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Sex and the Single Christian Girl

Don’t think about it. Don’t talk about it. Don’t do it. That is the thought process that many single Christian women have when it comes to the word “sex.” Instead of viewing sex through a healthy biblical perspective, we often view sex in a scary, confusing, distorted, negative, dirty and/or unhelpful way. My prayer is […]

Join the Movement of Women Chasing Truth

It’s time, ladies. It’s time to become brave women for God. Women who stand firm on truth. Women who study God’s Word. Women who care about theology. Women who unapologetically embrace our identity as God’s daughters. Women who are unashamed of what the world may think of us. Women who understand that we are Christ’s […]

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How Writing a Book on Sex Helped Me as a Newlywed

First off, I never ever imagined I’d write a book on sex. Secondly, I never ever imagined that I’d write a book on sex as an unmarried woman. Who does that? I’d never had sex and yet I was writing a book on sex. It’s a little strange sounding. I know. Looking back on the […]

Dav and Bethy

Was Being a Virgin on my Wedding Night Awkward?

I was a thirty-year-old virgin on my wedding night. That isn’t a shock to any of you who’ve followed my story. In fact, many of you sent me emails and DM’s before I got married asking me if I was nervous about the wedding night. I responded to your questions through a blog post titled: […]

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Purity is so Much More than a List of Rules

I was that girl. The girl who grew up in church, saved sex for marriage, wrote letters to her future husband, and tried to do all of the “right” things a good church girl should do. In fact, I even saved my first kiss for marriage. Check. Check. Check. I was marking off the boxes […]

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Lust is a Girl Problem Too

I crawled into my bed and turned on the lamp. It was late. I was tired. But that didn’t keep me from reading my favorite genre of books, Christian Romance Novels. I justified my actions and convinced myself that these were innocent and clean. What harm could they do? One by one I devoured these […]

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