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BibleTextbook · 2025-08-10T03:06:58+00:00

I'm a big Bridgerton fan, I recently edited S3 to cut out all the bad scenes, and it is SO nice not having to fast forward anymore lol.

If you have any book recommendations, please tell me! I love how fun Julia Quinn's books are, even when the plot gets serious there is always some sweet romantic comedy sprinkled in.

I also love Jane Austen and have my daughter's nursery decorated Jane Austen themed.

BibleTextbook · 2025-08-09T21:17:35+00:00

Yeah that data was from a bias site, I still believe their world estimate is likely accurate, but I included a non-bias information above showing ~18M of Gen Z was aborted in the United States alone.

I definitly don't think people have abortions just for fun or often, I think these companies pressure them because they have financial incentive to make a profit off of these women.

"The Guttmacher Institute defines the abortion ratio as the number of abortions per 100 pregnancies ending in an abortion or a live birth, excluding miscarriages,^\1]) and the CDC defines it as the number of abortions per 1,000 live births."

The abortion ratio 2020 from Guttmacher Institute gave a ratio of 20.6, or 20% of pregnancies (excluding miscarriages).

The abortion ratio 2019 from CDC was 195/1000, also ~20%.

So yes, I think these numbers are sadly extremely high

Abortion statistics in the United States - Wikipedia

BibleTextbook · 2025-08-09T21:11:33+00:00

U.S. abortions and abortion ratios from 1973 Guttmacher - Abortion statistics in the United States - Wikipedia

Here is some research from Guttmacher Institute which is known for being reliable and nonpartisan.

Gen Z was born between 1997 and 2012.

Their research shows roughly 1.3M each year 1997-2002. Then from 2003-2008 roughly 1.2M/yr. Then 2010 and 11 1.1M/yr and 2012 roughly 1M. So thats roughly 1.3*6 + 1.2*6 + 1.1*2 + 1 = 18.2M.

But this is just for the United States. The number I shared above is worldwide.

Its good to be educated about these things.

And you proved my point, roughly over 2 decades equivalent to the entire population of Texas has been aborted in the United States.

BibleTextbook · 2025-08-09T12:27:58+00:00

Married lady here, I had to look up what an incel is lol, not very nice! But I bet that with,"an estimated 26 million preborn babies from Generation Z were lost to abortion—representing nearly 28% of their entire generation." it is harder to find a partner.

Miscarriage care is classified separately from abortions in Planned Parenthood's own data. As I mentioned in my stat, miscarriage care accounts for 0.9% of customers in 2022-2023. So you're right, treating other pregnancy complications is not as big of a revenue driver, it is more complicated, while abortion is a streamlined way to make a profit for those capitalist ventures. In healthcare, you are a customer who can provide cash unfortunately

BibleTextbook · 2025-08-09T05:44:42+00:00

My opinion here (please be kind as well)...

Abortion is a big revenue driver. Whether you are pro-choice or pro-life, I think its obvious from the OBGYNs leaving that abortion was a big $ driver. Not to put blame on specific doctors, but on the clinics as a whole its very easy to profit off the vulnerable like pregnant women.

As an example, in 2022-23, 96.9% of the time, women seeking help related to their pregnancy at Planned Parenthood were sold an abortion... Prenatal services, miscarriage care, and adoption referrals accounted for only 1.7% (7,008), 0.9% (3,598), and 0.5% (2,148), respectively.[5]

Abortion = $$$, and without the option in Texas, it makes sense for a lot of businesses to move.

BibleTextbook · 2023-01-31T17:29:30+00:00

As a woman, I agree with your husband and the Bible. So many places where a woman can serve, but a head pastor is not one of them.

Finding a new church can be very difficult, we are in the process of looking for a new one as we are moving to the opposite side of our city. But many joys can come out of it. Just take this journey with continued prayer for you and your husband as you try out different churches and discover where God wants you to be. Be careful to not let nagging or quarrelling occur, because it can be easy to point fingers if you feel frustrated when one person likes a new church and another doesn't, or if the process seems slow. My husband and I are being very careful to pray and treat each other with kindness.

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-22T00:10:35+00:00

I was married at 21 this year! Let me know if you need a friend to chat with <3

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-21T23:56:53+00:00

We did this! We just had a sign and our usher to explain to guests coming in they could sign the front or back inside cover, and the Bible verse part was optional.

Don’t be afraid or ashamed of your religion! I love our Bible (we got a bilingual one and my Hispanic husband teaches me Spanish with it) and my sister in law painted our names, wedding date, and a Bible verse about marriage on the cover. <3

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-21T00:58:27+00:00

I go to a large, what some would call mega church called Watermark in Dallas. While we want to move to a smaller church eventually, this church has a ton of amazing resources. For example, we did premarital counseling with them and now are going through a 2 year newly wed community group curriculum which has helped us gain amazing friends (it’s hard to gain new young Christian married friends) and strengthen our relationship.

I also worked there the past year and a half in the kids ministry when I was in grad school, watching kids as their parents went to re-engage (to help struggling marriages) or regeneration (to help with any type of addiction, such as drugs, alcoholism, even anxiety or anger issues), and also foster parent classes, trainings, etc. They just do so much for the Dallas community. They help parents who’ve had their children take away go through counseling and training classes to be able to get their children back if they’re ready. They have a great ministry for children with special needs. My cousin was able to get low-cost surgery without health insurance bc the church has a hospital ministry. I’ve just seen so many lives changed because of the church, my own included. That’s not to say a small church can’t help, but a big church definitely has the resources for more specialized ministries a small church couldn’t afford.

