February 2012
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“The reason that marriage is so painful and yet wonderful is because it is a...”
– Timothy Keller (The Meaning of Marriage)
“The cross effects its ends by destroying one established pattern, the victim’s,...”
– A.W. Tozer (The Radical Cross)
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The Code of Manhood.
by Eric Ludy
When a man exhibits true honor and nobility, specific qualities will mark his life. They comprise a sacred code of honor. A man who lives by this code will be:
Dead to self-interest, confident in battle.
Courageous under fire.
Trained for (spiritual) war.
Restrained to the nature of God.
An upholder for decorum.
Harnessed of soul.
Unwilling to violate conscience.
A...
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Why Women Love Jerks
“Is she crazy?” I shouted at the television in total exasperation. “Women can act so stupid. The moment our heart gets involved, we flip the stupid switch!” There was an old spy movie playing on TV and the woman of questionable sanity was the girlfriend of a criminal. Of course, she refused to admit that he actually was a criminal because he wasn’t all bad and she loved him… She ignored...
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“The true Christian cannot bear or even survive a divorce between the emotions...”
– Paul Washer
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“That’s who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of.”
– John Green
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“Among today’s love-hungry women, a man typically doesn’t have to work very hard...”
– Leslie Ludy (via set-apartgirl)
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“No, we weren’t lovers, but in a way we had opened ourselves to each other even...”
– Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
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What I Deserve
agirlwaiting:
“Never settle for less than you deserve.”
That’s a profound, insightful statement, eh? I said it countless times in high school and early college days. Us Christians can live off of these catch phrases if we are not careful. We can set our standards based upon them. Especially the “follow your heart” and relationship driven statements.
What do we deserve? As Christian women...
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“The reason that marriage is so painful and yet wonderful is because it is a...”
– Timothy Keller (The Meaning of Marriage)
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“I know our culture will sometimes understand a love for Jesus as weakness. There...”
– Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz (p. 237)
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“Set your standards too high. You’ll never regret purity.”
– (via stayyoustayblessedstayinspired)
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“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a...”
– 1 Corinthians 13: 1-8
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“It’s not the love that sustains the promise, it’s the promise that sustains the...”
– Jefferson Bethke
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“Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for...”
– C. S. Lewis
Someday, you'll ask me to marry you and with no...
