Last week, my wife and I celebrated our 32nd wedding anniversary. God has blessed us with a wonderful marriage that is still just as physically exciting now (and even more in some ways!) that when we first married.

In our day and age, it is important that the church present an effective witness to the Biblical perspective on human sexuality; otherwise, cultural and secular secular views will prevail. Unfortunately, the church in contemporary America has not generally done a good job in this arena during the last half of the 20th century, and into the 21st century. Consider what the understanding of a typical youth in America will be on human sexuality, if his/her parents are silent and they hear nothing from the church:

I lost my voice.

Within hours of preaching yesterday I lost 90% of my speaking abilities. A speaker’s nightmare. Allergies? Cold? Bug? I’m not sure which is the culprit. As I woke this morning I considered the spiritual disciplines. In particular, I’ve thought about the discipline of solitude.

Look at Psalm 46:10
10 “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.” NIV

10”Cease striving and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.” NASB