Posts Tagged ‘Marriage’

Giving Up: The Significance of Sacrifice

I’ve been contemplating a new life motto: “I give up.” Not in a self-loathing or self-pitying way; not to say I don’t believe in my value or abilities (to an extent). But in a relational way; a spiritual way; even, considering certain types of fasting, a physical way. My new motto...
April 4th, 2013 | Religion | Read More

The State Of Our Union Is…Confused.

President Obama’s State of the Union address was nothing new.  As all politicians do, he called attention to a few high points of the past year, but primarily focused on the future, laying out a fresh list of promises that few people truly believe he can make good on. The President took aim...
February 14th, 2013 | Abortion, Conservative/Liberal, Culture, Democrats, Economy, Politics, Republicans | Read More

Without Love

“If I have not love, I am nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:2 Like it says in my bio, I write on anything that strikes my mind long enough to make it onto the computer. It’s usually sparked by something in my life: In this case, it was an episode of Bones.
July 25th, 2012 | Church, Featured, Media, Religion, Television | Read More

“Two’s company, three’s a crowd … and four’s an environmental disaster!”

One would think that if anyone’s genes need reproducing, David and Victoria Beckham would have approval. But even in our success-obsessed culture today, the achievement and beauty of Mr. and Mrs. Beckham is not enough to get them off the hook among those who believe that one’s family size should...
July 25th, 2011 | Bioethics, Family Facts, Family Issues, General Bioethics | Read More