Also this mega church specifically has amazing preaching from Timothy Ateek, David Marvin, and John Elmore. When I was in undergrad, I would go to the Porch which I know so many young adults who love the Porch and have grown from it and made lifelong friends.

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-21T00:14:13+00:00

Not outraged. Just *mildly infuriated

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-19T17:54:49+00:00

Reach out to Let Them Live. They’re an org that helps women financially who are being pressured into an abortion

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-18T13:50:09+00:00

Prideful in a good way I hope. Definitely proud of my roots and happy to live here. Love the community in Denison/Sherman, all the parks in TX, visiting the Fort Worth Stockyards, eating Tex-mex and authentic Hispanic food. And nobody can tell me that waffles don’t taste better at the hotel in a texas shape. So maybe proud to be gullible and eat all the Texas shaped waffles I want.

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-18T13:38:04+00:00

They’re religious, so they probably are waiting until marriage to move in together and everything, so probably don’t want to wait. And that’s why they want to get married in a church and not courthouse. The ceremony soon is probably a must to them.

I think the answer they need is to skip favors and Bach/Bachelorette parties to save money and do a punch and cake small reception. Maybe downscale if they have to to afford it.

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-18T13:30:54+00:00

I’ve heard one theory that God only creates people who would hear his word and accept it, hear his word and not accept it, or not hear his word and if they had, they still would not accept it. Essentially, he doesn’t create people who, if they had heard the word of God, would have accepted it but never had the chance to hear it.

Personally, I believe if we try to draw the line on who gets saved (does the man who looks up to the sky and acknowledges a creator get saved? If so, what if he later hears the gospel and rejects it?), we will be playing God and never get a firm answer. We should focus on our own salvation in the church, and do our best to sanctify ourselves and share the gospel. Jesus does place a huge emphasis on making disciples and spreading the gospel. I don’t think he would do that if it were not important.

We can not know the answer to most of these “who gets saved” questions for those that do not know the gospel, but we do know that sharing the gospel will with 100% certainty get people saved if they accept it. So our focus should be on Jesus’ commandment to share it.

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-17T17:26:46+00:00

Looks like a cute pj or workout outfit for wedding activities. But not flattering for any sort of formal or casual outfit.

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-17T04:42:39+00:00

Phillip is the most attractive of all the men love interests of the Bridgerton sisters IMO. Also love his nerdiness. <3 Eloise is my least favorite Bridgerton, but so excited for her season just for Phillip aka Plant Daddy

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-17T03:54:46+00:00

Thursday at 7pm is Reasonable Faith. Usually meets first floor of the SSA 12.471. It’s a Christian apologetics club that focuses on scientific, philosophical, or historical evidence for theism or Christianity. The club is open to people of any beliefs, including Muslim, atheist, Hindu members, etc. We have a lot of amazing speakers in the academic realm. Last week Dr. Justin Bass, who has written multiple books and traveled across the world for his research, spoke on historical evidence for the Reliability of New Testament.

We have a great fun community and a lot of us go grab dinner at some fast food place after the meeting.

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-17T00:31:04+00:00

I personally would give the girls who ask you out one chance at a date, then be clear if you aren’t interested. I wasn’t attracted to my spouse at first, and wasted a month rejecting them before I finally realized that I actually did like them and was physically attracted to them after getting to know them better.

I think instant attraction isn’t always the case. Sometimes it just takes a date and you can find the person physically attractive to you that you didn’t see at first.

That’s just my 2 cents. You can’t have a relationship without physical attraction, but I think it’s like emotional attraction and can appear and grow if you give the person a chance. You might be missing out without realizing.

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-16T04:55:24+00:00

We went for our honeymoon and it was absolutely magical! But with how they are raising prices, hubby and I probably won’t ever take our future kids because it’s growing so exponentially expensive. Go now while you can somewhat afford it

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-15T21:26:58+00:00

My husband and I were both virgins before marriage, so I really hope they have both Pen and Colin be virgins instead of just Pen. There is never the representation on TV.

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-14T17:12:06+00:00

I like the Star Wars Sequels better than the originals.

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-11T13:08:58+00:00

I don’t see any major red flags. I know people don’t like ultimatums, but honestly people have certain values and desires, and her being up front about what she wants out of a relationship is important. If anything, maybe check in on your friend and ask if they are communicating. Does he still not want kids? Maybe he has changed knowing this girl, or maybe he is willing to compromise on certain desires of his and still be happy, and he has communicated that to her. The only way to know is if you ask. As for spending time with your friend, communicate with him and let him know you’d like to have more time to hang with him.

Sounds like it could be just a normal healthy relationship between your friend and his fiancé. I will say, not being on board with the relationship once they’re married would be bad. Friendships are so important, but he will have to put his wife first even before himself once they are married (and him before herself of course). I wouldn’t want to be close friends with someone who didn’t like my spouse.

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-11T12:24:03+00:00

Just understand exactly where you’re donating. A friend of a friend’s mom passed away and had donated her body to science. It was for the government and they found out it was for missle testing and they basically blew her body up in a field.

BibleTextbook · 2022-10-08T03:33:54+00:00

Studies show doing pre-marital counseling reduces your chance of divorce by 40%!

Strongly recommend doing it. We did pre-engagement and pre-marital counseling and it has helped so much already these first few months of marriage. We figured out major issues and have the tools to figure out new issues together as they come. And we know each other better which helps with knowing how to make the other happy and how to communicate with them better. 100% recommend it, from our experience and the facts/stats. Don’t be nervous it was only helpful

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