“I, Benjamin take thee Annie, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health.” Â Â Â In 1876 when Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851-1921; pictured above) made this vow to his bride, Annie Kinkead, he meant […]
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By my favorite living Christian author, Philip Yancey, in his October 16, 2016 blog at http://www.philipyancey.com , adapted from his book A Skeptic’s Guide to Faith, Zondervan, 2009 (previously published as Rumors of Another World, 2003). —————– Â Â Â Elk rutting season has just ended in Colorado, and thousands of spectator-filled cars lined the roads
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   Mike and Connie, the text I have chosen for your wedding is from the story of another wedding, the story of Isaac and Rebekah in Genesis 24. Isaac’s father, Abraham sent his servant on a long journey, back to Abraham’s hometown, in order to find a suitable wife for Isaac. The servant prayed
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By Garrett Kell, posted February 27, 2015 at: http://www.garrettkell.com/till-death-part-keeping-vow-till-end/ ——————————— A member of our church named Julie recently shared the story of her Grandparent’s love:    My Grandparents truly had a lifetime love affair.  Their marriage was not perfect, but was marked by a consistent, devoted, and tender love for one another.    Their love
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Above: American Gothic, Grant Wood, 1930 ——————————— By Mark Regnerus in the December 4, 2014 issue of First Things.  Regnerus is associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin.    I have a good marriage.  Is it a great marriage?  I don’t know.  Do we squabble?  Plenty.  Do either of us feel
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Above: Robertson and Muriel McQuilkin ————— Adapted from an article at:  www.familylife.com    They met as students at Columbia Bible College.  Robertson McQuilkin remembers sitting behind her in chapel, watching Muriel Webendorfer run her “lovely, artistic fingers” through her “lovely, brown hair.”  As they began spending time together, he discovered Muriel was “delightful, smart,
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By Rev. William Willimon in Pastor, pages 257-260, Abingdon Press, 2002 (adapted). Â Â Â (…continued) Â When Jesus wanted to change the world, he summoned a rather ordinary group of inexperienced, not overly talented folk to be his disciples. Â This is the typical way Jesus does revolution. Â Although to the world such means may seem hopelessly
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By Randy Alcorn; February 1, 2016 blog at: http://www.epm.org/    (…continued)  Many years ago my wife and I were in a home Bible study in our church.  The group had been meeting three months when someone mentioned in passing that one of the couples wasn’t married.  I called the group leader and asked if this
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By Randy Alcorn; February 1, 2016 blog at: http://www.epm.org/    The most commonly quoted (and often misunderstood) verse in churches is no longer John 3:16 but Matthew 7:1, “Judge not.”  Ironically, people who routinely violate what the verse is really saying quote the verse to justify their own failure to assist other people in following Jesus.  Hence,
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By Ed Stezter, in a August 25, 2015 Blog, “Life is Eternal; Don’t Have an Affair” at: http://www.Christianitytoday.com ———————————– This week, we’ve found that it’s not as simple as the Ashley Madison site would like its (former) users to think.  “Life is short.  Have an affair.”  So they say. Get caught.  Lose your reputation.  Lose
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