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Who Is Getting Married Today?
Marriage rates are rising according to an article published in USA Today this week. They report about an expected rise in marriage rates over the next few years after a progressive decline since the...
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President Obama: “Love Is Love” Really?
Today's DOMA ruling is a historic step forward for #MarriageEquality. #LoveIsLove— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26, 2013 Via his Twitter account, President Obama declared the DOMA ruling from the...
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The Supreme Court and the Future of Marriage
June 26, 2013. Mark this day down in history. I haven’t lived long enough to remember too many historic moments. I remember where I was when the Challenger space shuttle exploded. I have an image...
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God’s Plan for Marriage: How to Respond to Cohabitation in the Church
Many of us would like to think that the church is immune to the growing trend of cohabitation prior to, or instead of, marriage. Unfortunately, this cultural trend has crept into the pews as fewer...
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The Prince and the Golfer
*Co-authored with Waylan Owens. Hunter Mahan and Prince William. Not two names you would put together naturally. But the two have caused a stir in the name of fatherhood by their respective decisions...
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Where Are All the Children? The Shrinking of Deutschland
It is no secret that the European economy is struggling. In the face of failing banks and bankrupt governments, however, the European Union has always looked to Germany as the lone economic bright spot...
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When a Man Is Not Really a Man
Women have been giving birth to children since the beginning of the world. Men, however, have apparently figured out how to accomplish this feat only recently. In fact, it seems quite popular these...
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Can a Child Have More Than Two Parents? California Says “Yes”
Earlier this month, California governor Jerry Brown signed into law a piece of legislation that allows children to have more than two legal parents. Since that time, there has been some legal wrangling...
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Guest Post: Redeeming Halloween
This is a guest post from my wife, Melanie. She originally wrote this post for Biblical Woman, the blog site for the Women’s Programs at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The post originally...
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Guest Post: What’s “Naughty or Nice” Got to Do with It?
This is a guest post from my wife, Melanie. She originally wrote this post for Biblical Woman, the blog site for the Women’s Programs at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The post originally...
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Will All the Ducks Fly Away?
“God, Family, Ducks…in that order.” So reads the Twitter profile of Jase Robertson, one of the stars of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” reality show. It looks like that saying is about to be tested. A&E...
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Guest Post: How to Embrace a Season of Stillness
This is a guest post from my wife, Melanie. She originally wrote this post for Biblical Woman, the blog site for the Women’s Programs at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The post originally...
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Good Reading: The Rights of Children: Biology Matters
There is an interesting article on the Public Discourse regarding anonymous gamete donation and the rights of children to know their biological parents. Here are some of the highlights: Now that many...
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Marriage Amendment
In what is now a string of cases decided by federal judges regarding state laws, U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia has struck down Texas’ constitutional amendment defining marriage as a relationship...
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Guest Post: The Heart of an Anxious Mom in the Hand of a Sovereign God
This is a guest post from my wife, Melanie. She originally wrote this post for Biblical Woman, the blog site for the Women’s Programs at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The post originally...
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Is There Such a Thing as a Christian Prenuptial Agreement?
About six weeks ago, I was contacted by Patricia Hartman asking me to read and review her book The Christian Prenuptial Agreement. She had read an earlier post in which I had disagreed with Dave...
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The Dark Side of Surrogacy
Thai surrogate mother says she's not angry with Australian couple who left baby born with Down syndrome: apne.ws/1shtffl— The Associated Press (@AP) August 03, 2014 The Associated Press released a...
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Guest Post: Homeschooling: 3 Things I’ve Learned
This is a guest post from my wife, Melanie. She originally wrote this post for Biblical Woman, the blog site for the Women’s Programs at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The post originally...
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Good Reading: Tracking Christian Sexual Morality in a Same-Sex Marriage Future
The Public Discourse has posted a very interesting article from Mark Regnerus on the connections between support for same-sex marriage and other issues related to sexual morality. Regnerus is associate...
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Guest Post: How Marriage Is a Good Thing
This is a guest post from my wife, Melanie. She originally wrote this post for Biblical Woman, the blog site for the Women’s Programs at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The post originally...
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