Mac's Musings

(Article source: http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2007/jul-aug/the-sex-age)                                                      What was once a private joy, shared between husband and wife, has become big business. Sex sells, and advertisers use it to entice adults and children alike into buying their wares. Is there anything you can do to protect yourself and your family? Archaeologists&Anthropologists have come up with names such as the "Stone Age" and the "Bronze Age" to label earlier eras of human society by their most distinctive features. Given the prominence of sex in our current society, it would not be a wonder if future anthropologists were to label our culture the "Sex Age." We are surrounded by sex. Its assault on our senses and our minds is almost inescapable. Images that were once confined to magazines sold in brown paper wrappers to adults only, are now publicly displayed, for all ages to see, in larger-than-life adve

Saw it, loved it, sharing it; The Marks of Manhood by Dr. Albert Mohler When does a boy become a man? The answer to this must go far beyond biology and chronological age. As defined in the Bible, manhood is a functional reality, demonstrated in a man's fulfillment of responsibility and leadership. With this in mind, let me suggest thirteen marks of biblical manhood. The achievement of these vital qualities marks the emergenc e of a man who will demonstrate true biblical masculinity. 1. Spiritual maturity sufficient to lead a wife and children. The Bible is clear about a man's responsibility to exercise spiritual maturity and spiritual leadership. Of course, this spiritual maturity takes time to develop, and it is a gift of the Holy Spirit working within the life of the believer. The disciplines of the Christian life, including prayer and serious Bible study, are among the means God uses to mold a boy into a man and to bring spiritual maturity into the li

I have been alternately described as  either very patient or insufferably impatient, depending on who you ask, at different times of my life. Waiting isn't something I enjoy, never have, probably never will. However, for some reason, it's been a recurring theme in my life. I may share some of my patents on patience another time, but today I want to share something I stumbled on that spoke to me so clearly and even more beautifully at a time when I was at a very low point in my life. It told me that I was missing the point of the wait, that instead of enduring it, I should be EXPERIENCING it, embracing it, finding within it all the important lessons and learning them, arming myself to better face this drama called life. It broadsided me, how much I had wasted my wait, and I repented in tears as I resolved not to lose another second of the unique opportunity given to me. Imagine if you walk into your dad's office, busy, stern-faced dad who hardly ever has time to toss a fri