The Intersection of Faith and Culture
I was recently reading a book about relationships and our “learned behaviors” that negatively affect them. In thinking and reflecting on this, I realized that at the root of most of my destructive learned behaviors is shame. Shame is that feeling that we are not enough, that what we did or […]
“It’s pretty normal these days for Christian guys to have sex before they’re married. You’ll be hard pressed finding a guy who is still a virgin,” my brother says. Somewhere along the way we had started talking about guys who sleep around. As if it’s normal talking about sex with […]
I’ve always wanted to be married. I’ve dreamt about my wedding, my first kiss, how I would meet the love of my life — hopefully not in that order. I was the typical romantic teenager, who later grew into a starry-eyed young adult. But then something happened. I somehow, as […]