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Popular Website Facilitates Extramarital AffairsPrinter view
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Topics: Adultery, Covetousness, Deceit, Flesh, Hypocrisy, Infidelity, Internet, Intimacy, Lies, Lust, Lying, Marriage, Media, Men, Mind, Sex, Sexual immorality, Sin, Sinful nature, Technology, Unfaithfulness, Wife, Women, World, Worldliness
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Stories, Women
References: Exodus 20:14, Exodus 20:17, Proverbs 7, Proverbs 25:28, Hosea 1:1-2:1, Hosea 3, Hosea 4, Hosea 9, Matthew 5:27-30, Mark 10:6-12, Romans 6:12, Romans 12:2, 1 Corinthians 6:9-20, 1 Corinthians 7, Ephesians 5:3, Colossians 3:5, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7, Hebrews 13:4, 1 Peter 2:11
Tone: Warn

Have you heard about the personals website designed to facilitate extramarital affairs? Log on and you have immediate access to thousands of men and women willing to kick their vows to the curb for a no-strings-attached sexual tryst. And should you want to use the site to have an affair, the designers behind the site have worked hard so that no one will ever know about your misdeeds. For example, ...


How Often Mothers Get a Date NightPrinter view
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Topics: Children, Commitment, Covenant, Dedication, Devotion, Fatherhood, Fathers, Father's Day, Focus, Husbands, Love, Love, romantic, Marriage, Marriage, Duty, Men, Motherhood, Mothers, Mother's Day, Parenthood, Parenting, Parents, Relationships, Romance, Sacrifice, Spouses, Vows, Wives, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Statistics, Women, Women, Youth & Children
References: Genesis 2:18-25, Proverbs 5:18, Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 19:14, Proverbs 31, Ecclesiastes 9:9, Ephesians 5:22-33, Colossians 3:19, 1 Peter 3:7
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

How often married women, ages 25-50, with two or more children, say they have a date night with their spouse:

  • Once a week or more often: 4 percent
  • Once a month or more often: 21 percent
  • Once every 2-3 months: 21 percent
  • Once every 4-6 months: 18 percent
  • Once every 7 months or less often: 36 percent


Most Common Complaints Men Have About Women—and Vice VersaPrinter view
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Topics: Communication, Conflict, Disunity, Division, Factions, Fighting, Gender differences, Grace, Husbands, Impatience, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Men, Patience, Spouses, Unity, Wives, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Women, Women
References: Romans 12:10, Romans 15:7, Galatians 3:28, Ephesians 5:22, Colossians 3:10, James 1:19
Tone: Warn

University of Louisville psychologist Michael Cunningham recently did an extensive study of the most common complaints men and women have about each other. Here is what he discovered.

The most common complaints men have concerning women include:

  • the silent treatment
  • bringing up past transgressions
  • being too hot or too cold
  • being critical
  • being stubborn and refusing to give in

The most common complaints ...


"The Waltons": Unequally YokedPrinter view
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Topics: Agnosticism, Atheism, Belief, Children, Choices, Covenant, Decisions, Faith, Fatherhood, Fathers, Husbands, Love, romantic, Marriage, Marriage, Duty, Men, Motherhood, Mothers, Parental Duties, Parental Duty, Parenthood, Parenting, Parents, Relationships, Romance, Spouses, Wives, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Movies & TV, Women, Women
References: 1 Corinthians 7, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

The Waltons was a popular television series in the 1970s that told the story of a large family living in Virginia during the Depression era. An episode from the show's eighth season, entitled "The Lost Sheep," focuses on Erin Walton (Mary Beth McDonough), the fourth oldest of seven children. She has been dating a young army officer named Ashley (Jonathan Frakes) off and on for a few years. While on ...


Top Cosmetic Surgeries in 2008Printer view
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Topics: Appearance, Beauty, Body, human, Carnality, Contentment, Coveting, Faultfinding, Flesh, Judging others, Lifestyle, Perfection, Satisfaction, Self-image, Self-worth, Sex, Vanity
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Pop Culture, Statistics, Women
References: 1 Samuel 16:7, 2 Samuel 11:2-5, Proverbs 6:25, Proverbs 31:30, John 7:24, Galatians 2:6, 1 Peter 3:3-5
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

Top cosmetic surgeries in 2008:

  • Breast augmentation: 355,671
  • Liposuction: 341,144
  • Eyelid surgery: 195,104
  • Nose reshaping: 152,434
  • Tummy tuck: 147,392


"Fireproof": Being Christ-like to Our SpousesPrinter view
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Topics: Christlikeness, Commitment, Covenant, Cross, Dedication, Devotion, Divorce, Faithfulness, human, Husbands, Love, Love, romantic, Marriage, Marriage, Duty, Men, Perseverance, Perspective, Relationships, Romance, Sacrifice, Self-denial, Selfishness, Selflessness, Self-sacrifice, Servanthood, Spouses, Trials, Vows, Wives, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Men, Movies & TV, Women
References: Genesis 2:24, Malachi 2:13-16, Matthew 10:38-39, Matthew 19:3-9, Mark 10:2-12, Luke 16:18, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Corinthians 6:9-20, Ephesians 5:21-33, Hebrews 13:4
Tone: Commend

Fireproof is the story of Caleb and Kathryn Holt, a couple that is considering divorce after seven years of marriage. In one last attempt to salvage their marriage, Caleb's father asks Caleb to try a 40-day experiment he calls The Love Dare. Caleb agrees. In this scene Caleb (Kirk Cameron), a firefighter, has reached the half-way mark of the experiment. He calls his father (Harris Malcom) to talk ...


