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The Transgender Conversation You Need to Have With Your Family | Tim Challies
“My concern is that we are hurtling full-speed into untested territory and we and our children are the ones who will need to figure out how to navigate it well. As we do that we may find ourselves in situations that are trying or even dangerous.”

Alarmism And Transgendered Kids | Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
“The woman told me that at her kids’ high school, a shocking number of students are going to their parents asking to be put on hormones and asking for surgery, because they are transgender. This is the cool thing, and the school is falling all over itself to be supportive, and to encourage an ‘ally’ culture.”

The LGBT Movement Will Self-Destruct | Rachel Lu, The Federalist
In the light of the above, here’s an optimistic post. Let’s hope it’s prophetic.

Here is my prediction. Within my lifetime, the LGBT movement will die. It will be remembered not as a Selma moment, but as a Salem moment: a period of collective insanity.

Awkward Gospel Conversations | Jordan Standridge, The Cripplegate
“I’d like to encourage you to rethink the common thought that it is better not to share the Gospel than to do it awkwardly. So here are five reasons why it’s ok to share the Gospel awkwardly.”

10 Ways to Grow Your Marriage While Having Young Kids | Gavin Ortlund, TGC
“I know I can’t be the dad God calls me to be unless my marriage is strong. Here are some strategies we’ve reflected on that might be helpful to other young parents in a similar season of life.”

The Bible Is Unbreakable | Erik Raymond, TGC
“I remember as a non-Christian myself attempting to ‘break it’ only to find it breaking me. What a glorious book! I thought I was reading it, but again it was reading me. I began in judgment of it only to find it was judging me. But even more than that, it provided me the truth that there is a means of rescue from non other than the God whom I feared. What a peerless book indeed!”

Stefan Molyneux: “We Who Reason Demand Freedom” | RealClearPolitics
Stefan Molyneux celebrates his philosophy talk show, Freedomain Radio, for passing 100 million views on YouTube, and delivers a stirring call to arms for deliverance from the tyranny of stultifying political correctness.

After 30 years, it’s good to be married | John Kass, Chicago Tribune
I loved this article.

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