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by Paul Faulkner
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Family issues continue to attract the attention of even the business newspaper "The Wall Street Journal." For example, it was recently reported that married men commit far less violence toward their spouses than single and divorced men commit toward women with whom they're involved. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that unmarried, pregnant women are four times more likely to be abused by their boyfriends than married pregnant women are by their husbands. A stable marriage in which both natural parents are present also means a safer environment for the children. The Journal goes on to say that the place to start with transformation of this domestic violence scourge is with the individual. You change the man, you change the family. You change the family, you change the community. You change the community, you change the nation.

By the way, changing people is what God’s power is all about: change in the real world, in real people, that makes a difference in their everyday culture.

[Jesus said] "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven" (Matthew 5:13-16 TNIV).

 
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      © 2008 Paul Faulkner.

      Title: "Power to Change People"
      Author: Paul Faulkner
      Publication Date: February 01, 2008

 
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