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Preparing Your Children for Biblical Betrothal

God’s Design for Scriptural Romance
Part 3: Preparing Your Children for Biblical Betrothal

by John W. Thompson

 

The story is told of a famous traveling juggler who retired from his career and invested his entire life savings in a huge diamond. On the ship back to his homeland, where he intended to live out his remaining days, several fellow passengers recognized the well-known performer as he strolled on the upper deck and urged him to give one final, dazzling… Continue reading

Dealing With the Dating Dilemma

God’s Design for Scriptural Romance
Part 2: Dealing With the Dating Dilemma

by John W. Thompson

 

Much credit for this article goes to other godly men who have preceded me in their writings on this subject, such as Paul Jehle, Jim West, Reb Bradley, Jonathan Lindvall and Dr. S. M. Davis, to name a few. It is with sincere appreciation and recognition that I build upon their abiding contributions.

 

A marriage begun through dating is like a “house… Continue reading

Rediscovering the Timeless Truths

God’s Design for Scriptural Romance
Part 1: Rediscovering the Timeless Truths

by John W. Thompson

 

Several years ago a missionary related to our church how three ominous inroads from Western culture are destroying the morality of families in India — even families in Bible-believing churches. These pernicious intrusions are Western television, Western rock music, and Western dating and romance. We were familiar, of course, with the corrupting influences of Western television and rock music. These plagues of post-Christian culture… Continue reading

Counteracting Courtship Speculation

Counteracting Courtship Speculation

 

The following letter was written to address the negative affects of others openly speculating on who is a potential match for a man’s daughter…

 

Dear brothers,

 

I am writing to let you know of a situation we have just been through that has caused us a wee bit of discomfort. My aim is to help us all learn from it and to make it easier for each one of us as we seek to… Continue reading

Daughters And Marriage

Daughters And Marriage

by James Sherman

 

Recently my oldest son and I spent a day with a family that has a daughter his age. As the parents of these adult children we had arranged the meeting to allow them to meet one another in a protected and family-oriented atmosphere. There was a sense of joy and fellowship and some excitement for us all as we wondered how this meeting might develop. This will be the first of a series… Continue reading

Featured Gospel Message

Christ Died For The Ungodly

by Horatius Bonar

The divine testimony concerning man is, that he is a sinner. God bears witness against him, not for him; and testifies that "there is none righteous, no, not one"; that there is "none that doeth good"; none "that understandeth"; none that even seeks after God, and, still more, none that loves Him (Psa. 14:1-3; Rom. 3:10-12). God speaks of man kindly, but severely; as one yearning over a lost child, yet as one who will make no terms with sin, and will "by no means clear the guilty." <continued>