The importance of being right

Before starting that argument, ask yourself one question:

Is it more important to be right, or to be married?

Fire and Ice

We studied the words from this talk before we got married. It helped us to really understand the importance of sexual purity before and within marriage.  I'll share a tiny bit of his talk. It's worth a full read or making time for the video.


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"Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice,
From what I've tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire. by Robert Frost"

"Why is this matter of sexual relationships so severe that fire is almost always the metaphor, with passion pictured vividly in flames? What is there in the potentially hurtful heat of this that leaves one's soul- or perhaps the whole world, according to Frost- destroyed, if that flame is left unchecked and those passions unrestrained?"

Holland goes on to state that "God's greatest concerns regarding mortality are how one gets into this world and how one gets out of it." He notes that people are generally quite responsible and cautious when it comes to the taking of life, but the same cannot be said of the giving of life.

Marriage Statistics

Homage to the Home: Why Society Needs Strong Families

The above article has great stats and an explanation of why traditional families are so important.

A couple of gems:

"While society is blessed by the contributions of virtuous citizens from all walks of life, research indicates that married people tend to be happier, healthier, and more productive, and they provide the best environment for raising children."

"Children raised by their own married biological parents experience less poverty, less drug and alcohol use and less crime and delinquency; they gain more education; they are more likely to marry; and they have better mental health compared with children from other family arrangements."