Monday, May 21, 2012

Resources on Marriage, Divorce and Same Sex Marriage

In Sunday's sermon on marriage and divorce (based on Matthew 5:31-32), I covered a number of topics that may have stirred some to want to engage in further study. Here are some resources that I found helpful with the various topics that were covered.

Good Books on Marriage
What Did You Expect? by Paul Tripp
The Meaning of Marriage by Tim and Kathy Keller
The Marriage Builder by Larry Crabb
Intimate Allies by Dan Allender and Tremper Longman

Resources on Divorce and Remarriage
Divorce and Remarriage - Position Paper of the Presbyterian Church in America
Divorce Recovery: Growing and Healing God's Way by Winston T. Smith
Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible by Jay E. Adams
Also, we offer Divorce Care at Village Seven. Classes will resume in September.

The Current Discussion on Same Sex Marriage
Why Christians Should Continue to Oppose Gay Marriage by Kevin DeYoung
President Obama and Same Sex Marriage by Ed Stetzer
Same Sex Marriage Makes a Lot of Sense by Michael Scott Horton
A Christian Reponse to Same Sex Marriage by Michael Scott Horton
Presidential Hermeneutics on Same Sex Marriage by Don Sweeting
The Official End of Christendom? by Peter Jones
What Is Marriage? Harvard Journal of Law and Social Policy