Looking at Life and Love through God's Eyes
Looking at Life and Love through God's Eyes
Single Life
I’ve always been slightly envious of those who lived during the time of Jane Austen or even during the Victorian era. While I wouldn’t want to trade away things like indoor plumbing and air conditioning, I do envy those time periods because there were clear rules of behavior. There was a code of etiquette. Everyone was aware of how you …
Single Life
You know what makes sexual purity and romance harder for Christians in our modern world? We learn about sex earlier and it’s everywhere, but, on average, people are getting married later and later in life. That means we have more temptation to stand up to and we have to stand up to it for longer (or forever). How did this …
Sex, Single Life
Can we just be real for a second? Modern romance is hard, especially if you are a Christian trying to live in a way that’s honoring to God. I think (and there are researchers and several books that agree with me) that dating and finding a marriage partner is more difficult now in some ways than it’s ever been. All …
Married Life
I recently ran across the hashtag #marriagegoals. The results for that hashtag were a mismatch of things on Instagram (as are all hashtags), but the common thread was things that people either wanted to accomplish in their marriage or wanted for their marriage. This month, we’ve been talking about relationships. It’s helpful to keep the end in mind. We all …
Engagement, Married Life, Single Life
Someone I work with got married in June. After her wedding, she moved a couple of hours away to where her now husband lives. Her last week at work, we all went out to eat to celebrate her. During this outing, she asked myself and a few other married co-workers what advice we would give her about married life. She …
Single Life
I firmly believe that soulmates and “the one” are an urban legend. They’re not biblical concepts or historical ones (read last week’s blog post for more info on that). However, that doesn’t mean that you can just marry anybody you please and hope for the best. There are some warning signs and relationship red flags you should watch out for. …
Single Life
Oh “The One.” Supposedly, they’re the person in this world that we have to find in order to be perfectly happy. Supposedly, this person is the one our soul is destined to combine with to create a perfect couple that will have a perfect marriage and be perfectly happy for ever and ever amen. According to popular belief, you have …
Christian Life, Theology
I have a book on my shelf that I keep because I love the title and the cover. The book itself is not that well written (though at least it’s short), but the title and cover perfectly sum up another paradox of the Christian life. The book is entitled God Has a Wonderful Plan for your Life. The cover features …
Christian Life, Theology
One of my favorite things about studying the Bible and theology is that so often it helps us make sense of our lives. Let’s be real, knowing about the Bible and theology probably won’t make life any easier (actually the opposite is sometimes true). However, when we can look at our lives through a theological lens, often we can start …
Christian Life, Theology
Hi Friends! At long last, I am officially back. I did end up taking an extra two weeks because I didn’t accomplish what I thought I would by the of my originally slated end, mainly getting a little bit ahead. However, it was a good and helpful time and coming back later actually lines up well with what God taught …