To show that ANRs are very gradually becoming popular, here’s an up to date record of the number of heterosexual profiles on ANRSpace: 6,744. A quarter ago, there were 6,547 members, a 3.0 % quarterly increase, or 66 new members each month. Caution: of all ANR dating sites, ANRSpace comes closest to receiving an endorsement from Christ-centered ANR.…
Getting married soon? Or maybe you’re already married and looking for some encouragement? Visit http://pinterest.com/pin/Aak3uZCRWxOuHfZMOYHQd-oGcthn25aB51xtNG2jZd1Nnvu4FiHM01k/?s=3&m=wordpress My favorite part of the article: 5. SEX IS IMPORTANT…LIKE REALLY IMPORTANT I seriously can’t touch on this point enough! (I’m actually thinking about writing an e-book on the topic of sex in marriage, so let me know in the…
English Standard Version (ESV) The Words of King Lemuel 31 The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: 2 What are you doing, my son?[a] What are you doing, son of my womb? What are you doing, son of my vows? 3 Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who…
What I’m most passionate about: Caring, hospitality, turning my home into a sanctuary, spiritual and emotional growth, living out the Beatitudes, gardening, writing, reading, nature, silence, nurturing deep connections with God and people, humor, good nutrition, dancing & balance/ rhythm in life. I typically spend my leisure time: Gardening, outdoor activities, reading, writing, crafts, cultural…
I once had a Spanish teacher who noticed a small cut below my sideburns. The most caring and open-minded teacher I ever had, he suggested something unusual. Meat tenderizer. I soon gave it a shot. I even recently purchased one that’s seasoned. It’s rather piquant and spicy, so each application feels a bit like I’m…
English Standard Version (ESV) The Words of Agur 30 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.[a] The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out.[b] 2 Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man. 3 I have not learned wisdom,…
2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. 3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. The Friends 4Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers:…
English Standard Version (ESV) 29 He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing. 2 When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. 3 He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth. 4 By justice a king builds…
From my experiences, that seems to be the general sentiment among 75% of conservative evangelicals.
English Standard Version (ESV) 28 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion. 2 When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue. 3 A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.…
English Standard Version (ESV) 27 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. 3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. 4 Wrath is cruel, anger…
To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. 22 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? 2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find…
English Standard Version (ESV) 26 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. 2 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight. 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the…
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English Standard Version (ESV) More Proverbs of Solomon 25 These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied. 2 It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out. 3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart…
To the choirmaster. A Maskil(a) of the Sons of Korah. 42 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?[b]
Huff and puff all you want but “the gates of hell shall not prevail against [Christ’s] church.” -Matthew 16:18 kelzshepYou shall never blow a believer’s house down. Christians are protected by a power that opponents can never comprehend. It is over their heads and out of their leagues. Infinitely out of their leagues. God…
English Standard Version (ESV) 24 Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, 2 for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble. 3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; 4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 5 A wise man is…
English Standard Version (ESV) 23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what[a] is before you, 2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. 3 Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. 4 Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. 5 When your…
We are convinced that Satan has been behind the taboo of ANR. If more marriages practiced ANR, I think there would be a lot less divorce. –Pastor E His statement is so good, so spot on, that I had to post it twice. People who have fallen for Satan’s spell of seeing ANR as taboo…
English Standard Version (ESV) 22 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. 2 The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all. 3 The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. 4 The…
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem … How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! – Matthew 23:37
“A gracious woman gets honor.” – Proverbs 11:16a A woman who is gracious enough to nurse her husband is honored by the LORD. Couples Nursing is honorable.
English Standard Version (ESV) 21 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. 3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 4 Haughty…
This Interlinear Hebrew appears to have the original Hebrew, followed by a transliteration, and finally the English translation. Considering how this version uses the word “nipples” instead of “breasts” and the minor differences between the transliteration here and those of Old Testament Hebrew expert Bruce Waltke, perhaps it’s the Arabic cognate he mentions that’s used…
English Standard Version (ESV) 20 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.[a] 2 The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life. 3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but…
English Standard Version (ESV) 19 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool. 2 Desire[a] without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. 3 When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the…
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. (Cf. Isaiah 61:10: I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my…
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Christ-centered ANR 