Fighting Lust with the Power of Gratitude
When I was a teen girl, I remember having moments where I viewed God’s boundaries for sexual purity as a bit…well — annoying. Striving for purity in my heart and mind wasn’t easy, and I struggled to keep my thoughts pure. I would find myself grumbling in my heart about how tough the single life […]
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Christian Girls Dealing With Dark Seasons and Difficult Circumstances
When we look around at the circumstances of people in the world today, we discover that there is a vast amount of suffering and pain being endured. Many different people struggle with many different types of suffering. Hospitals are full of horrible diseases and injuries, parents are getting divorces, babies are being aborted, war is […]
Choosing to Pursue Radical Purity in Your Own Life
Talking about God’s radical design for love, sex, and purity with 400 girls and women isn’t a normal occurrence in this day and age. But that’s exactly what happened this past weekend at the Radical Purity Conference in San Antonio, TX. We courageously, unashamedly, and tactfully unpacked God’s good plan for our sexuality as women. […]
What Christian Girls and Katy Perry Have in Common
This past year my younger sister, Ellissa was a part of a mentoring program at our local public school. She had the privilege of mentoring three little girls that were as sweet and cute as can be. On one of her mentoring days, Ellissa walked through the lunch line and found a spot outside where […]
Radical Purity: Embracing God’s Best in the Midst of a Highly Seductive Culture
The two of us are beyond excited for the Radical Purity Conference happening this weekend in San Antonio, Texas (our hometown). We’re incredibly excited and grateful that God has provided the resources needed for Girl Defined to host this event. Having the opportunity to talk about sex and purity from a biblical perspective is something […]
Be a Girl Who Lives with Vision, Passion, and Purpose
When Kristen and I launched our very first blog (long before Girl Defined existed) we didn’t have a very clear plan of what we were doing. Due to our serious lack of vision for the blog, it didn’t take long for our interests to diminish. Let’s just say that our original blog didn’t last very […]
Becoming Women Who Understand The Power of Worship
The past few months of my life feel like they’ve been filled with a certain 7 letter word. This word flies in the face of my natural heart’s desire and is the opposite of everything the culture promotes. This word has challenged me, convicted me, encouraged me and given me incredible hope. When I focus […]
Is it Wrong for Christian Couples to Live Together Before Marriage?
We were desperately in love. He wanted to marry me and I wanted to be his wife. He popped the question while the sun was setting one cool October night. I immediately said yes and from that moment on we viewed one another as our soon-to-be-spouses. Love was in the air. We began planning and […]
