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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How I Overcame Being Shy, Selfish, and Desperately Awkward
I was 15 years old, had a mouth full of braces, and was desperately shy and awkward. Our whole family was involved in the AWANA program at our church and I had just started attending the high school program. The first week came and I sat by myself. I walked to game time by myself. […]
You Don’t Have to be a Victim to Your Crazy Girl Emotions
During the past couple of months my life has been busy, busy, busy. My days have been filled with long hours of manuscript revisions, traveling, speaking, working in my dad’s office, visiting with relatives, and so much more. During all of this busyness, I’ve also been facing an emotionally confusing issue in a certain area […]
The One Thing Hollywood Doesn’t Want You To Do While Watching a Movie
My hands slightly trembled as I glanced up from the movie review sheets I’d printed from an online Christian site. I was about to read two complete movie reviews to my girls Bible study group and I was nervous to say the least. I knew this moment was coming. I’d mentally prepared for it all week. […]
10 Things I’ve Learned from Dating a Godly Man
I (Bethany) was chatting with my small group leader one night after Bible study. She is in a relationship getting to know a very godly man and of course I was curious to know the scoop. Time cut us short and we weren’t able to finish our conversation. Later that evening she sent me an […]
5 Qualities Christian Guys Find Extremely Unattractive in Girls
Christian guys and non-christian guys seem to be in agreement on one thing: qualities they do not find attractive in girls. Over the years in talking to my dad, brothers, guy friends and acquaintances, I’ve learned that there are certain qualities that guys do not find attractive or appealing in girls/women. I wanted to confirm […]
Being a Christian is Not About Obeying a List of Rules
How often have you seen a girl “stay on track” until college, or her early twenties, and then go off the deep end? Her Christian faith seems to have all but disappeared and she is embracing her new found “freedom.” Sadly, I’ve seen that exact scenario happen over and over and over again. Somewhere along […]
A Sure Fire Sign That You are a Foolish Girl
A few years ago, I was a foolish girl. I didn’t think I was at the time, but looking back I realize I was a fool with a capital F. There was season in my life when I lived out the “fool” part of this verse, “The way of a fool is right in his […]
