Singleness, Sex and Marriage with Michael Baggett

It’s just a box. You are filling out that form for anything and you know it is going to be there. Married? Single? Divorced? Widowed? Just a box. For some it is a simple check mark.  For many others, that box represents pain, agony, stories, dashed hopes, abuse, betrayal, stereotypes. Why do you care about my marital status? I’m me. Not married me or divorced me or single me, just me. Oh, let’s add Church into the equation. That ought to help. This healing institution which gives us the gospel and hope for the world, surely they will do a better job with the issue? Right? Really? You know the stories. The person hasn’t been to church for years and she goes to a pretty building she is considering to use for her wedding to ask about the details? “Well, are you a member?” “To what church do you belong?” “What about your fiancé?” “Your Catholic?” “You are planning on marrying a Jew?” "Have you gone through our pre-marital class?" “Are you having premarital sex?” “Are you planning to raise your children in the church?” I am so tempted to just launch into a rant on this issue right now, but instead I am going to bring in one of my favorite people in the world and I know he a ranter as well. Hundreds of people every week come to hear this man’s advice about marriage and singleness and faith. He’s the host of the Podcast “Relationship Essentials 2.0”, has been a pastor at numerous churches including Orange County’s Mariner’s Church back in the day. Now from Sacramento, let me bring on Michael Baggett. Welcome Michael to Church Hurts And. churchhurtsand.org