There are so many reasons why setting physical boundaries will enhance rather than limit your dating relationship, but here are just a few. 1. Maintaining physical boundaries will: protect your heart. Proverbs 4:23 states, ‘Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.’ This is no mushy advice based on keeping…
Approaching a person of the opposite gender can be tricky as no one wants to come across as creepy or inappropriate! There are several key skills that should be part of your repertoire that will keep you in good stead with all the relationships in your life. Be respectful. Respect is earned and should also…
Would you be surprised to learn that there is NOTHING in the Bible about dating? None of the people mentioned in the Bible ever dated, as their marriages were usually prearranged. Dating is a particularly modern Western phenomenon as many cultures still do not practice dating. This means that most of the assumptions (what we…
I grew up watching a lot of Disney movies. That’s a whole heap of lads and ladies swooning over each other. Beautiful ballroom gowns swooshing across the floor as they dance, riding off into the sunset and living happily ever after. Forever a day dreamer, I wondered what it must be like to be swept…
There are many voices in the world vying for our attention. Some encourage, some discourage, like the voice of a loving mother singing soothingly to calm her child to sleep. Likewise, there is a voice of encouragement seeking to calm and give us the courage to engage meaningfully in 2024. We choose every day which…
An ‘enemy of progress’ is something or someone that hinders you from growing, from progressing, from getting to where you want to be, or should be. They can come in many different shapes and sizes; you can probably think of at least one in your life. How often do you prayerfully ask God to reveal…
How can I be thankful in the face of great pain? Is it appropriate? Right now, I hold a baby that I wasn’t sure I was ever going to get. She is perfect, healthy, sweet, and so small. I am thankful. I am so glad that she is here, and she is mine. But I…
It’s a rainy Saturday evening, and Sabbath quietly draws to a close. Sitting by the window, I observe a solitary blackbird scamper across the wet pavement and into the garden. The tree branches sway gently in the wind, and I savour this peaceful moment with a grateful heart. I am so blessed. We truly have…
I see myself as dirty, worthless, unforgivable, hated, abandoned and nothing more than an object for someone else’s gratification. A woman caged by pornography and video games and a belief that because I am a woman, it is not a real addiction. It is time to recognise that men and women can and do struggle…
We all have days when we get up out of bed on the wrong side, feel plagued by self-doubt, look in the mirror and wonder who that person really is staring back at us. We may ask the question: Am I significant? Do I really matter? I’m talking here about our self-image―the way we feel…