Written by Renee Fisher

When my husband and I got married, I was ticked at how many people threw marriage books at us. We accumulated at least 15 books within a matter of one month—and it made me feel like I didn’t matter before as a single person. Not once had anyone given me a book to help me navigate life as a single girl. Sure, I bought I Kissed Dating Goodbye for myself because it was popular, but the concept only confirmed my worst fear: I would be single forever.

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Written by Ben Stevens

Having recently moved into one of those anonymous apartment complexes now so common around the country, my wife and I decided to invite all the people in our building over for Sunday lunch. They didn’t know each other, we didn’t know them, and we had no idea how it would go. But most of them came. In fact, they stayed for four hours. And before long we were making up a list of our birthdays to exchange with one another, at their suggestion.

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Written by Fabienne Harford

I’m on this super fun emotional roller-coaster these days. And by “super fun” I mean “not fun at all.” One minute I’m weeping at a TV commercial and the next minute I’m dry-eyed at a funeral. 

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Written by Katie McAleece

I never thought my dad would die.

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Written by Andreana Reale

It is unfortunate that the word porneia—used on numerous occasions by the Apostle Paul—has no modern English equivalent. Older versions of the Bible translate it as "fornication" (which we think of as premarital sex), while newer ones often say "sexual immorality." 1 Corinthians 6.12-20 indicates that intercourse with a prostitute is one form of porneia, and earlier at 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 incest is also part of the definition. Porneia is clearly something bad, and something to do with our bodies. But what does porneia really mean? And more importantly, how are Paul’s writings on porneia to transform our hearts, minds and lives?

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Written by D.L. Mayfield

Like most, I make my New Year’s resolutions on the spot, out of guilt and a misguided attempt to start the next year off fresh. Usually they involve something inane like slimming down or writing in my journal every day or resolving to stop and admire the beauty in things like soap bubbles. One thing is for certain: I always fail these resolutions, often sooner rather than later.
    

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Written by Gabe Holloway

Earlier this year, we shared a father's story of how he and his wife dealt with the knowledge that their unborn daughter had a fatal diagnosis. This is the follow-up to that story:

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Written by Timothy Willard & Jason Locy

Looking for maturity in a culture of prolonged adolescence.

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