Marriage links for the week
Albert Mohler recently opened up and spread around a huge can of writhing metaphorical worms by suggesting at a conference that prolonged singleness can be sinful. Jollyblogger discusses the context, the controversy, and his own thoughts on the matter.
IreneQ writes about how visiting a married couple makes her feel "completely, utterly, indisputably SINGLE." I remember the feeling well.
Ben and Ann are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the best and worst day of their marriage—the day the extramarital affair was brought into the open. He says they're doing this to "dance on the place of my worst pain."
I treasure every word of encouragement directed my way, especially when I'm feeling down about life, so I'd like to publicly thank Lori and Miss O'Hara for their kind words this week. Small things like that can make a huge difference in someone's life (mine, for example). Thank you.
Speaking of Lori, she and Scott are getting married in two weeks. Lori is already more mature than I was at this point in that she really treasures celibacy. Suffice it to say I had a lot of nervous energy two weeks before my wedding. (UPDATE: Lori deleted her post (see her comment below), but my remarks are still accurate.)
Joe Missionary composed his own Where I'm From poem and published it on his blog. If you haven't yet, check out the Where We're From page on this site (linked in the right sidebar).
Julie Anne Fidler is writing an article for The Relevant Leader newsletter about 20-something attitudes toward marriage. She explains the concept on her site and is asking 20-somethings to fill out a questionnaire to provide her with a little data.
