Marriage Going Out of Style?
“The bottom line is that a heavily married society is a whole lot better off than one that’s not,” says David Popenoe, a professor of sociology at Rutger’s University and co-director of the National...
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“Boundless” Interview by Podcast
Boundless is a magnificent e-magazine and resource from Focus on the Family. I recently talked to friends at Boundless when I was in Colorado Springs, and I recorded an interview with them that is...
View ArticleThe Delay of Marriage and the Decline of Church Attendance
W. Bradford Wilcox of the University of Virginia has written a must-read article in the “Houses of Worship” column of The Wall Street Journal. Wilcox considers the impact of the expansion of the...
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The Case for (Early) Marriage
Shifts in a culture are often signaled by unexpected developments that represent far more than may first meet the eye. The cover story in the August 2009 edition of Christianity Today may signal such a...
View ArticleWaiting Too Long for Marriage
Young Christians are waiting a long time to marry. Is this a good idea? What keeps young people who are committed to honoring the Lord, from marrying those they fall in love with? Listen as Dr. Mohler...
View ArticleGetting Ready to Get Ready for Marriage
How can young people prepare themselves for marriage? On today’s program, Dr. Mohler discusses the things people can do to make sure they are readying themselves for marriage. Lisa Anderson and Steve...
View ArticleIs Living Together Really a Big Deal?
Is living together really such a big deal? In a post-modern culture, where people don’t really believe in the institution of marriage, is there any reason for couples to wait for the benefits of...
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Permanence Before Experience — The Wisdom of Marriage
Rightly understood, marriage is all about permanence. In a world of transitory experiences, events, and commitments, marriage is intransigent. It simply is what it is — a permanent commitment made by a...
View ArticlePermanence Before Experience: The Wisdom of Marriage
The onslaught of modernity has challenged basic assumptions about marriage that existed merely decades ago. Instead of marriage being the beginning of the permanence of experience between a man and...
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Must a Pastor Be Married? The New York Times Asks the Question
Is marriage a requirement for pastoral ministry? That question is not new, having been a major focus of debates at crucial points in church history, but it is being asked once again. Erik Eckholm of...
View ArticleThe Radical Concept of Virginity
The Telegraph [London] reports that evangelical college students in Britain are set to attend sessions on keeping their virginity. The paper’s coverage implies that sexual virginity among the young is...
View ArticleThe Briefing 09-19-13
1. More than an economic problem: The “lost” generation A generation ‘lost’ in the Job Hunt, Wall Street Journal (Ben Casselman and Marcus Walker) 2. After a “he-cession,” we are having a “she-covery”...
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