Posts tagged with ‘marriage’

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The Meaning of Marriage

by Steve

The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller   http://cdn.livestream.com/embed/penguinbooks?layout=4&clip=pla_dcb3291d-403b-419b-b9b7-fa5e56579dd2&color=0xe7e7e7&autoPlay=true&mute=false&iconColorOver=0x888888&iconColor=0x777777&allowchat=true&height=340&width=560 Related posts: 10 Commandments of Marriage [part II] Marriage and the 10 Commandments [part 1] Is there a Secret Thread to Life’s Meaning?

Mere Christianity

by Steve

CS Lewis’ writings have never stopped engaging my mind, challenging my faith, and opening new doors of Christian life and thought. For me the adventure really all began with Mere Christianity. Lewis’ clarity and ability to ask questions he know we all have and then provide the answers is like talking to an old friend […]

10 Commandments of Marriage [part II]

by Steve

Commandment #5 — Honor Thy Spouses Past For the last several weeks I’ve been mulling over the relationship between the 10 commandments as given to Moses in Exodus 20 as a model for relationships. I see the experience between God and the Hebrews at Mt. Sinai  as kind of a marriage covenant. If we then […]

Marriage and the 10 Commandments [part 1]

by Steve

I was thinking the other day about how incredibly important the Law is to Jewish identity and their relationship to God. Through the Law, God was calling to Himself a people He wanted as His very own.  Since the Law is about defining a new kind of relationship with God perhaps we can think of it […]