Long before they consider marriage, girls get a lot of confusing signals about sexuality from a variety of different voices. I hope every girl considers (or reconsiders) their own purity in the months and years leading up to her wedding. As the father of four girls, I’d like to share a Dad’s perspective on purity….
There’s no time like the New Year to make a change. And what could benefit more from positive change than your relationship with your fiancé or spouse? This year I suggest you do something new. Make a relationship resolution! This is a joint commitment to change that will benefit you as a couple. Choose one goal that…
The holidays can be an agonizing ordeal for the young couple that has never navigated them together. What is meant to be a season of fun family celebrations often derails into a series of frustrating fiascos. Imagine these tension-building scenarios: You look forward to your first Thanksgiving together at home. You can’t wait to share…
I hear it all too often. We’re just moving in together for right now. We don’t really have enough money to get married, but we hope to save up for that someday.” Really? Those are problematic words for a pastor hoping to guide people toward a great start to marriage. Sexual purity before marriage sets…
The days leading up to a wedding are a blur of details and checklists. As a pastor I’ve officiated ceremonies from 5 to 500 attendees, and have discovered stunning similarities. The level of complication may vary in scale, but the pressure for brides and grooms is similar no matter what the size. Pressing decisions about…
