction determine what you deem to be true. In the work of youth pastoring, questions … Continue reading
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The Saturday Post(s)
Measuring a Church By Love. This is a simple and needed reminder. “Rather than measuring His body by its statistical success, Jesus measures it by the way that we love one another.” 15 Ways to Use Leftover Wine. For those … Continue reading
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The Saturday Post(s)
Is It Sinful for Unmarried Folk to Make Out? We know the world says it’s ok, but does the Scripture? A note: if you don’t like what is said, make sure you have biblical reasons why. Also, take time to read … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, dating, heaven, joel osteen, marriage, prosperity gospel, relationship, relationships, sex, sexual immorality, sickness, theology
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The Saturday Post(s)
What Kind of Blessing? Don’t miss this short one. Kevin DeYoung asks us what kind of blessings are we looking for and warns of following the world’s beatitudes instead of Christ’s. Ladies, Know Your Role. “One of the reasons many wives struggle … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, counseling, dating, forgiveness, gender, holiness, husbands, kevin deyoung, racism, relationship, relationships, salvation, singleness, theology, wives
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The Saturday Post(s)
For Laughs. Let the Lolz begin. “We’ve all had things happen to us that we ‘wouldn’t wish on our worst enemy.’ So then the question remains, what would we wish on our worst enemy?” Do You Have a Complaint Against Someone? A very important … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, bitterness, christian history, church, church membership, complaining, culture, disney, forgiveness, humor, hurt, martyrs, michael patton, missions, philosophy, relationships, scandal, suffering
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The Four Questions For Your Dating Conduct
Crazy things happen when Christians start talking about dating. As soon as you start talking about dating and actually get specific about how you think it should look, the claws come out and defenses quickly go up. Given that, in … Continue reading
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What Exactly Is Sexual Immorality?
In 1 Corinthians 6:18-20, Paul writes, “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, … Continue reading
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Tagged dating, gender, kevin deyoung, love, relationships, sex, sexual immorality, sin
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