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November 2007
Jake was dying, and his wife, Becky, was maintaining a candlelight vigil by his side. She held his fragile...
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November 2007
Josh McDowell explains that, “An executive recruiter, a ‘head-hunter’ who goes out and hires corporation...
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November 2007
"This house," said the real estate salesman, "has both its good points and its bad points. To show you...
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November 2007
"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?" (Satchel Paige)
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November 2007
Economist Richard Layard believes that although people are getting wealthier and living more comfortably,...
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November 2007
In his book Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy, head coach of the Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts, wrote...
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November 2007
There is an ancient story about a man who hid his gold by burying it at the foot of a tree. Every week...
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Marriage, Family
Marriage, Family
In a recent survey reported by the media, the Pew Research Center surveyed 2,020 adults concerning their views of marriage and childbearing. The results were quite enlightening. Non-marital childbearing numbers rose to 36.8 percent of all births in 2005, up from 5.3 percent in 1960. In the 1990s, only about a third of these non-marital births were to women co-habiting with their partners. Now almost half of all out-of-wedlock births are to women co-habiting with their partners. In addition, 47 percent of people in their 30s and 40s have lived in a co-habiting relationship. In spite of the rise in co-habitation, 71 percent of those surveyed think that births to unwed women are a “big problem” and 59 percent believe unmarried couples having children is bad for society. The task is challenging for the contemporary church to hold up the ideals of a Christian marriage and family to a society that continues to de-value them.
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