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Courtship & Predestination

Courtship & Predestination

Does God predestine my future wife or do I need to find her? I don’t struggle with predestination when it comes to salvation because I know to share the Gospel either way. But courtship is different. I need to know if I should be looking or waiting. Finding a Spouse “He who finds a wife [...]

Courtship Definitions

Courtship Definitions

Before we continue on this discussion I feel that I need to define some terms. The cross culture dialogue about relationships is a lot like a Lincoln Douglas Value Debate. Each “side” doesn’t understand the other side because we use the same words but attach different definitions to those words. I would like to offer [...]

7 Reasons Men Wait to Get Married

7 Reasons Men Wait to Get Married

Statistics say that the average guy doesn’t get married until 28. The highest age since the census bureau started measuring the statistic. Here are 7 reasons why. Reason #1 We Prolong Adolescence I don’t believe in adolescence. I think it is an excuse for adults to sin while claiming they are still children. Our society [...]

Leaving is Hard to Do

Leaving is Hard to Do

Why do people cry at weddings? We don’t often cry at other life changing celebrations so what makes weddings different? Now having tried courtship, I think I know why. Weddings signal the beginning of a new person, a new flesh, or as C.S. Lewis puts it a new entity. Two of individuals bonded together for [...]

Does Courtship Work?

Does Courtship Work?

Over the last several months I have talked with dozens of moms about courtship. They have come to me privately and in small groups. They always ask the same question. “Does courtship work? “You tried it.” they ask. “Do you recommend it? How do we make it work for our family” This blog is my [...]

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