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Father/Husband asks about female mastur….
QUESTION: I have a question about something that has been troubling me: I’ve been teaching my teenage son through books like Every Man’s Battle and Every Woman’s Battle that boys and men should generally avoid masturbation as it could cause impure fantasies and that...
Turning Tears into a Flame
The following article is powerful and deeply touching. It was written by my friend David Matthews. He does a workshop for people working through grief. It could be the grief of losing a loved one to death. It might be the grief of losing a loved one to another person....
On the Death of a Dad…
My friend, Lindsey Osterhoff, wrote the following.... This is what I know about grief…it doesn’t always strike when and how we expect it. Sometimes it sneaks up on us. Otherwise, how do you explain being devastated by the sudden loss of an amazing dad and not...
Things to discuss before marrying…
Q: "Hello I was wondering is it OK for me to talk about sex with my fiance before we are married? I have heard it said this is important so that we know what our expectations are, is this right? How far is it OK for us to go in our conversation as a Christian couple...
Q: “If the condom doesn’t break, can you get pregnant?”
Q: " If the condom doesn't break, can the girl get pregnant?" A: Yes. The odds of pregnancy, even if you use condoms perfectly (which doesn't always happen), are somewhere between 2 and 15 percent. According to the book Contraceptive Technology by Hatcher and others:...
Sex as a prerequisite to….
Q: "Why do people act like sex is a prerequisite? They act like they're gonna die if they don't get it." A: Hmm. The meaning of prerequisite is "something required as a prior condition" (according to Dictionary.com, my daily source of fascinating information....)....
Younger man marrying older woman
Q: "Hello, I am a 27 year old Christian male. I am engaged to be married soon, my fiancé is 17 yrs older than me. I want to make it special for her on our wedding night but I've got no idea what to do. She is older and more experienced than me. I am worried that I...
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