I married my husband, Jason, because he was a youth pastor and I had a burning passion for ministry–and because Jason was so handsome and I had a burning passion for him. I wanted to do BIG things for God’s Kingdom and I had visions of the two of us conquering the world in Jesus…
I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest when, at my engagement party, I overheard my soon to be mother-in-law giving my uncle/wedding officiant/pre-marital counselor the third degree. How I managed to calmly articulate our confidence in my uncle’s ability to counsel and marry us is beyond me. The next morning,…
I birdied the twelfth hole!” my boyfriend cried excitedly. “It was awesome. I holed out from the bunker.” Birdy? What? He killed a bird? … Bunker? Is there a war going on? All this golf talk made my head spin. It was like a foreign language. The extent of my golf knowledge consisted of knowing…
The stress of work, church responsibilities and post-wedding busyness and change had finally caught up with me. I went home from work every night, sat on the couch and watched TV until it was time to go to bed. Then, I would curl up into a ball under the covers and sob uncontrollably. And then…
Q: I have been in a dating relationship for 2 yrs and I am now at a point of questioning full compatibility before engagement. We both are Christians but to different extremes. I have a need for God in my everyday life and struggle that as a couple we will not grow spiritually since he…
