Articles for tag: Premarital Sex

July 1, 2022

Current Trends in Dating, Marriage, and Parenting

By Kent E. Fillinger When I was young, whenever a boy and girl played together on the school playground, the other kids typically would tease them by singing “The Kissing Song”: “[Boy’s name] and [girl’s name], sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage!” The order prescribed in that song is being followed less and less these days. The purpose of this article is to explore recent data on dating, marriage, and parenting to help church leaders better understand current trends to help shape future teaching and ministry possibilities. DATING

February 9, 2015

Christian Standard

Book Reviews Reviews

Secular View, Scriptural Standards

Review by Dick Alexander Unhooked Generation: The TruthÂ about Why We”re Still Single By Jillian Straus Hyperion, 2007 Have you noticed Americans are waiting longer to marry than past generations? And have you noticed a growing number don”t marry at all? So did Jillian Straus, because she was one of them. With matchmaking websites, speed dating, and shelves of relationship books, why can”t today”s young adults find the love relationships they”re looking for, and make them last? Straus, a former producer for Oprah, interviewed more than 100 single men and women thirtysomethings, and wove their stories with her own observations into

February 2, 2015

Christian Standard

Ethics & Moral Issues Sexuality

The Beauty of Sex

By Paul E. Boatman For me and most people I know, sex has always been a bit perplexing. Forming a solidly Christian perspective on sexuality seems an elusive goal.Â Â “Sex is dirty. Save it for marriage.” This was how David Seamands once summarized the sex education he received in his Christian family. I recall a vivid moment as a 9-year-old sitting in church with some peers. Randomly skimming the Old Testament, I paused at the Song of Solomon. What I read went beyond stirring my preadolescent curiosity. Right there in the Bible I was reading about a distinctly “sexy” interaction

May 7, 2011

Arron Chambers

Family & Relationships Marriage

Cohabitation for Idiots

Arron Chambers argues that cohabitation before marriage weakens covenant love, creates spiritual and relational insecurity, and often leads couples into the very struggles marriage is meant to guard against.

October 3, 2007

Mark A. Taylor

Ethics & Moral Issues Sexuality

Christian Teenagers and Their Sexual Behavior

Two August columns examine research on evangelical teenagers and sex outside marriage. One highlights broken abstinence pledges; another argues weekly church attendance marks dramatically different outcomes—challenging families and churches to model what they teach.