Marriage is not obsolete

Another Look by David Faust According to a widely publicized study reported by Time magazine and the Pew Research Center last November, almost four out of 10 (39 percent) of Americans believe marriage is becoming obsolete. This number is up considerably from 28 percent in a similar survey taken in 1978. The research also indicates […]

Keeping intimacy alive

Home Life by Bev and Phil Haas We’ve been married seven years. From careers to kids it seems there’s no shortage of distractions to sidetrack our sex life. What can my wife and I do to keep the passion alive in our marriage? Rick and Kay Warren say, “In our sex-obsessed culture, it’s amazing how […]

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Where You Live for April 3

by Dan Lentz 1. It’s impossible to give our full time and devotion to everything we have to do. But of the responsibilities you have right now, about which ones can you say, “I am fully committed to seeing this through”? What does that full commitment look like for you? Read 2 Timothy 2:8-19. 2. […]

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The Lesson and Life for April 3

by John M. Fuller “Memories may be beautiful and yet, what’s too painful to remember, we simply choose to forget . . . .” Hold on, Barbara Streisand (from the song “The Way We Were”); not so fast. Forgetting may work in the “la la land of Hollywood” but not in the real world. For […]

Leading the way for a new generation

The Editor’s Desk by Shawn McMullen I owned a Daniel Boone action figure when I was a boy. It was one of my favorite toys. Among other accessories, my 12-inch molded plastic wilderness hero came outfitted with a hatchet, a flintlock rifle, bear and beaver traps, and a removable coonskin cap. My action figure and […]