PRINCETON, NJ -- When USA Today asked what the subjects of his film "March of the Penguins" have most in common with humans, director Luc Jacquet answered, "They form couples and are faithful. It's the only way they can raise the chick under extreme conditions." 

Jacquet's rendering of love-struck penguin couples struggling to bring their offspring into the world is touchingly humanlike. But marriage is often viewed as a declining institution in U.S. society.

Fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout, or contention in their churches. And...

• Seventy percent of pastors constantly fight depression.
• Seventy percent said the only time they spend studying the Word is when they are preparing their sermons.
• Eighty percent of pastors' spouses feel their spouse is overworked.
• The majority of pastor's wives surveyed said that the most destructive event that has occurred in their marriage and family was the day they entered the ministry.
  
  • "Death by Ministry", Mark Driscoll's Blog, Resurgence.com
  • The Journey in St. Louis, Pastor Darrin Patrick
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ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)--According to the Gospels, the Virgin Mary was overwhelmed in hearing from the Lord’s messenger that she was going to give birth to a son. She knew she possibly would have to raise her child as a single mother. Where did she turn for help?