Dear Christian, I will go trigger-happy on that ‘like’ button if you change your relationship status to ‘engaged’ or ‘married’ on Facebook. However I won’t touch that button if you change it to ‘in a relationship’. Here’s why:
How Boyfriends Dishonour Marriage
We are called as Christians to honour marriage: Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral (Hebrews 13:4). In the last decade the church has been vigorously defending the institution of marriage. However, the institution of marriage (more…)
The “God” Of Open Options
As an Englishman, one of the biggest challenges I’ve faced in America is automated call centers. You miss a package delivery from FedEx, and you have to call them to arrange a new delivery time. The problem is that when you call, you aren’t connected to a human being. You are connected to a talking robot programmed to recognize what you are saying in English. (more…)
Fifty Shades of Gospel Revealed?
Many modern feminists would have us believe that men and women are the same. Not just the same in regards to dignity, value and worth but the same in regards to nature and roles. The idea of female “submission” is considered offensive as is the idea of letting men lead when it comes to romance… (more…)
How Finding a Spouse is like Buying a House!
We were discussing one evening how many of us don’t really think of marriage as the Bible portrays it: as a covenant, binding, contractual commitment (Mal 2:14). However, we do understand that when we buy a house we enter into such a commitment. This understanding of how house buying works, leads many of us to act very wisely when house hunting. (more…)
Biblical Courtship: Growing in knowledge
Before continuing with this article, please review “Biblical Courtship: What is it?“. My last article, “Biblical Courtship: Navigating the Early Stages,” sought to apply some of the principles we’ve discussed in this series to the early stages of a courtship. We talked about how to establish intentions for the early stages, appropriate topics of conversation, types of dates and level of emotional investment. (more…)
Lust: Not Just a Male Battle
There is a rumour going round that women don’t watch online sex. There’s a school of thought that says that our fantasies are romantic rather than explicit. Some argue that we don’t think as visually as men, so pornography is rarely appealing. A few believe that we are, by nature, more pure and innocent. (more…)
10 Reasons Modesty Angers Women
I wrote an article last week on modesty. It has been my most popular article to date. However it’s also provoked a storm of very angry reactions from a few women. In short, the article shared a list, written by men, of 10 ways women dress that nearly all men seem to struggle with and find indecent. (more…)