Top Five Myths of Christian Dating

Somewhere on ChristianSinglesToday.com, surrounded by advertisements for such CM classics as “Choosing God’s Best” and “Boy Meets Girl,” stands a lonely column entitled “The Top Five Myths of Christian Dating.” Written by Stephen W. Simpson, PhD, and selected from What Women Wish You Knew About Dating: A Single Guy’s Guide to Romantic Relationships, the column [...]

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Faith[less?]/[is?]/[and?] Emotion

I’ve written this as a response to the blog post dated May 27th by a Ms. Emily at:
Yay for gummy bears : Emily’s blog
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Dear Emily,
Fair warning: I’ve rambled most immoderately. I feel a bit as though I’ve stumbled upon someone’s favorite reflection-spot while wandering through the Arb. But [...]

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Fighting Words

“A very great part of the mischiefs that vex this world arises from words.”
–Edmund Burke

This quotation aptly describes the Christian singles scene today.  Though serious theological disagreements lie beneath the surface, it often seems the debate between courtship and dating has more to do with the words of our mouth than the intentions of our [...]

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If Courting Couples Are “Just Friends,” Then Nothing Is Left For Actual Friends

In my experience, when Christians reduce romantic friendships to “just” friendships, their general friendships (at least with the opposite sex) are reduced to mere acquaintances. And even these acquaintances are viewed with suspicion; why shouldn’t they be? What if your new friend becomes too close of a friend? There is a firm bond that exists [...]

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Writing My Thoughts On A Rainy Day

It rained all day today.
The drops clung to my bedroom window, obscuring my view and emphasizing the difference between outside and in. I sat at my desk—a massive work of oak and cherry—wrapped in a flannel sheet and tapping my finger in a pensive staccato against my notebook. My pen served for a bookmark, [...]

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"Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours." –C.S. Lewis

“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law” –Romans 13:8
One day a young man stood in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered, and they [...]

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