This past Sunday we kicked off a brand new teaching series called, Marriage Myths. The idea is that when we survey the picture of marriage offered up by our culture, what we end up with is a pile of myths that leave couple disillusioned and, sometimes, divorced. Over the next few weeks we’re going to talk about what some of these myths are and why the truth is so much better. In this first part we begin by laying a foundation of what marriage is and what its purpose is. Keep reading for more…
In the Beginning…
We live in a day in which marriage is on the wane. That’s actually kind of funny if you think about it. Not all that long ago it seemed like marriage was the only thing we could talk about as a nation. The storm of who gets to define what marriage is in the first place along with who is able to be married to whom was intense. In fact, we are still feeling its after effects. The Obergefell decision from the Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage may be behind us, but we are still only at the beginning of figuring out exactly what it will mean for our society. The Masterpiece Cake Shop case coming up this term will have a major impact on that question. The irony in this is that some of the most vocal supporters for marriage equality have now come out and revealed that they never really cared about getting married themselves, they just wanted to wreck the thing because they don’t believe it should exist as it does. But, before you jump to hoot and holler at such a person, a few minutes of reflection can fairly quickly bring someone to the conclusion that while you may not agree with them, you can’t blame them all that much for harboring such hatred for marriage. Read the rest…
The Nexus 