Category archive: Dating
Helping Guard a Young Woman’s Heart
I have discovered that people all mature differently not just physically, but also mentally, spiritually, and relationally. I have found some of the most spiritually mature people to be complete children in terms of dating and relationships with the opposite sex. I’ve been horrified by stories of pastors who straight up told a woman they liked,…
The Most Important Thing in a Relationship
The amount you can trust someone’s love will always determine how open your heart is to them and how much love you will allow in. If you can’t trust their love for you, then your heart is mostly closed to them and you can only receive a little love. But if you can fully trust…
Physical Boundaries in Dating
While I spoke briefly about this in a sermon titled, “Sex, Soul Ties, and Pornography,” I wanted to give some clearer guidelines and tips for healthy physical boundaries in a dating relationship. When I first dated in high school I didn’t really have any clear boundaries aside from wanting to wait until marriage for sex and also…
Dating Your Friends
I never thought I would marry one of my friends. My expectation was that someone new would come into my life that would be different and I would be attracted to her from the beginning. My expectation was that the relationship I would form with her would be different from all my other friendships. And…
Some Tips for a Healthy Dating Relationship
After the positive feedback from my last blog post (Dating and Social Media) I’ve decided to write a couple more entries about dating. Here are a few tips for having a healthy dating relationship… – RELAX. I’ve noticed that a lot of people don’t mature dating wise at the same rate as their maturing spiritually/mentally….
Dating and Social Media
Technology is moving at such a ridiculous rate that now a lot of young kids think that rotary phones are ancient artifacts. I didn’t send my first e-mail until 1996 when my family got America Online and then I used AIM for online messaging while I was in college. Most kids have never heard of…