One of my childhood memories is watching the Little House On The Prairie series. The books I'd read came alive. I will forever picture "Pa" as Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert will always be "Half Pint" in my memories. I loved all the characters in the stories, but Harriet Nelson was a memorable character on …
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What Does The Bible Say About Couples Living Together Before Marriage?
** This article first appeared on BibleStudyTools.com. You can find the original article here. Not so long ago, when I was a teenager, a girl or boy who was known to have sex without marriage was known to be “loose” morally. By and large, it was seen as an act of rebellion. At the very …
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What Jesus Says About Divorce
Here are a few statistics I found online that may (or may not) surprise you. The U.S. has the sixth-highest divorce rate in the world. Some data indicates 40-50% of married couples file for divorce, but others say the actual divorce rate is nearer 30%. Of remarriages, 60% of second marriages and 73% of third …
Marriage and Divorce
Scripture has a way of stepping on our toes, of meddling in our business, doesn’t it? That’s because God isn’t some impersonal deity; He didn’t set the world in motion and then step away to see how things would turn out. God is intimately, sovereignly, and personally involved in our world. All things exist and …
The Adultery Test
How would you feel about taking an adultery test? In Numbers 5:11-31, there is a passage specifically addressed to women that describes how a woman could be found guilty or innocent if her husband had jealous thoughts about her and suspected she was having an affair. The process involved bringing the woman in question before …