Laura Bush on Abstinence

During her 2006 trip to West Africa, First Lady Laura Bush said:

"I'm always a little bit irritated when I hear the criticism of abstinence, because ...

Augustine on Abstinence

Total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Augustine on Lust

Seeing women when you go out is not forbidden, but it is sinful to desire them or to wish them to desire you, for it is not by tough or passionate feeling ...

Destroyer Ignored "Friendly" Missile

During the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict, the British Royal Navy felt that its ships were safe from attack because of a sophisticated defense system ...

The Danger of "Hydraulic Fluid" Holiness

There was quite a mix-up at the Duke University Hospitals in Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina. Sometime in November 2004, maintenance workers had drained ...

Stained Sofa Symbolizes Our Sinfulness

Pastor and author John Ortberg shares this humorous story that pointedly conveys the truth about human nature.

Many years ago, early on in our marriage, ...

Girl Honored to Be God's Temple

Flannery O'Connor's short story A Temple of the Holy Ghost tells of a precocious 12-year-old girl and two country boys who have come to court ...

Patricia Heaton on Walking Out

"What was passing for humor basically ranged from stupid to vulgar—and I just thought, 'I'm not going to be a part of this.'" ...

When Tempted, Think of Christ's Sacrifice

Author and pastor John Piper says:

We must not give a sexual image or impulse more than five seconds before we mount a violent counterattack with the mind. ...

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 ...