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Is Cam Newton Right About Polygamy in the Bible?
During last year’s football season, quarterback Cam Newton made some statements that blew up the internet. He was implying that the Bible...
May 22, 20233 min read
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God’s Design for Sex
In 1 Corinthians 6, Paul wants to show the Corinthians that there is a spiritual dimension to sex because God made us a (here’s your...
Mar 7, 20223 min read
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Jerry Maguire Ain’t Jesus
Christianity has a uniquely high view of both singleness and marriage. But we lowly humans have a hard time with paradox. We tend to...
Feb 14, 20222 min read
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How Do I Stay in a Difficult Marriage?
Marriage, Jesus says, was designed by God to be a relationship in which two lives fuse into one. Your names become one, your finances...
Jan 24, 20223 min read
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Husbands, Use Your Power to Bless
Some of the most polarizing words in the New Testament are these instructions from Peter in his first letter to the church: “Likewise,...
Dec 14, 20203 min read
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What Does the Bible Say About Singleness?
A lot of churches treat their singles ministries as little more than sanctified substitutes for singles bars. I know of one church that...
Dec 10, 20204 min read
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Six Countercultural Resolutions for Dating
You’ve probably noticed this by now, but our culture isn’t doing awesome with the whole dating and marriage thing. Our culture yearns for...
Dec 3, 20205 min read
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What’s More Powerful Than Payback?
The Reverend Willy Jenkins Jr. grew up in Mississippi under the hardship of Jim Crow. He worked for the ethnic integration of public...
Aug 20, 20203 min read
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Christians: Don’t Date Non-Christians
There are many purposes for marriage, but according to Jesus in Mark 10, the immediate reason God created marriage is the need for...
Aug 17, 20203 min read
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Don’t Get Through Your Singleness; Leverage It.
Those whom God has called to singleness—whether for a season or for their whole life—he will supply with all the necessary graces to live...
Aug 13, 20203 min read
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When the Ray Is Gone, the Sun Still Remains
We drafted this post prior to the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd—and the subsequent protests around the...
Jun 18, 20203 min read
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How to Be a Happy Husband: Advice to a 15-year-old Son
A few weeks ago, one of my friends got together a group of men to celebrate his son’s 15-year-old birthday in a unique way. He requested...
Apr 30, 20182 min read
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The Perils of Sarcasm, Marrying at 20, & Why Aren’t Men Reading Women Authors?
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
Mar 2, 20183 min read
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Our Golden Nuggets of 2017
It’s always a fun and informative exercise to look at the most popular posts on Pastor J.D.’s blog and learn some interesting facts. For...
Jan 3, 20184 min read
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R.C. Sproul Passes Away, A Letter to American Christians, & Celebrating Christmas with a Broken
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
Dec 15, 20172 min read
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Hugh Hefner, Good Small Group Questions, & Heroes of the Reformation
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
Sep 29, 20172 min read
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Why Rosaria Butterfield Signed the Nashville Statement
Last week, the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood released a short document called the Nashville Statement. The 14 articles of...
Sep 5, 20172 min read
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Show Me Your Friends and I’ll Show You Your Future
People often ask me what the “secret” to enduring faith is. They want to make it all the way with Jesus, but they’re afraid that...
Aug 24, 20173 min read
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Marriage Is Not About You; Divorce Is All About You
The prophet Malachi is proof that there truly is nothing new under the sun. In the prophecy that bears his name, he charged the religious...
Jul 10, 20173 min read
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Wives: What Submission Does (And Doesn’t) Mean
Few commands in Scripture strike our modern ears as more offensive than those commands to submit. Read through Ephesians, for instance,...
May 15, 20174 min read
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