When I read these articles about mid-life crises, men and women drifting apart, and not getting married because of what I would call nonsensical thinking I am coming to the conclusion that there is little to nothing the church can do about it no matter what strategies, policies or programs we come up with. The church’s purpose is to equip the saints (the believers in the church) for good works, to evangelize and to make disciples. Because we live in a society that is so prosperous and has not seen any real deprivations other than those self-imposed, these trivial self-inflicted problems will continue until society collapses. God will not be mocked. When faced with starvation and the immediate prospects of violent death and destruction people will be able to sort out the trivial and superficial from real problems.
What makes you say that there’s nothing that churches can do to stop the decline in marriages and polarization between the sexes? Could you share more?
I’m not sure that there is more to add. The church’s job according to the scripture is to equip the saints for good works which includes evangelism and discipleship. We can sow seeds and water other seeds for future generations but I’m becoming more convinced there is (as I said before) little to nothing we can do to prevent the collapse of society because the culture has become so anti-God that it is inevitable. I pray that I’m wrong.
If you ever read the Foundation series by Issac Asimov, it was predicted that atheism Galactic empire would collapse but these individuals prepared a foundation to shorten the dark ages to follow from 30,000:years to a 1,000 years. I liken our current situation to this. The church will be able to shorten and somewhat mitigate the dark ages to come, but they are coming.
"Is it any wonder that female millennial professionals are desperate when they wake up at age thirty-five and realize they want a husband?"
This is probably racist, sexist and homophobic, but I have noticed that a lot of human females suddenly want marriage and kittens about the time they figure out that they aren't exactly going to rocket up the corporate ladder, and that even maintaining one's place on the ladder requires a lot of hard, grafting, thankless work.
Anyway, the comment about human males seeking to emulate feral tomcats is pretty accurate, except cats rarely collect comics or buy sports cars.
When I read these articles about mid-life crises, men and women drifting apart, and not getting married because of what I would call nonsensical thinking I am coming to the conclusion that there is little to nothing the church can do about it no matter what strategies, policies or programs we come up with. The church’s purpose is to equip the saints (the believers in the church) for good works, to evangelize and to make disciples. Because we live in a society that is so prosperous and has not seen any real deprivations other than those self-imposed, these trivial self-inflicted problems will continue until society collapses. God will not be mocked. When faced with starvation and the immediate prospects of violent death and destruction people will be able to sort out the trivial and superficial from real problems.
What makes you say that there’s nothing that churches can do to stop the decline in marriages and polarization between the sexes? Could you share more?
I’m not sure that there is more to add. The church’s job according to the scripture is to equip the saints for good works which includes evangelism and discipleship. We can sow seeds and water other seeds for future generations but I’m becoming more convinced there is (as I said before) little to nothing we can do to prevent the collapse of society because the culture has become so anti-God that it is inevitable. I pray that I’m wrong.
If you ever read the Foundation series by Issac Asimov, it was predicted that atheism Galactic empire would collapse but these individuals prepared a foundation to shorten the dark ages to follow from 30,000:years to a 1,000 years. I liken our current situation to this. The church will be able to shorten and somewhat mitigate the dark ages to come, but they are coming.
From "The New Midlife Crisis".
"Is it any wonder that female millennial professionals are desperate when they wake up at age thirty-five and realize they want a husband?"
This is probably racist, sexist and homophobic, but I have noticed that a lot of human females suddenly want marriage and kittens about the time they figure out that they aren't exactly going to rocket up the corporate ladder, and that even maintaining one's place on the ladder requires a lot of hard, grafting, thankless work.
Anyway, the comment about human males seeking to emulate feral tomcats is pretty accurate, except cats rarely collect comics or buy sports cars.