life
It wasn’t until I had moved back to my hometown, post-graduation, and had to start…
For many Christians, the idea of loving yourself is one we either shy away from…
In a world bloated with quick fixes, instant gratification and social media profiles, it can…
There are so many mistakes to be made when it comes to dating and relationships.…
I love to have fun, but sometimes I feel a little guilt about it. It…
Your 20s can be a rough time. You graduate college. You get a job—not necessarily…
In the last 50 years or so, Wendell Berry’s name has become almost synonymous with…
We’re entering the holiday season, which is both good and bad. Good, because we get…
No other word in human language has been misconstrued, mistrusted, celebrated, worshipped and cursed more…
Singles are staying single longer and longer. Advicers are dishing advice quicker and quicker. If…
In our society, we talk about a lot about community. Ever since the nineties, when…
The other day, I grabbed coffee with a friend. We talked about our lives. And…
Yesterday, I opened a kitchen cabinet, and sitting right there on the bottom shelf…
We had been married just over a year. After another demanding week at work, neither…
We’ve all received that phrase “everything happens for a reason” personally gift-wrapped by well-meaning friends, caring loved…
My friend Wendy is a therapist. It’s a good thing to have a friend who…
Like just about everyone, you want your life to make an impact. But for twentysomethings,…
I’ll never forget the look on her face as she shared the story of her…
The first challenge most marriages must endure does not come from trials and tribulation, but…
All the American flags in our town were flying at half-staff last August, and for…
The world has fundamentally changed since the great recession of 2008. In 2013 alone, 77…
I got an email from a young man who was feeling frustrated with relationships. He…
I remember being in 6th grade and watching some cheesy family movie where the princess…
Four hundred years ago, Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet and coined the phrases “star-crossed lovers”…
The Church has a lot—a lot—to say about healthy sexuality within marriage. But what about…
When one of our pastors asked how we were doing, I gave him the sanitized,…
The first time I met my husband, it was about as far from “love at…
“So, how’s married life?” It was the question everyone asked us, and one that always…