HOPE - Psalm 43:5's Blog – May 2009 Archive (6)

In the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill.



Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber.



'I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news,' he said as he surveyed the worried faces.



'The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. It's an experimental procedure, very risky but it is the only hope. Insurance will cover the procedure, but you will have to pay for the brain… Continue

AFTER SAYING "I DO", WHAT CAN YOU DO? - Part 4 (Conclusion)



I CAN’T THINK ABOUT JESUS

AND HAVE PASSIONATE SEX WITH MY SPOUSE.

IT WILL RUIN THE MOOD!



Your entire life is a form of worship… even when you are popping popcorn, grocery shopping, going to an amusement park, exercising, eating, watching a spectator sport, a soldier in the army, a bank teller, etc. You are a LIVING sacrifice. Everything about you is an offering to the Lord as your reasonable… Continue

AFTER SAYING "I DO", WHAT CAN YOU DO? - Part 3



YOUR BODY IS THE LORD’S TEMPLE



When it pertains to marital sex, I look to two scriptures. One is the passage in Ephesians which I have already expounded on. The other is in I Corinthians 6:



I Corinthians 6:12-20 (NIV)

12 "Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"—but I will not be mastered by anything. 13" Food for the stomach and the stomach… Continue

AFTER SAYING "I DO", WHAT CAN YOU DO? - Part 2



WHAT IF ONE SPOUSE WANTS

TO DO SOMETHING “SPECIAL” IN BED

AND THE OTHER DOESN’T?



Well, there is a biblical principle for that as well. Before we read the passage of scripture, I want you to be aware of two very important things:



1. Submission begins where agreement ends! There is no need to “submit” to something you agree with.

2. Love thinks not of itself, seeks not it’s own pleasure. Love… Continue

(This is a lengthy blog, so I divided it into a 4-part series. If you want the entire blog emailed to, I will be happy to do so.)







AFTER SAYING, "I DO" WHAT CAN YOU DO?

The Marriage Bed is Undefiled





Are married Christians allowed to engage in anal sex, oral sex, role play, foreplay, sex toys, etc.? What are their sexual boundaries according to God's word?



A few years ago, I asked these questions on TAG Ministry’s blog and everyone… Continue

WHAT DOES YOUR MASK LOOK LIKE?







1 Samuel 16:7

… for God sees not as man sees,

for man looks at the outward appearance,

but the LORD looks at the heart."



One of my hobbies is collecting clowns and masks. I have angry clowns, crying clowns, laughing clowns and more. I have a clown in leopard gear, a clown that is an attorney in a courtroom a clown that’s a child and many more. I… Continue