Where have the good men gone? Chances are you've counseled a frustrated young single woman in your church who has asked you this question. Or perhaps you've asked it yourself. This question is the catalyst for Kay Hymowitz's book Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys, an indepth analysis of the state of the average middle-class American male in his twenties.
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Where have the good men gone? Chances are you've counseled a frustrated young single woman in your church who has asked you this question. Or perhaps you've asked it yourself. This question is the catalyst for Kay Hymowitz's book Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys, an indepth analysis of the state of the average middle-class American male in his twenties.
I love to go to the movies. Sharing a bucket of hot buttered popcorn, sipping the boat-sized soft drinks, sitting in a huge theatre with a bunch of people all watching the latest Hollywood offering of suspense, drama, comedy, or action. It's a wonderful escape.
Continue reading Just Say 'No' to Profanity.
While sexuality appears to be excessively discussed in every vein of society, there is one demographic that, as a whole, publicly refrains from talking about sex - the married Christian woman.
A bride and groom ride a Ford 1956 convertible car during their wedding celebration in Havana January 14, 2011.
Continue reading Why Married Christian Women Don't Talk About Sex.
A couple of months ago, I posted a question about an ethical dilemma a recently engaged woman is facing. She just found out that her spouse to-be has had "ongoing struggles with pornography." She isn't sure what to do, or how to make sure the issue is sufficiently addressed. You gave your thoughts on the issue, and here are mine.
Continue reading Should a Woman Marry a Man with Pornography Problems?.
Susan Cain says it's time introverts like her get their due. Western
culture seems to fawn over attention-seeking extroverts while
introverts have been overlooked. But no more, she says.Pictured: Clarice Scriber, 61, says she's an introvert who knows how to act like an extrovert when she has to. But she likes to wind down by reading in one of her favorite spots at home.
Continue reading It's Time for Introverts to Get Some Appreciation.
Winnie the Pooh Day has fallen on Wednesday this year and fans of the the bear are celebrating across the world.
Continue reading Winnie the Pooh Day Is Today.
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My New Year's resolution this year is unusual, really more of an anti-resolution. My hope for 2012 is to become less intentional.
Less intentional, you ask? Why on earth would a person want that? I'll explain.
Continue reading Living with Less Intention in 2012.
Because I (Pam) am a firstborn, opinions come easy to me, and I have to deliberately decide to defer. I don't think I'm alone in this either. Plenty of women who are not firstborn also have a hard time holding back the urge to get in the last word or put in their two cents. One joke puts it this way:
Continue reading A 2012 New Year Challenge for Wives: Try Saying "Yes, Dear!".
With the New Year upon us, as we ponder the resolutions we might make, let's go up into the attics of our minds, dust off a word many of us haven't mouthed for a while, and make it part of our daily lives.
Continue reading In 2012, Be Honest With Yourself.
A 99-year-old Italian man is divorcing his wife of 77 years after finding a packet of old love letters that revealed an affair she had in the 1940s, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Continue reading Affair From 1940s Breaks Up Couple's 77-Year Marriage.
God's Word brings us a comforting promise, along with an insightful command as we face a new year: "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, I will not fear what man shall do unto me" (Hebrews 13:5-6).
Continue reading Facing the New Year Without Worries.
Fights, vandalism and arrests marked the
release of Nike's new Air Jordan basketball shoes as a shopping rush on
stores across the country led to unrest that nearly turned into rioting.
Continue reading Surprisingly, Air Jordans Cause Scuffles in Stores.
A Wisconsin factory worker worried about
layoffs became a dairy farmer. An employee at a Minnesota nonprofit
found an escape from her cubicle by buying a vegetable farm. A nuclear
engineer tired of office bureaucracy decided to get into cattle ranching
in Texas.
Continue reading More Young People Showing an Interest in Farming.
As a 20-something, Erin Turner feels she made all the right moves dating wise. She graduated from college and spent three and a half years with a boyfriend before they moved in together.
Continue reading Barely Half of Adults Wed.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans prefer the greeting of "Merry Christmas" over "Happy Holidays," according to a new survey.
Continue reading Two-Thirds of Americans Prefer "Merry Christmas" Over "Happy Holidays".
The shopping frenzy has begun. Sweaters, toys and cushy new beds.All for "other" family members. The pets.
Pictured: Teacher Susan Sallee shops with her basset hound, Gerdi, during one of their routine visits to IncrediPet Select pet store in Lexington, Ky .
Continue reading Are Americans Crazy for Treating Pets Like Children?.
Whenever I've read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, I'm struck that I'm starting to resemble Ebenezer Scrooge at Christmas. When he says, "Bah, humbug," something resonates within me.
Continue reading Getting Past the Glitter of Christmas to the Gold .
What the phrase communicates about female sexuality and bodies.
I remember the first time I heard the words chirped by an eager female college student as we discussed the topic of modesty. Her enthusiasm was mixed with perk and reprimand, producing a tone that landed somewhere between Emily Post and a cheerleader.
Continue reading Is the 'Modest Is Hottest' Phrase Hurting Christian Women?.
It's a startling number: 1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends.
Continue reading 1 in 4 American Women Have Been Brutally Attacked by an Intimate Partner.
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