Mac's Musings

Social researchers Mark Regnerus and Jeremy Uecker expose nine myths about sex and relationships among emerging adults in America (ages 18–23) in their book, Premarital Sex: How Young Americans Meet, Mate, And Think About Marrying . What follows are their myths: Myth: Long-term exclusivity is a fiction Truth: Half of all marriages last a lifetime, and extramarital affairs are not as common as assumed. Myth: The introduction of sex is necessary in order to sustain a fledgling or struggling relationship Truth: The quicker sex enters a relationship, the sooner the relationships fails, and most relationships fail. Myth: Boys will be boys. That is, men can’t be expected to abide by the sexual terms that women may wish to set. You may not want the double-standard to be there, but it’s there Truth: Women may enjoy sex as much as men, but they do not think and feel the same way about it. Generally they “set higher standards for their relationships.” Myth: It doesn’

Troubles chasing me again, Breaking down my best defence, I'm looking, God, I'm looking for you Weary just won't let me rest and fear is filling up my head. I'm longing, God I'm longing for you But I will find you in the place I'm in, find you when I'm at my end, Find you when there's nothing left of me to offer you except for brokenness. You lift me up, you'll never leave me thirsty, When I am weak, when I am lost and searching I'll find you on my knees. So what if sorrow shakes my faith, What if heartache still remains, I'll trust you, my god I'll trust you. 'Cause You are faithful and I will find you in the place I'm in, find you when I'm at my end, Find you when there's nothing left of me to offer you except for brokenness. You lift me up, you'll never leave me thirsty, When I am weak, when I am lost and searching I'll find you on my knees, my knees. When my hope is gone, when the f

No pain, no gain. Heard that before, right? Me too, lots of times actually. But I never really understood or appreciated it until very recently. I never knew to expect quite so much pain, in such a myriad of wondrous ways, especially without any clear discernible ‘gain’ in sight. Stuff is going wrong and you think, wait a minute, why aren’t I happy? Isn’t God supposed to make me happy? Isn’t that what the pastor said? Didn’t he say I’d get all my hearts desires? Why aren’t I happy God? Quick, make me happy!   God isn’t obligated to make you happy, He’s committed to making you HOLY!   The story was told of a man who goes for an interview in a town far away. He leaves his hotel bright and early the morning of the interview but gets caught in a traffic jam. He can see the building in the distance so he gets out of the taxi and starts running, but it’s raining heavily. He gets there 5 mins late, soaked to his skin, and is told to take a seat and wait. He waits ther