This is fun and, I think, hits the mark. Read them and add some of your own. They’re, of course, not hard and fast, not of the “shall” but perhaps more of the “may” rubrics. So here are Anthony Esolen’s 20 Rules for whom to marry. He posted them on Touchstone’s blog, Mere Comments.
1. Don’t [...]
Dear Sisters in Christ,
Welcome to the Seminary!
For many of you, the “Great Adventure” now begins, for some, the adventure continues. We are all here for the same purpose, the Lord is calling our husbands to become pastors, and each one of us brings an individual talent to share with other student wives. As you begin [...]
Recently, I posted about Sen. Barack Obama’s answer, or non answer as it were, to Rick Warren’s question on when human rights begin, whether at conception or later? James Kushiner, at Mere Comments, the blog of Touchstone magazine, recently wrote about the state of children in Britain. What he reports is discouraging, especially since those [...]
Tagged abortion, Barack Obama, Human Rights, Infanticide, James Kushiner, Mere Comments, TouchstonePerhaps you are all familiar by now with Obama’s answer to Rick Warren’s question to both Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama on when does life begin, or as Warren put it, when do human rights begin. Obama quipped that it was above his pay grade (see Dr. Veith’s blog for more on this).
This [...]
There have been some misnomers out there that describe deaconesses as “nuns” or “mini-pastors.” This blog post hopes to develop a primer discussion of what a deaconess is and what she is not, and leave you to understand the important distinctions of both. In relation to what deaconesses are alongside any other offices, this will [...]
Tagged CTS, deaconess, LCMS, Women's OrdinationOn May 15 the California Supreme Court ruled that the state’s marriage laws are discriminatory and that homosexual couples will be allowed to apply for marriage licenses and get married. What a tragedy that the state of California has further sanctioned a sinful sexual relationship.
“California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George wrote for the majority [...]
Gary Chapman has gotten a lot of notoriety these last few years with his marital self help book, “The Five Love Languages.” According to him, the 5 categories of love languages are: Quality Time, Words of Affirmation, Gifts, Acts of Service and Physical Touch. He believes that we are programmed on some level [...]
Tagged Communication, Dating, love, MarriageEach day our lives are impacted by sin. It could be our own sinful actions and nature, the tragic effects of the earth itself being corrupted (disasters, for example), and the sinful actions of others perpetrated against us. An example of the latter is abusive relationships. I don’t have first-hand experience, neither abusing nor [...]
Tagged Abuse, Domestic Violence, escape, freedomMen, in particular: PAY ATTENTION. If I hear one more person say “Oh, Valentine’s Day is a card/candy company’s holiday,” especially men, I am going to wretch. It’s like saying, “I’m not going to buy hamburgers to grill on the Fourth of July, or watch any fireworks…” Scrooge! From a woman’s perspective, [...]
Tagged love, romance, Valentine's DayBut What about Me? Help and Hope for Women Whose Husbands are Considering the Pastoral Ministry
by Julie Stiegemeyer
“Now the LORD said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. …So Abram went, as the LORD had told him, and Lot went [...]
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