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Category Archives: Sex
Eating Together
“These words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall talk of them when you sit in your house…” (Deuteronomy 6:6-7). The family sitting at the table … Continue reading
Posted in drugs, Family, Money, Parenting, Sex, Stats
Tagged alcohol, cnn, cornell, Deuteronomy 6, drugs, eatting together, economics, electronics, in the news, nutrition, Parenting, purdue, Sex, television, the university of minnesota, tobacco, value of family meal
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In The News: The Get Out of Jail Free Card
Do you remember playing the board game Monopoly? There is a “Get Out of Jail Free” card that can be drawn from the Chance or Community Chest cards. This card can be saved and played when needed. This is how … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Homosexuality, Marriage, Sex
Tagged book of order, completeness of revelation, conscience or Bible, creed book, general assembly presbyterian church, get out of jail free card, gopusa, holy spirit subjective guidance, in the news, michael l. brown, monopoly, onenewsnow, pandora's box, pcusa, presbyterian church, same sex marriage, time to leave presbyterian church
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Thoughts on Male-Female Interaction
Charles Hill (now deceased) taught a class call “The preacher’s life and work,” at the school of preaching I attended. He advised that preachers should avoid being alone with a female in counseling, Bible study, or personal visits, or in any other … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Marriage, Preachers, Preaching, Sex, Temptation
Tagged anita hill, appearance to others, avoid alone situaions with opposite sex, charles hill, clarence thomas syndrom. clarence thomas, counseling, false accusation, gossip, jealousy, joseph and potiphar's wife, reputation, rumors, suspicion, tamar and amnon, temptation, the preachers life and work, watch the money and the honey
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In The News: Auctioning Virginity
CBS reported on April 30, 2014 – “An American medical student is auctioning off her virginity to the highest bidder… the top offer currently stands at $550,000… using the alias ‘Elizabeth Raine’… the 28-year-old self-proclaimed virgin said she is willing … Continue reading
Ethics: Sex (part 1)
Sex is very much a part of the American life. “The Pill” was introduced to American married women in 1960. Since 1972, “The Pill” has been available to both married and non-married women. “In 2008, Americans spent $3.5 billion on … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, History, Sex, Stats
Tagged adultery, bill clinton, cohabitation, e.d. drugs, elliot spitzer, ethics, extramartial sex, fornication, john edwards, jon gosselin, mark sanford, poverty, premarital sex, prostitution, Sex, std, stephen dubner, steven levitt, super freakonomics, the index of leading cultural indicators, the pill, tiger woods, welfare
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Marital Issues
When marriage is what it is supposed to be it is wonderful. Husbands are to “so love their wives as their own bodies” (Ephesians 5:28) and “even as Christ loved the church, and gave himself for it” (Ephesians 5:28). Wives … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Marriage, Money, Sex, Tongue
Tagged children, communication, expectations, family, husband, inlaws, intimacy, marriage, mixed religious marriages, money, religious differences, roles in home, tongue, upbringing, wife, words
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In The News: Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager is a wise man. I enjoy his weekly Fireside Chats. Rarely do I miss viewing this weekly program. His Rational Bible Commentary series on the Torah contains some good thoughts. However, no one should be blindly followed. All … Continue reading →