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There are mistakes I see women repeatedly make around men that undermine their attractiveness. Here are six that stand out.

Whether you’re praying for a certain relationship to happen, a promotion, a new job or a family relationship to heal, you’re probably praying specifically.

Tim Challies (pronounced CHALL-eez) did not start blogging back in 2002 because he wanted to become one of the most popular Christian bloggers in the world. He was just doing it to share pictures of his kids with family members. But then photo sharing …

Looking around the sanctuary, I felt the familiar twinge of loneliness — the husband gently rubbed the shoulders of his pregnant wife, an engaged couple exchanged loving glances, a mother hushed her restless toddler. I’m the only single person here, I …

When the news first broke last May that Josh Duggar had molested five young girls, including four of his sisters, I, along with the rest of the world, watched as the sordid tale unfolded. It was horribly sad, to say the least, to see a man with a famil …

When Karen Swallow Prior was a child, church wasn’t a place that she associated with belonging, even though she was immersed in Christian culture. Books, on the other hand, were her refuge, a place where she came alive, an escape from the boredom of se …

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23, NIV). It seems that in recent times, guarding my heart is something I’ve had to learn a lot about, and I am realizing how very much I still have to learn. For a sin …

I’ve talked about the benefits of counseling before. As a single, I spent time with a counselor, working through some things where I needed some perspective. Tyler had a similar experience, so when we got engaged, we were both committed to doing pre-ma …