Tag Archives: Marriage
Silver Splitters
On Wednesday, January 15th, my wife and I are hoping to celebrate our 48th wedding anniversary. We’re grateful our partnership has come this far! Especially in the season of life when we hear about what is termed “gray divorce.” Another unflattering way to describe these late-in-life divorcees is "silver splitters.”
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Bernie Littman, Divorce, John M. Gottman, Marjorie Fiterman, Marriage, Robert W. Levenson, silver splitters
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Self Evident: The Cradle of Marriage with Scott Phelps
It is no secret that our culture's view of marriage, family, and sexuality are skewed. For young people, this confusion is particularly evident with casual nature in which sexuality is addressed in sex education classes given in the government school system. In this episode, Jenna and Alyssa sit down with Scott Phelps to address the issues of marriage and sexuality head on.
Posted in Education, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life, Sexuality
Tagged family, Marriage, public school, Scott Phelps, sexuality, The National Marriage Campaign
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What’s the Issue with Contraception?
In a couple of previous articles, we looked at an intriguing push for male contraceptives. In that article, I emphasized that the push for male contraceptives seems to be yet another example of The Lie—the idea that men and women are exactly alike in every way.
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged children, contraception, family, Marriage
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A&M Partnership: 20th Anniversary Banquet
Please plan to join us for our 20th Anniversary Celebration in the Chicago area on October 10th.
Tagged A&M Partnership, banquet, family, Marriage
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“Against Abortion Except for Rape/Incest?” Part 1
As I’ve worked in pro-life ministry and talked with many people about abortion, I've noticed that the basic positions on the matter tend to fall into three main groups. On one side, I hear shouts of "my body, my choice!" and "abortion is healthcare!"
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life
Tagged Abortion, incest, Marriage, rape
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The Rise of a Sad Demographic: How Christians Should Respond to the So-Called DINKWADs
DINKs are couples who have “taken over social media,” according to Christian podcast host and 2024 Illinois Family Institute banquet speaker Allie Beth Stuckey. Other thoughtful commentators like Steve Deace recently analyzed the DINK group and went so far as to ask if this group would be the death of the U.S.! Increasingly we are hearing of and learning more about this present and deeply disturbing demographic challenge of childless adults. How ought Christians think of and respond to this trend?
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life, Sexuality
Tagged Allie Beth Stuckey, dink, DINKWADs, Dr. Robert Woodberry, family, Marriage, Michael Knowles, Steve Deace
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To Thee I Pledge Thee My…Trough??
The parties shall remain nameless, but since both are now deceased, I feel at liberty to repeat this story. At the wedding rehearsal the evening before the big event, the bride and groom were practicing their traditional vows. Apparently, the groom was unfamiliar with the term “troth,” an old English term meaning “my word”...
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Culture, family, John Gottman, Malcolm Gladwell, Marriage, marriage vows, vows
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Happy Tradwives and Mother’s Day
We have become a society of neologisms. But you likely know that. Even if you don’t know what the word means. Webster explains this is a noun used to describe “a new word, usage, or expression.” A few examples include beatnik, cyberspace, and workaholic.
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Anne Helen Petersen, Caitlin Clark, Emily McGowin, families, Kelsey Kramer McGinnis, Marriage, Mother's Day, tradwives
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Christian, Do Your Duty: Vote!
Every American citizen has, among other things, the right and responsibility to vote. If too many fail to take this responsibility seriously, it allows for a few, with bad intentions, to transform the state into an oligarchy or dictatorship!
Posted in Faith, Federal, Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, America, children, citizen, Culture, duty, elections, family, John Wycliffe, Marriage, Ten Commandments, U.S. Constitution, Voting
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The Importance of Being Married. Some Thoughts About Love on Valentine’s Day
If there is one thing that our cultural leaders are not very earnest about anymore, it is marriage. There is much ado made about dating and the wedding ceremony itself, but how to succeed in marriage itself is given little attention. Statistics indicate that approximately half of marriages end in divorce. This is more than scandalous, it is destructive to the nation and dreadfully harmful to children, to say nothing about how God vies such things!
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty
Tagged children, Christ, dating, family, love, Marriage, men, Valentine's Day, women
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