Category Archives: The Christian and Culture

Proverbs 5:19, “Ravished Always,” and Marital Intimacy

Posted on 17 June, 2013 by Jon Gleason

The passage is about marital pleasure, but it is pleasure with purposes — to unite husband and wife, to protect from temptation. Continue reading →

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Psalm 45, “Greatly Desire Thy Beauty,” and Marital Intimacy

Posted on 15 June, 2013 by Jon Gleason

We must recognise that pleasure is not its own purpose — rather, pleasure is given to accomplish several purposes. Continue reading →

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The Purposes of Marital Intimacy

Posted on 13 June, 2013 by Jon Gleason

One of the best safeguards against the many perversions of marital intimacy is to understand and appreciate the Bible’s teaching on God’s gift of marriage. Continue reading →

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Note to Parents

Posted on 12 June, 2013 by Jon Gleason

Some of my readers are children, including some whose parents are very careful about what their children see.  This post is for those parents. After the Church of Scotland chose to allow the ordination of homosexuals, I was asked to … Continue reading →

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A Bizarre Snapshot of British Evangelicalism

Posted on 7 June, 2013 by Jon Gleason

99% want a church that faithfully teaches the Bible, but most aren’t getting that teaching, or they would know what it says. Continue reading →

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Why I Say “Marital Intimacy”

Posted on 5 June, 2013 by Jon Gleason

I don’t want God’s gift of marriage to be equated with every kind of perversion that the world concocts. Continue reading →

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Entreating a Brother, or Ranting?

Posted on 7 April, 2013 by Jon Gleason

How would arrested and tortured brothers and sisters feel about seeing Christians comparing other Christians to secret police? I feel like weeping. Please stop. Continue reading →

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