Category Identity

I Ain’t Into Making Love

  I guess it’s no secret now that my life held a sexual past. Google my name and it’s out, mainly because I chose to lift the lid off shame from my past. I confess, the main reasons why I…

Insecurity, Pride and Past Relationship Failures

When I recall my previous relationships, I cringe because I was so immature in the way I communicated and processed my feelings. I would project my feelings and issues onto the guy I was dating, leaving me with little-to-no responsibility…

Date A Man Long Enough

In the book Song of Songs, the woman says to her lover, “Your name is like purified oil.” In the Hebrew language, the word for name is best translated to be etched. In this day, a name was much more than what people would call you. A name was…

A Secret to Beating Temptation

  My life is full. Very full. This isn’t a bad thing – my life is full of the things I love. I am pastoring, speaking, writing, making podcasts, and doing life with my family. Sometimes this can be bad, though. My attention span…

Disconnecting Shame

  Sadly, divorce is ravaging our families and our society. Among the top reasons for divorce are poor communication, arguing, infidelity, and stagnation: Disconnection – Shame. Divorce is a reality in our culture because shame is a reality of our culture.…

Silencing Shame

  Have you ever heard that little voice in your head say…? “You don’t fit in” “Nobody likes you” “You’re stupid” “You’re the only one who has made this mistake” “How could God love you? I mean He really knows…

Gender Confusion

QUESTION Right now in my life I’m so confused. I feel like my sexuality is all over the place. I am a girl and I like girls and I like guys. I also have gender issues. I don’t want to…

The Economics of Sex

In the most sexualized culture to date, outside (and even inside) the church community, it’s almost scandalous to suggest that you’re saving yourself until marriage. People privy to this information open their eyes to your sentiments as if you’ve just popped…

Single and Hating It?

There are a couple things every single person needs to know in order to thrive while single 1. If you are waiting on a husband or wife to be happy, then you’ve already began worshiping an idol that will never…

Who Cares If I’m A Virgin?

“Why should I be a virgin anyway?” “It’s my life so who cares?” These are questions that ran through my mind as a young teenage girl…all of which were left unanswered, for me to figure out by myself. I had…

Same Sex Attraction

A HISTORY OF THE SEXUAL WORLD  The subject of gender identification has become a hot topic over the last 20 years or so. However, same gender sexual experiences have been around almost as long as humans have. Abraham’s nephew, Lot, was…

Sitting With Jess

“I SAT DOWN WITH JESS AT A TABLE…” It was the same table we sat at on every break. She wore a smug look of exhaustion as I started talking about what happened on my weekend. I started describing this…