There is an unspoken view on marriage in the church that is dangerously prevalent. Many people seem to think that marriage is the next level of godliness, the key to becoming fulfilled. It seems extreme and bizarre. But going from single to married in the church, I’ve seen both sides up close. For church women,…
Dear Future Husband, I’m not waiting. Did you freak out a little bit? If you grew up in certain American Christian subcultures, your mind probably jumped to that awkward night in youth group where all the girls and guys were separated for “the talk.” Chances are you came out of that night with some sort…
Priorities. They drastically change after marriage. You see, about a year and a half before we said “I do,” I moved out of my parents home. Within that period, I worked as a live-in nanny in my city. Then I moved across the country and in with a church’s host family, then with a friend…
The Valentine’s Day confession you’ve all been waiting for: It’s hard being single. The real confession I’ve been waiting to make: What’s harder than simply being single is being single at church. There, I said it. I mean, I get it. Biblical marriage is good and it’s wonderful and it’s ordained by God and it should be…
A profound mystery of marriage Paul wrote about in Ephesians 5 is that two distinct individuals become one flesh in the marriage relationship. One flesh means that husband and wife give up the right to do whatever they please; they choose to live within the marriage relationship and share their whole life with each other….
