9 Questions to Ask When Your Relationship Starts Getting Serious
Is this “The ONE?” When I was dating I remember constantly being smothered with that one giant question. That was the point of dating, right? To magically stumble upon “The…
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3 Things True Love Is Not
No other word in human language has been misconstrued, mistrusted, celebrated, worshipped and cursed more than love. We all want love, right? But do we have any clue what love…
Things It’s OK to Feel When You’re Single
Singles are staying single longer and longer. Advicers are dishing advice quicker and quicker. If there is a favorite pastime among blogs, married people, self-help books and your engaged friend…
Why We Should Take Fun Seriously
I love to have fun, but sometimes I feel a little guilt about it. It feels like I’m wasting my time. Should I really be throwing this Frisbee around when…
How to Live in Community That Has Let You Down
In our society, we talk about a lot about community. Ever since the nineties, when the hit TV show “Friends” told us that they would be there for us, our…
Why Porn Can’t Deliver On Its Promise
The other day, I grabbed coffee with a friend. We talked about our lives. And then the conversation ventured into purity. I suddenly became painfully aware of the smooth, echoey…
God Doesn’t Want You to Beat Yourself Up for Messing Up
Yesterday, I opened a kitchen cabinet, and sitting right there on the bottom shelf was the coffee pot, half full of cold coffee. The day before, I was anxious.…
The Secret Enemy in Your Marriage
We had been married just over a year. After another demanding week at work, neither of us wanted to get into it. And with changes going on in our families,…
No, Everything Does Not Happen for a Reason
We’ve all received that phrase “everything happens for a reason” personally gift-wrapped by well-meaning friends, caring loved ones and kind strangers. It usually comes delivered with the most beautiful of intentions, a buffer…
Before You Just Quit, Ask These Questions
My friend Wendy is a therapist. It’s a good thing to have a friend who is a therapist because they will often swap therapy for pool dates or homemade dinners.…
6 Things to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed
The alarm sounds. You slowly roll over to hit the snooze, and out of instinct, you grab your phone. Just going to scroll through my Twitter or Facebook feeds to…
4 Ways to Help a Hurting Friend
A couple of years ago my life was upended. You probably know the type of thing I’m referring to—a major loss, a game changer. The devastation uprooted me, so it…
Why Marriage Shouldn’t End Your Dating Life
Dating—in person, online or blind—is prized in our culture, and most of us think of dating to be an important part of any meaningful, romantic relationship. Whether casual or glamorous,…
6 Myths Too Many Twentysomethings Believe About Purpose
Like just about everyone, you want your life to make an impact. But for twentysomethings, who live in an era of startups, innovative non-profits and big church movements, this desire…
Have We Made an Idol Out of Sexual Purity?
I’ll never forget the look on her face as she shared the story of her dark sexual past, with tears welling up in her eyes. But the ironic thing is,…