Everyone has a sexual past. Everyone. Even the most pious, religious, church-going, prudish person has stories to share about his or her sexuality. It’s easy to look at the person who’s never had sex before and dismiss the rest of their sexual history. There is such a value placed on sexual intercourse that anything but…
As a youth pastor, I’ve talked with countless young couples that want to know what God has to say about relationships. Although they humor my rants about commitment and transparency, they really want to know how close they can get to having sex without having God strike them dead. I don’t blame them. I wanted…
What words come to your mind when you think of trust?” I asked my husband while we were driving down the road the other day. I told him how I wanted to write my next article on trust. While he thought about the question for a little bit, I chimed in: “Because you know, marriages fail…
Stephanie and I began our dating relationship by happenstance. We ran in the same social circles since I’d moved to town four months prior and both enjoyed conversing with each other. During that Christmas break, we exchanged emails telling stories about our respective visits at home. Our emails turned playful as we compared horror stories…
Jim arrived at home, bounced up the stairs two at a time and burst into the kitchen with great excitement to greet his wife, Mary. Sweeping her off her feet, he declared he had a wonderful surprise in store for her. Covering her eyes, he led her out to the front porch and, pulling his…
