May 8, 2012

Morphing Marriage

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Morphing Marriage

“Know you not that from the beginning He created them male and female? For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” – Mark 10:6-9

Morph: (as verb) Change smoothly from one image to another by small gradual steps using computer animation techniques.
It’s changing as you read this, undergoing a steady morphing generating applause, condemnation, incessant commentary and general confusion. Marriages’ definition is under reconstruction, not for the first time, and the political, emotional and cultural stakes are immeasurable…

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May 7, 2012

I Was Born (Again) This Way

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I Was Born (Again) This Way
“And having been set free from sin you became slaves of righteousness.” -Romans 6:18
Pop singer Lady Gaga made a huge splash with a dance single extolling the virtues of self-love, self-congratulations and general self-celebration in her song Born This Way. The lyrics proclaim that whatever we are (with emphasis on our sexual passions) must be good simply because it is, the fact that it is meaning God intended it. Plenty of room for theological debate right there, in light of scripture’s clear explanation of our fallen nature, but never mind. A primary point the Lady makes is that birth endows us with certain attributes that must be acknowledged, embraced, trumpeted. To do less is to deny your primary self.

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May 3, 2012

Warts and All and Camera Ready

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Often those souls brave enough to admit they’ve had a problem with sexual sin feel compelled to give us the true dirt on their past, then air brush their current state, as in “I once was sleazy but now I’m completely delivered from that and never struggle, even in my thoughts or temptations.” Very understandable. Who, after all, wants to testify to an ongoing struggle with lust, then walk down the aisle knowing the rest of the congregation wonders who he’s mentally violating? Still, there must be a way for honesty and modesty to co-exist.

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May 2, 2012

Kept

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Kept “You who are kept by the power of God — “ -I Peter 1:5
I was baptized 40 years ago this month, then served God fervently for 7 years, spent the next 6 backslidden, then came home to my Father’s house in 1984 where I’ve happily resided since. 40 years, 34 of them lived in consistency.

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May 1, 2012

Married with Impact: Part 1 The Prayer Bond

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Married with Impact: Part I, The Prayer Bond

“ — and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.” – I Peter 3:7
Two areas of married life couples often neglect are two of its most important aspects, to my thinking: the Prayer Bond and the Sexual Bond.

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