Research Is Fun

The more I read about the positive affects of religious activities the more excited I become about attending church myself and recruiting others to do the same. These data show why Jesus called our faith, ABUNDANT LIFE and He was not kidding.

There are an abundant number of reasons why knowing God and living in community with His family bring joy, health, peace and great family life in addition to eternal life. Just today I read an AP report about the number of women having babies out of wedlock. We know from reading economic information that the quickest way to enter life-long poverty is to be a single parent.

One of the main reasons why scripture calls us to marriage and a loving family is to insure a stable economic and emotional life. Despite the hard work so many single moms put into child rearing the loss of one parent is almost impossible to overcome.

Research from a few years ago says that the people most at risk for mental and emotional breakdowns are single, whirte mothers with no religious affiliation. Not only are these ladies destitute they are also stressed so much they experience serious mental breakdowns.

Rearing our kids in Christ-centered homes cannot guarantee that they will always make good moral decisions or that they will stay chaste until marriage. People from every background make some decisions in the "heat of the moment" and regret it for many years.

However, rearing kids in church is a powerful vaccine against sexual promiscuity, pregnancy out of wedlock and getting involved in drugs. By going to church you are providing an umbrella to protect yourself and your kids against the sewage spewing from the media and society. It will not protect them from every spot but it can make the difference between a life of poverty and single parenting and an abundant life.