The American Dream has altered over the years but still fuels our culture. Its message permeates the airwaves, social media and modern advertising. We’re promised a better body, popularity and sexier hair; all the contents of a happy life. In the place of the white picket fence and 2.2 kids is the good looking, popular…
Answer (Gary Chapman): I would say you need to listen to your friends. Friends often see things that we don’t see when we are in love. In fact, when we’re in love, we are blinded and we really don’t see the things that others say. You know, your mother may say to you, “Have you…
Recently some friends and I were discussing the ethics of being married and having close friends of the opposite sex. It was a touchy conversation for some because they were bothered by the suggestion that it was not right to be married and have opposite sex friendships. Make way for marriage. When I was in…
Jen and her boyfriend are a wonderful Christian couple, but they are also busy people. Wait…let me rephrase that, they are extremely busy people. In fact, one week their calendars were so full, they only had one open spot: Friday evening. So, they scheduled a date for that night. Then, Wednesday evening, Jen got a…
Everyone has a sexual past. Everyone. Even the most pious, religious, church-going, prudish person has stories to share about his or her sexuality. It’s easy to look at the person who’s never had sex before and dismiss the rest of their sexual history. There is such a value placed on sexual intercourse that anything but…
