Who remembers the very first AOL? I do. I remember the “buddy list” where you had all your friends and could chat with them online via instant message. It was the coolest thing! These days, social media is HUGE part of our lives. Most people log on every single day to check out what their…
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Tag Archives: Set-apart
Don’t be a Missionary.
What is the purpose of dating? Well, in the Bible, the only scriptural reason for being in a relationship with someone was to pursue a godly marriage with that person. People did not just date around for the fun of it. There is absolutely no Bible basis for being romantically involved with someone you can…
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“In a Relationship.”
“Christianity is not a religion; it’s a relationship.” That’s one of our favorite lines, and it is so true. Christianity is not just a list of “dos and don’ts” and “be good enough here and there” and you make it into heaven if you don’t mess up. That’s not our Jesus. True Christians are those…
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The Heart of the Modesty Issue
I have written about modesty before. I have written about why we need to modest in “Men are Pigs?” I have written about why Jesus expects us to be modest in “Jesus Doesn’t Care What I Wear.” But….where does modesty start? What is it all about? What does modesty really mean? It is not just…
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The Best-kept Beauty Secret
The world says the secrets to beauty are in diet pills, tanning booths, breast augmentations, wrinkle creams, and liposuction. We, of course, know this is untrue, but a lot of times as women {even christian women}, although we know this in our heads, we allow ourselves to be deceived by the lies of the world…
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What is “Christian love” though?
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say. -Martin Luther “Love” has become sort of a “pet-virtue” of American Christian society. “Christians are supposed to love” has become a term used to bully Christians who actually stand up for Christ into shutting their mouths in the…
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Purity and the Jesus Standard.
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4 God’s standard is purity-whole purity. We, as his children are told to remain sexually pure until marriage, and for good reasons. These are some frightening statistics about sexual activity in today’s society: • Sexually active people are…
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Stop waiting. Start living.
Growing up, I had always dreamed of finding the guy of my dreams, falling in love, getting married, and living happily ever after. That was the goal. That is when my life would begin. Well, the years went by with still no luck in relationships, and I started to think, I am in my 20′s……..
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“I hate myself.”
Have you ever thought this? Have you ever disliked yourself…. or some aspect about yourself or your life? The way you look… your personality… some negative aspect of your life? Guess what. You are not alone. Everyone has something they do not like about themselves. I think {especially as women}, it is our nature to…
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Don’t hate the player.
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Matthew 7:12 “Don’t hate the player; hate the game.” ….But seriously, stay away from the player. So many people play a game with hearts that was never meant to…
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