Managing Your Thought Life - manage thought life

Managing Your Thought Life

QUESTION I want to know, is it normal to fantasize sexually about my future wife? If not, what steps do I need to take to stop?   TEAM’S ANSWER   It is perfectly “normal” to have sexual thoughts come on your…

Risk > List - dating

Risk > List

END LISTING When people ask me what I look for in a woman, I find myself stumbling over my words. What they really want to hear is my list, but whenever I forget to mention physical qualities I’m labeled “holy…

Co-Ruling and Co-Leading With Your Spouse - marriage

Co-Ruling and Co-Leading With Your Spouse

In my conservative, evangelical background, girls were raised to believe that we weren’t as important as men. Only men got the “good” gifts, like leadership and teaching. Our job as women was to teach children’s Sunday school and bake casseroles…

Top Healing & Restoration FAQ - healing & restoration

Top Healing & Restoration FAQ

Forgiveness is key   As an introduction to this FAQ, we need to discuss the importance of forgiveness in the healing and restoration process. The Bible shows us that repentance (a change of heart that leads to a change of…

What Resources Do You Suggest For Children - children resources sex education

What Resources Do You Suggest For Children?

QUESTION My wife and I are children’s pastors and we wanted to see if you had any resources or curriculum for teaching children about purity, sex, etc. We have seen the need in our 6-12 class to have the “talk”…

10 Warning Signs You Might Cross The Line - marriage

10 Warning Signs You Might Cross The Line

Staying faithful to my wife was a solemn promise I made to her before God. I utterly intended to keep that promise to the end of our days. I lived without doubt that nothing could ever tempt me to do…

She is 16 - children & parenting

She is 16

She is 16 years old. This is her first real relationship.  She’s dated some boys before, but this one has lasted through five months, two dances, Christmas and spring break, and it was a big deal to her. He also…

Who's Your Daddy - children & parenting

Who’s Your Daddy?

Babies have been on my brain lately, but not in the typical way for women my age. I’m not at the mercy of my “ticking, biological clock,” at least not quite yet. I’m not oohing and ahhing over every tiny…

How Do You Manage Your Sex Drive Without….You Know - manage sex drive

How Do You Manage Your Sex Drive Without….You Know?

QUESTION  How do you manage your sex drive or your desire to have sex without masturbating? Masturbation has been presented to me as my only option and I’m wondering, is there any other way? How can I manage my desires…

Waiting for Mr. Right - singleness

Waiting for Mr. Right

All the single ladies, put your hands up!   Oh hay, I see you wavin’ your hands over there like you just don’t care (even though I know you totally do). Don’t you worry baby girl, even when you feel totally invisible to…