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A series exploring what the Bible teaches about marriage, singleness, motherhood, the workplace, church ministry, sexual purity, true beauty and relationships.

Friday Evening Session

According to the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, “Perceived social isolation (PSI) (loneliness) is linked to increased risk of chronic disease and mortality, and previous research has implicated up-regulated inflammation and down-regulated antiviral gene…

The so-called experts, whoever they are, gave us a list of things that are good for us. Things like organic foods, saunas, full-fat dairy, to-do lists, leg exercises, and turmeric. One thing that is good for us that is even more surprising than the above is holding hands. The University of Colorado tells…

Loneliness may be one of the biggest threats to public health. In a survey of 20,000 adults conducted by Ipsos for the health insurer Cigna, nearly fifty-percent of Americans indicated they were feeling alone or left out. They say that they don’t have meaningful relationships and rarely feel understood.…

Elon Musk is one of the most successful businessmen in history. He is one of the only people to start four billion-dollar companies. He started PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX, and Solar City. He even put his own convertible in space. He asks aloud, “How do you make yourself happy without anyone to share your…

Brad Wilcox, a sociology professor at the University of Virginia is also the director of the National Marriage Project. In an interview in World Magazine he states that “Men who work diligently, attend church with their spouse regularly, are emotionally engaged in their marriages, and don’t abuse drugs…

Perhaps the newest trend in the continuing saga of attacking the institution of marriage is the number of longtime single people who are now having full ceremonies in which they marry themselves. Called sologamy, it is popular in places like Brooklyn and San Francisco. Erika Anderson, 37, recently tied…

Glen Campbell, who wrote the lyrics to the song ‘I’m Not Gonna Miss You’?” is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. On their anniversary, his wife Kim blogged, “Thirty-four years is a monumental testament to love, faith, selflessness, and commitment. “ I will always celebrate our family’s life and love…

According to Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for National Review, families provide the foundation people need to be successful in a challenging and chaotic world. Ponnuru says that abundant evidence shows that children generally do better academically, economically, and behaviorally “when they are raised…

Chris Dempsey overheard a coworker talking about his cousin who was in desperate need of a liver donor. Chris, a former Marine now working for Village of Frankfort, IL volunteered. After testing he donated more than half of his liver to save the life of Heather Krueger. The two had never met before the…

China has created a problem. For years they had a one-child policy and as a result prospective parents aborted their child when they found out it was a girl. Now they have a shortage of women that rises to the level of a crisis. Zhejiang University economics professor Xie Zuoshi has a possible solution.…

When Professor Robert Oscar Lopez was very young, too young to remember his dad, his parents divorced. His mother began a relationship with a woman who also had kids. They moved in together permanently when Robert was a teenager. In 2012 Lopez shared his view publicly that his same-sex upbringing was…

Not surprisingly another study has concluded that God’s plan for couples is best. The study reported in the New York Times found ‘that being married makes people happier and more satisfied with their lives than those who remain single – particularly during the most stressful periods, like midlife crises.’…

Research shows that married people tend to be healthier overall but a new study from Michigan State University indicates that people in contentious marriages are much more likely to develop heart disease or suffer a heart attack or stroke than their more happily wed contemporaries. Now instead of just…

According to an article in the National Review, marriage is essential to the growth of our economy and the best social program of all. Heritage Foundation economist Stephen Moore writes “that marriage with a devoted husband and wife in the home is a far better social program than food stamps, Medicaid,…

Marriage is still an important element in our culture. For many, the wedding is a major life event that requires detail planning. Perhaps none has planned like Rearna Ackord, a 22-year-old British woman who has spent six months planning her wedding down to the tiniest detail. She has picked out a church,…

The phrase, “the two shall become one. . .” took on a new meaning when Kyle Froelich married Chelsea Clair, the donor of his transplanted kidney. http://www.13wmaz.com/news/watercooler/article/251019/155/Ind-Woman-Who-Donated-Kidney-Weds-Organ-Recipient- (accessed 10-27-2013) While it is unusual for…

After 80 years, and over 100 descendents later, Jose Riella and Martina Lopez of Paraguay had a religious ceremony to augment their civil union from 40 years previous. It just goes to show that it is never too late to do the right thing. –Jim L. Wilson http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2463150/Paraguayan-groom-103-marries-99-year-old-bride-80-years-together.html…

In a new book, How The West Really Lost God, Author Mary Eberstadt argues that we are not losing the family because we are losing God, but rather the exact opposite. It is the breakdown of the family that is causing the decline in religious belief. Religious decline comes first, then family decline.…

The Cable Television network Oxygen proposed a new reality show called All My Babies’ Mamas. The show was about a rap artist who has 11 children with 10 women. Thankfully, public disgust was such that they pulled the show. It is a sad commentary on the state of entertainment that they could even consider…

In the current rush to certify Homosexual marriage, many are neglecting to understand the purpose of Marriage. Jordan Lorence, senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom recently talked about that purpose. “When two people apply for a marriage license, the government doesn’t ask them to prove their…

Victor Cruz is an NFL star with a modern lifestyle. He lives with his girlfriend and their child. Even Time Magazine can see the hypocrisy in a confessed Christian living such a lifestyle. They asked, “You’re Catholic, and you have a kid with your girlfriend, who is also your manager. Why haven’t you…

Yogi Berra and his wife Carmen have been married 63 years. Sports historians recognize Berra as the greatest living Yankee baseball player and he literally has a museum full of memorabilia from his years as a Yankee player, coach, and manager. (The museum is in Upper Montclair, New Jersey) His teammates…