Jack Bivans Unshackled

For decades Jack Bivans has been one of the radio voices on Unshackled!, the radio theater produced by Chicago's Pacific Garden Mission for over 50 ...

The Early Church's Take on Sex

Not a single church father can be found who did not assume that Christians should remain chaste before marriage.

In the early second century, the Roman ...

Why Spy Robert Hanssen Betrayed the U.S.

In SPY: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America, author David Wise tells of his exclusive meetings with Dr. David Charney, ...

Rejected Husband Burns Family Cash

How painful is divorce? What kind of emotions does it produce? Consider one Swedish man. When his wife filed for divorce, he cashed in all their investments—worth ...

"The Sound of Music": Facing Your Calling

The classic film The Sound of Music is about a candidate for the convent (Julie Andrews) who is searching for God's will for her life. She has trouble ...

Woman Wants God but Not Morality

Philip Yancey wrote of a friend of his named Susan, a Christian who told Yancey "that her husband did not measure up and she was actively looking ...

Ruth Bell Graham on Marriage

Ruth Bell Graham says:

"When we dated, we had our ups and downs. I had always thought I should go to Tibet as a missionary, and one day Bill said ...

Rocker Rod Stewart Wants Short-Term Wedding Vows

"I think [marriage] vows should be changed, because they've been in existence for 600 years, when people used to live until they were only 35. ...

Destruction of Marriage in England

England's chief rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, said:

"The extraordinary institution—marriage—which brought together sexuality, emotional kinship, and the creation ...

Giving Advice

An efficiency expert concluded a lecture with a note of caution: "You don't want to try these techniques at home."

"Why not?" asked ...