Topic
Dating
Desperate for Their MRS. Degrees
Pressure to put a ring on it can distract from other pursuits and callings.
May 16, 2013
Loving Someone Who's Starving For Perfection
Our relationships can't cure eating disorders.
April 22, 2013
Is There a Christian Formula for Online Dating?
Trusting God after listing, praying, and searching the web for my Mr. Right.
March 21, 2013
'Guard Your Heart' Doesn't Mean Christians Can't Date
Finding wiser lessons in Proverbs 4:23.
March 4, 2013
It's Not Enough to Find "The One"
Why having the right convictions about marriage might be more important the choosing the right person.
February 18, 2013
Stop Telling Christian Singles What They Can't Do
Celebrating the rich possibilities of chastity
February 14, 2013
The False Intimacy of Dating in the Digital Age
Why I stopped Google stalking my suitors.
January 21, 2013
'He's Just Not a Spiritual Leader,' and Other Christian Dating Myths
I've seen otherwise strong couples fall apart because the woman held an unfair spiritual standard for the man.
November 19, 2012
Making Too Much of Marriage
The problem is not God's good gift of holy matrimony—it's when we desire it above all else, forgetting the Christian virtue of self-denial.
September 21, 2012
The Religion of The Bachelorette and Reality TV: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
Emily Maynard, who demonstrated a few evangelical signs, had a faith choice to make.
July 23, 2012
Marriage for the 99%: Seeing Family as a Social Justice Issue
How research demonstrates that marital status can predict a person's socioeconomic status.
July 13, 2012
Why Jesus Isn't Your Boyfriend: A Critique of Dating God
Christian women need a better framework for relating to God amid their singleness.
June 25, 2012
Marriage: Creating a Partnership, Not Reeling in a Catch
The old traditions of luring in a spouse still linger today.
January 27, 2012
Real Women Don't Text Back: How Women Fuel the Man-Boy Problem
Women will help single men grow up by refusing to play by their frat-boy standards.
January 25, 2012
Is Online Dating for Christians?
An anthropologist, a writer, and a ministry leader consider Christian dating websites.
October 17, 2011
How to Avoid Marrying the Wrong Christian
Why "he's a really great, godly guy" is not enough.
August 24, 2011
Sex Economics 101
Mark Regnerus, the early-marriage sociologist, shares his latest research on young adults' sexual attitudes and behavior.
February 18, 2011
Christian Dating Do-Over
If a new website and college event are any indication, a better "Define the Relationship" talk is afoot among young evangelicals.
February 18, 2011
My Top 5 Books On Dating
Picks by Camerin Courtney, the author of "Table for One" and co-author of "The UnGuide to Dating."
February 17, 2011
Are Single Women Too Picky?
That's the central claim of Lori Gottlieb's 'Marry Him, now out in paperback and being marketed to Christian women.
February 4, 2011
The Virgins-Only Dating Website
Is WeWaited.com really a perfect haven for Christians struggling in a sex-obsessed culture?
January 12, 2011
Virtual Flirting Comes to Christian Colleges
Is LikeaLittle.com, the newest fad in Internet dating, a fun diversion or an impediment to healthy community?
December 8, 2010
Avoiding Old Flames on Facebook
That it's only a virtual friendship is all the more reason to stay away from it.
August 30, 2010
Seeking a Spouse? Lighten Up
Could 'dating cards' help Christians take their love lives a little less seriously?
August 2, 2010
The Good Christian Girl: A Fable
What heeding a decade and a half of dating advice can mean.
July 19, 2010
Hookup Culture: Mostly a Myth
Last Sunday's NYT piece only perpetuates the idea that college students are hooking up frequently, and that if they aren't, they should be.
February 16, 2010
Premarital Abstinence
What's the best way to encourage people to save sex for the covenant of marriage?
January 6, 2010
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, I Don't Want a Match
Most 'yentas' mean well, but their meddling only adds unnecessary pressure to a single's life.
December 31, 2009
Rick and Kay Warren's Painful, Gradual Love Story
A word from God. Then another. Then misery. How the Warrens finally fell in love.
November 10, 2009
Trouble with Online Love
Australian police found that two out of three victims of "romance fraud" are women.
October 20, 2009
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Early marriage sounds great—as long as there are mature Christian men willing to initiate.
September 23, 2009
Restless, Reformed, and Single
Online dating services argue that God can use virtual reality too.
July 31, 2009
Harry Potter and the Vampire Battle
Yet another reason for evangelicals to embrace the boy wizard.
July 15, 2009
30 and Single? It's Your Own Fault
There are more unmarried people in our congregations than ever, and some say that's just sinful.
June 21, 2006
GSN Considers Adding Church-Based Dating Show
The idea would be to build on the success of the Game Show Network’s “American Bible Challenge.” (The New York Times)
Evoking God has been good to ChristianMingle
The site is owned by the same company, Beverly Hills-based Spark Networks, that owns JDate, the wildly successful Jewish dating service, along with 28 niche sites: Adventist Singles Connection, BlackSingles, DeafSingles Connection and CatholicMingle, as well as sites for Mormons, older people, plus-size women (and the men who like them), single parents and military personnel. (WaPo)
Tim Tebow on Jesus, football and dating: ‘It’s attractive when girls have faith’
Would he marry outside his faith? “You never know,” he says. The important thing for him is “It’s attractive when girls have faith.” That, he says, “is a big thing for me.” (Sally Quinn, Washington Post)
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