Man Shares Memory of Mother's Faithful WitnessPrinter view
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Topics: Caring, Childrearing, Children, Death, Eternal life, Faith, Family, Heaven, Home, Hope, Joy, Love, Motherhood, Mothers, Mother's Day, Parental Duties, Parental Duty, Parental Influence, Parenthood, Parenting, Parents, Perspective, Priorities, Relationships
Filters: Everyday Disciples, Marriage & Sex, Stories, Women, Youth & Children
References: Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 22:6, Proverbs 31:10-31, Ephesians 5:25, Colossians 3:21, 2 Timothy 1:5, Titus 2:4-5, 1 Peter 3:3-4
Tone: Commend

A few years ago, ChristianityToday.com asked readers to share how much their mothers and grandmothers meant to them. In response, Bill Fix, of Taylor, Michigan, shared a moving testimony about his mother's faithful witness:

[Mom] grew up around the coal mines where her daddy worked, deep in the mountainous regions of Virginia. She came from a large, poverty-stricken family, so she learned how to be ...


A Day in the Life of a MotherPrinter view
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Topics: Caring, Childrearing, Children, Expectations, Family, Home, Love, Motherhood, Mothers, Mother's Day, Parental Duties, Parental Duty, Parental Influence, Parenthood, Parenting, Parents, Pressure, Priorities, Relationships, Stress, Time, Women
Filters: Humor, Stories, Women, Youth & Children
References: Exodus 20:12, Deuteronomy 5:16, Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 15:20, Proverbs 19:26, Proverbs 20:20, Proverbs 23:22, Proverbs 31:10-31, Ephesians 5:25-33, Ephesians 6:1-3, Colossians 3:19-20
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

The Fantasy: As your little ones sit quietly at the kitchen table and hum along with Beethoven, they absorb their age-appropriate encyclopedias. Meanwhile, you recreate the map of the U.S. using homemade sugar cookies. Ahhh, you think to yourself. This is what life's all about.

The Reality: Your little darlings simultaneously shriek, "Mine!" as they rip the latest Bob the Builder coloring book in two. ...


The Jekyll and Hyde Nature of MotherhoodPrinter view
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Topics: Caring, Carnality, Childrearing, Children, Family, Flesh, Flesh, sinful nature, Home, Human condition, Human nature, Life, Lifestyle, Love, Motherhood, Mothers, Mother's Day, Parental Duties, Parental Duty, Parental Influence, Parenthood, Parenting, Parents, Pressure, Priorities, Relationships, Self-control, Sin, Sinful nature, Spiritual formation, Spiritual warfare, Stress, Temptation, Temptation, resisting, Time, Women
Filters: Everyday Disciples, Stories, Women, Youth & Children
References: Exodus 20:12, Deuteronomy 5:16, Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 15:20, Proverbs 19:26, Proverbs 20:20, Proverbs 23:22, Proverbs 31:10-31, Romans 7:7-25, Galatians 5:18-25, Ephesians 5:25-33, Ephesians 6:1-3, Colossians 3:19-20, James 1:13-15
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

A transformation occurred in me with the birth of my children. I traded in that professional look for sweatpants. I found myself at the park with my children, looking at working women and thinking, I'd like to be doing that.

But the transformation went deeper than trading my business suit for a pair of sweatpants. There was something else going on when I had children. I knew my life had been invaded ...


Fairy-tale MotherhoodPrinter view
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Topics: Caring, Childrearing, Children, Culture, Family, Home, Love, Motherhood, Mothers, Mother's Day, Parental Duties, Parental Duty, Parental Influence, Parenthood, Parenting, Parents, Perspective, Pressure, Priorities, Relationships, Stress, Time, Women
Filters: Marriage & Sex, Stories, Women, Youth & Children
References: Genesis 16, Genesis 29:31-30:23, Exodus 20:12, Deuteronomy 5:16, Ruth 1:1-4:22, 1 Samuel 1:1-20, Proverbs 10:1, Proverbs 15:20, Proverbs 19:26, Proverbs 20:20, Proverbs 23:22, Proverbs 31:10-31, Matthew 1:1-2:18, Luke 1:1-2:52, Ephesians 5:25-33, Ephesians 6:1-3, Colossians 3:19-20
Tone: Warn

A quick look at our culture shows that idealized images of motherhood are inaccurate, and Scripture reveals the same. Ruth was left childless and widowed at a young age. Rachel, Hannah, and Sarah were infertile. Eve and Mary lost sons under terrible circumstances. Two mothers of two kings, both named Ahaziah, encouraged their sons to be wicked and unjust. The Prodigal Son acted with terrible disrespect ...

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