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article | May 27, 2020

To the girl who’s gone too far, I know you’re out there. Sometimes you write to us, asking what to do next, but mostly you stay silent, afraid that if we knew you struggled with sin we’d think less of you. Lean …

article | January 2, 2009

Do you struggle to get motivated to read your Bible? Do you hear others talk about all that God is teaching them in Bible study, and feel like you’re missing the boat? Do you sit down to read your Bible but find …

article | October 20, 2016

Recently I heard from a girl who was struggling to remain pure. She had just started dating a guy long distance. After her first weekend visit, she wrote: The physical temptation is so real. Even the smallest thing will set off a …

article | April 10, 2017

Mind if I share a confession with you? I’m living in a lonely season. And while I’ve been studying the topic of mentoring and reflecting on the beauty of doing life together in Christian community along with you here on the blog, …

article | July 24, 2014

A young college student was finding it difficult to schedule daily times with Christ in the midst of her busy class load. "I know I should make prayer a priority," she told me, "but I just never seem to have time to …

article | October 7, 2013

It's happened to the best of us. That moment when something so horribly embarrassing happens and you just want to sink through the floor. I had one of those "sink-through-the-floor-moments" a few years back when I was in high school. I was …

article | May 20, 2011

What do you think heaven looks like? What does Dad do at work? Who is a person you know that seems the most Christ-like? What do you think your wife (husband) will be like? If you were going to spend one year …

article | July 7, 2010

Breakups hurt. Let me rephrase that. Breakups really, really hurt. My breakup with my first real boyfriend when I was 16 remains one of the most painful experiences of my life. There is something uniquely excruciating about a broken heart. I guess …

article | December 15, 2014

I recently received an email from a girl asking me to send her Bible verses on the topic of purity. She said she vaguely knew that the Bible promoted purity and holiness, but she wasn't exactly sure where to find the passages. …

article | March 18, 2019

The first time someone called me a visionary, I laughed out loud. “Me?” I looked around, convinced she must be talking about someone else. It was the day of my first event as the women’s ministry leader at my church. I called …