Marriage and the Gift of Dying to Self
Marriage is not a curse to avoid or put off for a better time. It is a gift that creates a husband and wife and a blessed family.
Marriage
On ‘Anna Karenina’: A prescient critique of sexual disorder
Although he wrote long before the Sexual Revolution, Tolstoy anticipates the tragic effects of such an ethic on human life.
Wanted: The Perfect Family
Christians are not immune to the pain of broken families.
Reclaiming the Marriage Bed
God has created the marriage bed for procreation and to create intimacy and affection between husband and wife.
Changing the Narrative: Good Moms Can Be Good Wives, Too
Like workaholic dads, stay-at-home moms can feel torn between the claims of two roles. We are wives but also mothers, and sometimes …
The Joy of Subordination in Christ
Subordination need not be a burden; the Christian joyfully submits to Christ who provides for the good of those submitting to Him.
Male and Female He Created Them
“Male and female he created them,” the Scripture says. And in that creation, God ordered the relation of the man and the woman, of Adam and Eve.
Lutheran Witness: January 2022
The January issue of The Lutheran Witness reflects on God’s design for the relationship between men and women, which culminates in marriage, a reflection of God’s redeeming work for His children.
Do Not Be Deceived
As the Small Catechism teaches, we are to lead a chaste and decent life in what we say and do. We are to be discriminating, not promiscuous; we are to be faithful to whom God has called us to love and honor.
A Chaste and Decent Life
Chastity takes place throughout the entire life of the believer. It encompasses not simply the acts occurring in the bedroom, but the life we live together and before the world, in the clothes we wear, the jokes we tell, even the movies we watch.
Lutheran Witness: January 2021
The January issue of The Lutheran Witness discusses the “Chaste and Decent Life” to which Christians are called, in spite of a culture which has rejected it.
A wedding story
After a minute or so of this, Todd asked, “Pastor, what do you think was going on?” I said, “When it’s time, it’s time. Todd, it’s time.”