The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is an allegorical novel of the 1920’s representing the American dream that “Life is a beautiful and bountiful land.” Focusing primarily on the wealthy class, Fitzgerald depicts poignantly the grandeur lifestyle of the rich including continuous parties, dirty money, and secret affairs. ...
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Millions of women around the country tune in each week as “Mr. Suave,” who has been deemed an “eligible” bachelor by the casting crew, walks onto the scene and a pool of svelte 20 and 30-somethings line up to introduce themselves and make their first on-screen impressions. Over the next ...
Read More »5 Things Every Christian Needs to Know About Pornography Addiction
I’m so confused! Television and new fiction releases tell me that I should be sexually insatiable. Text books tell me that my husband thinks about sex every seven seconds. Some women tell me that they could live without it forever. Over the past few years my husband has wanted it ...
Read More »Wives: Your Husband Doesn’t Need to Hear “I Love You”
Take the headline with a grain of salt. Certainly your man needs to hear those three little words every so often, but there are three far more important words he needs expressed on a daily basis: I respect you. Nothing slices at your Knight in Shining Armor’s heart quite like ...
Read More »Adopting God’s Idea of Love
Why is it we are so quick to adopt the worldly idea that love is hard and something that has to be constantly fought for? How often do we hear Christians say things like “marriage is hard” and “love is hard work”? Even though we know these statements are completely ...
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