One of my favorite contemporary Christian artists is Mylon LeFevre. I try to listen, at least once, every day to his classic “Crack the Sky” because it reminds me that this world is temporary — and as believers, we look to the sky with joy and expectation of Jesus’ triumphant return.

Mylon once said, “Anyone can have a marriage, but only God can give holy matrimony.” For 42 years, my wife and I have been blessed by God with holy matrimony. Marriage is not something that deserves merely our respect, as the current “Respect for Marriage” bill being considered by the Senate states — but is, rather, an institution that was created by God before the Fall, and should be considered holy and sacred.