New York Times tries to make the case that sexual promiscuity is only natural. The news features one disgraced official after another — all caught in infidelity. More than 8 in 10 Americans believe adultery is a sin, according to a recent study. And 9 in 10 say faithfulness is the key to a successful marriage. But The New York Times says adultery is only natural. "It’s been done by many other creatures, tens of thousands of other species, by male and female representatives of every taxonomic twig on the great tree of life," the newspaper reports. "Sexual promiscuity is rampant throughout nature, and true faithfulness a fond fantasy." Dr. Bill Maier, vice president and psychologist in residence at Focus on the Family, said there's a difference between humans and the "tens of thousands of other species.""The Times article makes a huge philosophical assumption," he said, "that human beings are simply another animal species, and therefore it should be no surprise when they engage in behavior common to other members of the animal kingdom. But the Christian worldview offers a radically different perspective — that humans are made in the very image of God, actually reflecting aspects of His character and nature. "Unlike rodents and flatworms, we are capable of rational thought and moral decision-making." FOR MORE INFORMATION Why does marriage matter?

RESURRECTION WEEK Ft. Bragg is an army base with a population of over 43,000 soldiers, not counting their dependents, and home to the 82nd Airborne. Chaplain White invited Anne Graham Lutz to speak to the wives, many of whom have husbands deployed in Iraq.  She reminded them of the Holy Spirit received after accepting Jesus as Savior, who, then will never leave us nor forsake us.  Following the meeting, this young soldier who had slipped in to listen, asked her to sign his copy of I Saw The LORD. How can we see the LORD?  She continued - How do you and I open our eyes to the Invisible? It’s not just hard, it’s impossible!  We can’t! Not on our own. God has to help us, but at the same time we have to be willing to allow Him to work in our lives.  And the eyes that need to be opened are not the eyes in our heads, but the eyes of our hearts. I wonder if God has been wanting to reveal Himself to you, as He has to me this past year, but you haven’t been “looking”? Are you blinded to God’s glory because it has come in an unlikely package? One year for my birthday, my mother sent me a package wrapped in plain brown paper.  When I opened it, there was a gaudy, multicolored straw basket inside, stuffed with tissue paper.  I  actually thought my mother had totally lost her good senses!  The postage to mail the basket would have cost more than the basket!  I tossed out the tissue paper, wondered what in the world I was going to do with the basket, then called to thank her for her “gift.” Mother laughed when I thanked her for the basket, then asked what I thought about what was inside it. I told her nothing was inside except tissue paper, and I had thrown that out. She responded urgently, “Oh, no, Anne! Inside that tissue paper is your real birthday gift!” Reporting Further

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