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Marriage
Marriage is an institution ordained by God, and a basic building block of decent societies. Uniting man and woman in permanent bonds of love, marriage models the relationship between Christ and his bride, the Church, while furnishing a stable environment for the rearing of children. Liberalized patterns of pre-marital sex and cohabitation, the relaxing of restrictions on divorce, and growing pressures for the legal recognition of same-sex partnerships have drastically altered both the conception and lived reality of marriage over the past several decades. Even among many Christians, an essentially contractual view of marriage now prevails over a more covenantal understanding of the institution.
The Case for Early Marriage
Amid our purity pledges and attempts to make chastity hip, we forgot to teach young Christians how to tie the knot.
July 31, 2009
Q & A: Tim Keller on 'The Meaning of Marriage'
Why the pastor says gender roles are changing and how the church can be more effective in promoting marriage.
November 1, 2011
Does the Bible Really Say All That About Romance?
The Bible pictures God as a passionate, pursuant, and perfect lover.
February 1, 2001
More on Marriage
Onward, Christian Couple
How marriages can survive deployment—with some help from the church.
May 22, 2013
Stay Sexy or Else? Well, Please Forgive These Mommy Hips
When the joy of sex gets replaced by the fear of not being sexy enough.
May 17, 2013
Desperate for Their MRS. Degrees
Pressure to put a ring on it can distract from other pursuits and callings.
May 16, 2013
'The Office' Shows Even TV Romance Isn't Picture-Perfect
How Jim and Pam's struggling marriage saved the show's final season.
May 16, 2013
Hey John Piper, Is My Femininity Showing?
The implications of allowing women to teach "indirectly."
April 26, 2013
Suffering Servants
Chronic pain and depression taught Joni Eareckson and Ken Tada to put each other's needs first.
April 25, 2013
Loving Someone Who's Starving For Perfection
Our relationships can't cure eating disorders.
April 22, 2013
I'm Sick of Hearing About Your Smoking Hot Wife
Sex in marriage beyond sayings, stereotypes, and Song of Solomon
April 19, 2013
Snap Judgments: Our Societal Obsession With Taking Pictures
Honoring God in over-captured, over-shared, picture-perfect lives
April 9, 2013
Remembering Edith Schaeffer, the Evangelical in Pearls and Chanel No. 5
She helped us see art and beauty's place in Christian life.
April 1, 2013
If the Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, What Next?
How churches and pastors should respond.
March 27, 2013
Hotter Than All the Fifty Shades in the World
How God's design for marital romance provides the "tension" for sustained passion.
March 8, 2013
'Guard Your Heart' Doesn't Mean Christians Can't Date
Finding wiser lessons in Proverbs 4:23.
March 4, 2013
It's Not Enough to Find "The One"
Why having the right convictions about marriage might be more important the choosing the right person.
February 18, 2013
Why C.S. Lewis Was Wrong on Marriage (and J.R.R. Tolkien Was Right)
Lewis surrendered his central conviction when he argued for "two distinct kinds of marriage."
December 5, 2012
'He's Just Not a Spiritual Leader,' and Other Christian Dating Myths
I've seen otherwise strong couples fall apart because the woman held an unfair spiritual standard for the man.
November 19, 2012
Christians Fight Israel's Marriage Ban
Without official recogition, evangelicals must travel abroad to get married. Will a lawsuit help?
November 6, 2012
Uganda Tells 1 Million Couples: You're Not Really Married
Unions hang in the balance as govt. restricts which churches can marry.
October 26, 2012
Dinesh D'Souza Resigns as President of The King's College
School may now shift from his emphasis on conservative politics.
October 18, 2012
CT Exclusive: Dinesh D'Souza Denies Infidelity
World magazine article is 'clear effort to destroy my career,' he says. World says it isn't.
October 17, 2012
Can Breadwinner Wives Be Happy?
That's the central question of Sandra Tsing Loh's latest 'Atlantic' essay. As a stay-at-home wife, I have a few suggestions.
October 11, 2012
Making Too Much of Marriage
The problem is not God's good gift of holy matrimony—it's when we desire it above all else, forgetting the Christian virtue of self-denial.
September 21, 2012
How Marriage Changed My View of Men
When you live side by side a flesh-and-blood man, stereotypes fall short.
September 11, 2012
My Perfect Husband, and the Death Trap of Comparing Marriages
The danger of making your own marriage the gold standard for all others.
September 5, 2012
The 'Just You Wait' Mantra: Is Marriage Really That Hard?
My husband and I have encountered much gloom and doom about marriage from older Christian couples. What gives?
August 17, 2012
Debunking the 'Homewrecker' Myth after Kristen Stewart's Affair
There's no such thing as 'the other woman' who acts completely alone.
August 15, 2012
Tackling Doubt after Divorce: Not Your Typical Chick-Lit Novel
Sarah Healy's 'Can I Get an Amen?' deals with faith and life in an honest, compelling way.
August 8, 2012
Why Gay Marriage Is More Than a Legal Issue
The marriage debate shouldn't drive us to outrage or panic.
July 27, 2012
The Religion of The Bachelorette and Reality TV: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
Emily Maynard, who demonstrated a few evangelical signs, had a faith choice to make.
July 23, 2012
Marital Submission and Syria's First Lady: A Lesson for Christian Women
Asma al-Assad's inaction over her husband's unjust rule holds an important lesson for married Christians.
July 19, 2012
Marriage for the 99%: Seeing Family as a Social Justice Issue
How research demonstrates that marital status can predict a person's socioeconomic status.
July 13, 2012
Why My Husband of Three Years and I Go to Marriage Counseling
Therapy is not just for couples in trouble.
June 14, 2012
I Am Not Charles Worley: The Plea of a Christian Who Opposes Gay Marriage
With the long election season looming ahead, I wish fellow Christians would extend a hermeneutic of grace to each other.
June 11, 2012
Seven things you don't know about interfaith marriage
Highlights from a nationally representative survey of 2,500 people, including an oversample of people in interfaith marriages. (Fox News)
Easter vs. Passover: In Interfaith Marriages, Mom's Faith Wins Out
For those couples who are trying to raise kids in both religions, I found it’s not really a level playing field. It turns out that children are much more likely to adopt the faith of their mother than the faith of their father. (NYT)
Hang in There, Mom and Dad
Mark Regnerus: I’ve been crunching NFSS numbers again, mostly assessing the sexual and relationship behaviors of young adults between ages 23-39. I don’t intend to make much of age-at-first-sex in my next book, but there are some interesting patterns worth noting. (Patheos)
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