Be careful to keep your view of college in its proper place or else you may become like me and realize you’re letting it get out of hand. This is what I mean: college is all about me. Nothing about it is for other people. My grades, my success, my future, my tests. I met […]
Recently a buddy of mine told me he had hit it off really well with a girl and went out on several dates with her. But then discovered she wasn’t a Christian. He was torn: should he keep dating her in hopes she would become a Christian? or break up with her on the grounds […]
Are you going my way? Jim Croce’s “I Got a Name” contains a lyric If you’re going my way, I’ll go with you. You can listen to it here (2:33). If you’re in a serious relationship but you’re not sure if you should pull the trigger and buy her a ring (or decide what you’ll say if […]
I recently grabbed lunch with my pastor and he asked me how married life is going. My response to his question shed much light on my [then] current view of marriage. I told him that we’re learning to settle into our roles of husband and wife: she wants to cook and keep the house clean, […]
God’s desire for us is the same desire he had for the Israelites. Jeremiah 7:23 simplifies it so well, “Obey me, and I will be your God and will be my people.”
The last post in this series is about the joys and blessings (benefits) of honoring the Lord with our relationships. There’s REASONS we should exercise self-control and flee from all sexual temptations. It’s not just about rules at all; it’s about getting closer to Jesus. First, you become more like Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 calls […]
In my last post I talked about the sins of my past in regard to dating and I hope it was good to you. Now I want to share some things that I don’t think get enough stage time in the Christian community. Even though the Bible doesn’t comprehensively talk about dating, it still talks about […]
