“Marriage is a glorious thing, and this truth has ramifications. There were two aspects of the Israelite camp in the wilderness that ought never go together: the Shekinah glory in the sky and the grumbling on the ground. Far too many Christian marriages are like this. Husbands and wives complain and moan in the midst …
Missing Gratitude
“Arthur Herman argued that the Scots actually invented the modern world. In a sense, the Westminster Assembly invented the Scots who did this remarkable thing. A theological assembly in London wrote a spiritual constitution for the people who were like the kitchen workers at a huge banquet — behind the scenes, making everything possible” (5 …
Ugly Pills
“Remember that being discontented is like taking ugly pills, and they are addictive — you will find yourself still taking them even after you get married” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. xiii).
Discontent Is Portable
“Discontent is very rarely fixd by rearranging the furniture or by walking from over here to over there. Wherever you go, there you are” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. xii).
An Exuberant Group
“And the Puritans loved the arts, wore brightly colored clothing, smoked and drank, and loved making love to their wives. They were an exuberant group, full of, as the French might say, les beans” (5 Cities, p. 138).
And With No Way to Find That Out
“The great problem with discontented people (and that means discontented husbands and wives) is that they are the most unteachable people on earth” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. xii).
What We Actually Did
“One of our cultural commonplaces is that the Puritans were dour iconoclasts, capable of smashing beautiful things in cathedrals, but incapable of producing anything of literary merit. But if we examine the works produced in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by men who were either Puritans or establishment Protestants, what do we find? These men …
Which Rarely Turns Out Well
“Domineering fathers and manipulative mothers are frequently tempted to use the courtship model as a way of controlling their children instead of serving them” (From 5 Paths, p. 81).
Three Questions on Guidance
“When the revealed will of God for all Christians is being honored, what is our responsibility after that? We have a great responsibility to conduct our lives, including this aspect, with wisdom. I counsel young people to consider three basic questions as they attempt to do that. What are your abilities? What are your opportunities? …
Her Name is Suzy Lordschoice
“An attractive young woman joins the college and career group at church, and all of a sudden about ten guys start hearing from the Holy Spirit” (From 5 Paths, p. 77).