Marrying Outside Your Species

I don’t recommend it. Every once in a great while I will see an article about someone who married their dog or horse or some inanimate object, like the Berlin Wall, the Eiffel Tower, or even an anime character painted onto a body pillow. In the world, they have a name for it: objectum sexual,…

Rest for the Christian Single’s Soul: the 4 RE’s of Rest

It is Saturday night, close to the end of another magnificent retreat. This time, I’m reveling in the peaceful, welcoming beauty of The Cove (AKA The Billy Graham Training Center) in Asheville, North Carolina, for a Christian writers’ conference. I’d been wanting to visit the Cove for years. When I finally made it here for…

Waiting Only For You

To My dearest sweetheart, The one I love more than anyone in this world, The most beautiful fiancée in this life and the life to come,   You’re gorgeous and breathtaking in every way. I love you.   I love the way that sounds. I enjoy saying it to you. You can’t see Me smiling…

Top Red Flags for Single Christians to Watch for (and Avoid) in Potential Mates, Part 2 of 2

Ah, so we meet again… you, red flags, versus us, single Christians.)Yes, we know: Valentine’s Day is coming right up and we are unattached. Single. Dateless wonders. Free and don’t necessarily want to be. But we single Christians know about red flags. We know how you red flags get. You can disguise yourselves in myriads…