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This has long been one of my favorite poems. It never ceases to inspire me whenever I reread its timeless message: The Bridge Builder An old man, going a lone highway, Came, at the evening, cold and gray, To a chasm, vast, and deep, and wide, Through which was flowing a sullen tide. The old [...]

What is the basis for the marriage covenant that God instituted? We see in the very beginning that God instituted marriage because of His unique creation of the sexes. When a man leaves his father and mother and cleaves unto his wife, they become one flesh and God joins them together in a lifelong union. [...]

No doubt the crowd that was gathered around Jesus that day felt like they were trying to drink water from a fire hydrant. For years they had been living under the life-draining traditions that the Pharisees held up as the epitome of a law-abiding citizen. Now Jesus was promising them new life as a citizen [...]

Research by George Barna indicates that approximately 1 in every 3 married couples gets divorced. This statistic is the same for both Christians and non-Christians. Barna’s statistics further reveal that among married “born-again” Christians, 24% have gotten divorced 2 or more times. In How Long Does Marriage Last?, the first post in this series on [...]