In his blog post, “Beware the Flattering Single Man,” Joshua Rogers recounts a story from his dating years. He went out with a “smart, attractive, successful” Christian woman he was friends with but not seriously interested in pursuing. During the cour …
This may not be the right topic for an online blog in which commenting is welcomed. But I’m doing it anyway. I’m a rebel like that. Back in 2005, I helped start a webzine for college students. One of its features was a forum where our readers could res …
A few years ago my two best friends got married six weeks apart, and I was the maid of honor in both. So I spent a lot of time giving toasts. As the bridal party ringleader, I shared a devotional at the bridal showers. I gave a toast at the rehearsal d …
I met my wife April 27, 2003 — the old-fashioned way. Actually, that’s a bit of a lie. We’d been introduced by a mutual friend two years before. But my wife doesn’t even remember that meeting. That day in 2003, we bumped into each other again standing …
As I made a batch of banana chocolate chip cookies a few nights ago, I started thinking about all the ways I can use my state of singleness to prepare for my future marriage. There are different skills men and women bring to marriage. Relational skills …
Once upon a time when people chose to get married, they did so with the understanding that the marital vows they made were a solemn commitment, an inviolable covenant to stay married, no matter what. It was a promise sealed with vows we’ve all heard ma …
I am one of those people who has to communicate with people all day long. I never sign out of Facebook, and my cell phone is always next to me or in my hand. I answer emails and text messages almost immediately. One of the main reasons I’m addicted to …
If I’m honest, there’s not a whole of things that I’ve failed at in my life. I mean, not really. Sure, there were tests in school I didn’t ace and sports games where my team didn’t win, but in terms of really major screw-ups, I can’t point to much in m …
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