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The Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) created and gave gifts reflecting Himself, especially the gifts of marriage, life, and family. As the Holy Trinity is the unity of three, so also marriage, life, and family form a unity of three that echoes the reality of God. This is our starting point.
Like the stock market, marriages have their ups and downs. Knowing that and staying the course increases your chance of success in either.
There is something in the issue of “living together” that is uniquely disturbing, especially on the part of Christians, simply because it mimics, but does not honor, marriage. Indeed, the arrangement violates the very meaning, substance, and institution of marriage.
Married couples, for various reasons, may drift apart. The vitality and sparkle that used to characterize their relationship is gone. They didn’t plan it. It just happened — subtly, slowly, silently. However, there is good news. Christian couples can break through emotional distance to revive their relationships
In a time when so many people make the mistake of cohabitation, the church has the opportunity to proclaim the hope and promise that are ours through faith in Jesus Christ. The power that raised Christ back to life is the power that brings new life and new possibilities.
Important Steps to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
Policies and Procedures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Whether some addictions may be more dangerous or less dangerous to our well-being, every kind of addiction ...
Suffer the Children: Developing Effective Church Policies on Child Maltreatment
Your congregation can help victims and perpetrators of abuse by reaching out to those in your community with ...
"A Lutheran Approach to Ministering to Victims and Perpetrators of Child Abuse: What Does this Mean?"
Current discussions of an unprovoked “first strike” against another country challenge the historic just-war ...