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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What an Amish Guy Taught Me About Christmas
I was driving down the road the other day listening to one of our local Christian radio stations. The DJ asked people to call in and share something that helps them keep Christmas in its proper place. As I was listening, this lady called in from Pennsylvania and said she has several Amish friends in […]
When Good Girls Do Dumb Things
It was a hot summer day a little over ten years ago, when Kristen and I decided to do a really dumb thing. Back in those days, we were known as the “good girls” and we thought we did a good job of measuring up to that reputation. In a way, we almost felt immune […]
7 Deadly Sins You Should Run From
There are some things in life that are extremely tempting for me. There’s a Starbucks Coffee shop right down the street from where Zack and I live and their grande, decaf, no-whip mocha seems to call my name every time I drive by. If there was some way to justify it as “healthy” and budget […]
Six Verses on Purity That Every Girl Should Know
I recently received an email from a girl asking me to send her Bible verses on the topic of purity. The girl said she vaguely knew that the Bible promoted purity and holiness, but that she wasn’t exactly sure where to find the passages. After I emailed her back with a list of verses I […]
Why Christian Girls Should Be Beautiful but Not Seductive
Several months ago I wrote a controversial blog post that went viral and picked up a lot of positive and negative attention. It currently has over 730 comments and has reached over a million people. It’s called “Why Christian Girls Post Seductive Selfies.” If you’re interested, you can read it here. My main point was […]
When God Doesn’t Give You What You Desperately Want
Three and half years ago I stood at the altar of a beautiful church with a handsome groom across from me beaming from ear to ear. I was getting married (read more on that here) and everything in my life seemed absolutely perfect. I had a loving, wonderful, supportive family and was marrying into an […]
It Takes a Tough Girl to Say These Words
I remember three very distinct times in my life that I had to be a tough girl. Once at age seventeen, twenty, and twenty-four. When I was seventeen I’d been offered multiple full basketball scholarships to division one universities. Basketball was my passion and I loved playing. When I wasn’t playing basketball I was either […]
