Showing posts with label marriage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marriage. Show all posts

Monday, February 10, 2014

Powerful Quote on Marriage

Join me in celebrating Marriage Week by offering accolades to the positive features of marriage.

What a powerful quote this is. Stop complaining about it. Make it work, people. My generation needs your example that one man, one woman marriage is worth it.



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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

FRC: Social Conservative Review

Family Research Council sends out this periodic email called The Social Conservative Review. This is just a sampling of the resources the latest email shares. It is an incredible resource! Share with your networks and join their email today.  

*SAMPLE*
The Social Conservative Review: An Insider's Guide to Pro-Family News--December 13, 2013
Legislation and Policy Proposals
"
Peonage for the Twenty-First Century," The Public Discourse
"Sam Rocha's Strange and Startling Philosophy of Education," First Things
"Schools Improve When Leaders Stop Rationalizing Mediocrity," Education Next
"How bad are the Common Core lessons on the Gettysburg Address?," Thomas B. Fordham Institute
"U.S. Achievement Stalls as Other Nations Make Gains," Education Week

Government Reform
Regulation
"Regulation Nation: Gov't regs estimated to pound private sector with $1.8T in costs," Fox News
"3 Examples of Government Regulation Gone Horribly Awry," PolicyMic
"Why Do We Have Excess Regulation, and Can We Get Rid of It?," National Review Online

Health Care
Abstinence
"
Why Abstinence Works...Even When it Doesn't," Independent Journal
"Sex and College Students: When 'just say no' doesn't work," Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission

Health care reform: ACA/Obamacare
"
Sex, Lies, and ObamaCare," The American Thinker
"Do we want more affordable health care? Then we need to leave health care to the free market," The Center for Vision and Values
"New Obamacare Headache: Is Your Enrollment Real?," ABC News
"Obamacare Enrollments May Not Be Real," Washington Free Beacon

Keep Reading... Family Research Council Social Conservative Review

Monday, December 30, 2013

FRC: Marriage Battle in Texas"Bowen to the Agenda, Not the Law"

Have I mentioned lately I love Family Research Council? What amazing information they send out!!

Here is a direct link to one of their emails from last week; in it it discusses the following item. It was significant enough as it deals with one man, one woman marriage, that I wanted to post it here for you as well.

Bowen to the Agenda, Not the Law (from 12/20/13 email)
While the American people are finally feeling the pain of same-sex "marriage," the courts seem intent on inflicting more. Yesterday, while the nation's eyes were on the most famous victim of the movement to redefine marriage, New Mexico became another.

By a unanimous vote, the judges invented a right for homosexuals to marry across the state, alleging that it was unconstitutional for voters to deny them the opportunity. "The members of the LGBT community do not have sufficient political strength to protect themselves from purposeful discrimination," they wrote (although Wednesday's events -- and the events of the past few years -- would strongly contradict that statement). Because of this "political powerlessness," the judges insisted, it was up to the court to step in and protect them. In their outrageous overreach, the court struck down the state's marriage laws -- making New Mexico the 17th state to create counterfeit marriage. While liberals take a victory lap, state conservatives are hunkering down to undo the court's damage. "If they are saying banning gay marriage is unconstitutional, we need to make it constitutional," said State Sen. Bill Sharer (R).

Sunday, July 28, 2013

My Post for the "Marriage Generation" Blog

I have the honor of being a contributor to this fantastic website: Marriage Generation. It is a collection of young adults who are working to make marriage cool again. Here is a sample of my latest piece. Keep reading on their site via the link below. 

Please note I have also added a direct link to their site in one of my main menu options.

Silent Cheerleaders
"I love following pop culture, technology advances, and fashion trends. When one monitors these things, one comes across many juicy tidbits on relationships’ of the famous. And as a Christian who is an advocate for lifetime marriage, I notice when marriages fall apart even among our cultural VIPs.

"There are a few couples in Hollywood I have my eye on right now. Unbeknownst to them, I’m the quiet cheerleader behind the laptop screen or the fashion magazine who is cheering when I see they are still together. It’s true, I pray for Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck; I’m in exhilarating awe at the marriage longevity for Faith Hill and Tim McGraw; I’m thankful that Jada Pinket Smith and Will Smith still make their marriage work--15 years and counting. My heart sings when I learn of a limelight marriage that has lasted for over 20 years. In celebration of Tom Hanks’ 25 year marriage milestone Parade Magazine took a look at 15 of the longest lasting marriages. I don’t expect Hollywood’s elites to have perfect marriages, but I celebrate when they stick it out.

"I realize personal life behind the public glamour is different all together; but I hope for their success. Angst creeps in when I consider the reality that – given the trend of marriages among the rich and famous – it is highly possibly their union may come to screeching halt.

"It’s true, I’m the one who grieves when a Hollywood couple’s marriage breaks down..." (keep reading)

Monday, July 22, 2013

Refreshing: Marriage Battle - All Is Not Lost

I've just come across a piece that is awash of encouragement. While I am not sure that I agree with all of what the author says, I see nuggest of gold. Here are a few of them from The Surest Way to Promote God's Good Plan for Marriage (by Dan Doriani)

  • Jesus defends one man one woman marriage in the gospels: "On the other hand, Genesis states and Jesus reaffirms God's good plan for marriage: "From the beginning the Creator made them male and female. . . . For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh" (Matt. 19:4-5). "
      
  • Quotes Russell Moore "...the gospel doesn't need family values to flourish: "Real faith often thrives when it is in sharp contrast to the cultures around it..."
  • "...this is hardly the first time an America court or legislature has promoted or tolerated actions contrary to biblical morality..."
  • "Waves of good marriages will make the case for God's plan more effectively than any state or federal law..."
  • We still have the freedom to promote traditional marriage (vs countries like China who are forced into abortions, not even having the freedom to promote or choose a certain value)
Take a peek at it yourself. And many thanks to Family Research Council for pointing me in the right direction of hope! (Sign up to join their regular Social-Conservative Issue Review email. It's a worthy email to receive!)

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Video: Every Day is Father's Day

The one man, one woman marriage case by the US Supreme Court will be announced tomorrow. On the eve of this announcement, I am reminded of how grateful I am for both a man, and a woman as my parents. There is nothing that can replace the role of married parents aka a mom ... and a dad.

To those who have not had that union represented in your own home: dads can also be in the face of a mentor, an amazing uncle or grandfather or even a fatherly figure in your community.

There is no one who can compare with the Father we all share - He's pretty crazy about you and He never fails. Here's to being leaders in our generation that applaud dads and make it popular again to be a culture that loves our earthly fathers and gives allegiance to our Heavenly One.

Every day is a day made by Pappa God... let me know what you think:



I've posted this and other favorite videos here, on a special tab of my blog.