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A Celebration of Purity – Part 1

A whole new generation of Christians has grown up believing that it is possible to ‘accept’ Christ without forsaking the world” — A.W. Tozer Although Tozer wrote those words in 1948, they seem even more accurate today—especially in the area of sexual purity. Many couples who have “accepted Christ” comment that they see no reason…

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The Real Happily Ever After

When I was growing up I adored watching romantic comedies. You’ve Got Mail, Return To Me, Sleepless in Seattle, The Little Mermaid, these were my bread and butter. Movies like this made love look so fun, sexy, and easy. While they would depict love as “hard to come by” they made it seem perfect from…

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Stashing Secrets

It’s hard to stash a shopping bag of secret contents into a closet from the early 1900’s. These closets are sometimes wide but never deep. Stash it low and the bag peeked out from behind disheveled shoes. Stash it high and my six-foot man was sure to be eye-level. I heard footsteps in the hall…

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Waving Flags

“The two of you—together—raise a lot of red flags for me.” My eyes shifted from the man behind to the desk to my boyfriend, and back to the man behind the desk. I doubt this gentleman could tell you the name of my two-year-old son, or even guess my favorite ethnic food, but he had…

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Sometimes You Just Need Someone To Listen

I was having a tough day. It was just a day where my emotions were feeling raw. I was frustrated and discouraged over some thing and the tears came quickly to my eyes all day. And I mean alllll day! I tried to put on a brave face and not act wimpy. I didn’t want…

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