Making It Plain

I believe the Lord had me write this blog in 2008 because it was going to take more research to finish the book I completed some years ago. The necessity of the blog started when I was at the library designing the cover because at the time I didn't own a computer, and a woman saw the title and asked if I was going to write a chapter on co-habitating. How many times have I used the word, gob-smacked? Clearly, along with the title of it being for singles, there was the word, Christian. Did I miss something? I paused before answering her with a resounding, of course. Then into prayer I went because how does one write about something that is clearly oppositional to what we know? So there I was staring at the title and having no clue what to write in that regard. Then I remembered the 23rd Psalms where the Lord prepared a table before me in the presence of mine enemies. Aside from the questions I had asked previously (Why? Why God, why?), I needed to know where did these enemies come ...

Social media continually evolves to where it is today. This comes from what people migrate to and based upon the current trends that influences the masses. There was a thread posted on a popular website where the question of marital vows are sanctioned by God. Truth be told, I asked the question. The focus was if the ambiguity of the vows were concentrated on fear. If not, then why won't a man include loving her as Christ loves the church (Ephesians 5:25 KJV)? The group where the question was asked was full of outspoken members. It wasn't surprising, seeing that the group is made up of mostly men, there were some hours that passed before answered. I specifically asked for scripture references seeing that an opinion would not be of any interest to me. Why that request, at first was disregarded, was also not surprising. However, I was surprised for a pastor to state that the love of both people was obvious and unnecessary to mention in the vows. Sigh. A young, single man interest...