Relationships
What do Black Men Really Want in their Love Lives and Marriages?
The image of Black men in the US is distorted by the media and selective academic studies, says a scholar who has studied Black men’s romantic lives. ‘Black love matters’ is his counter to that image.
The Marriage Mentality
Last summer, Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith openly shared how they began to redefine their union during rough patches. However, does a “life partnership” transcend God’s plan for marriage?
Good Tree, Bad Tree: Tips on Evaluating Relationships
Do you know what kind of fruit your current dating relationship is producing?
Dating over Zoom? Don’t be surprised if those online sparks fizzle in person
It doesn’t matter how smooth your conversations have been. Absent the touch, taste and smell of a potential partner, you’re essentially flying blind.
3 Things to Consider When Dating a Divorced Christian
As we date those who have been previously married, ask questions to learn where they stand with Christ and in their previous marriages. Then, seek the Lord to determine if you would be permitted and willing to stand with them in holy matrimony—until death.
A 4-step maintenance plan to help keep your relationship going strong
After the intensity of early courtship, even a healthy, happy relationship can feel lackluster. Psychology researchers have ideas for what can help you perk up your relationship rather than give up.
5 powerful secrets to finding Mr. or Mrs. Right as a Young, Christian Single
Let’s face it. Being single and Christian is hard. It’s even harder to find that person you want to spend the rest of your life with. There are so many factors to consider: age, personality, looks, and spirituality. It can all become a blur. Here are five powerful secrets.
How’s Your Relationship with Yourself?
There are seven basic areas wherein all human challenges lie. One of these is our relationship with self. We form many of our opinions of ourselves based on what others around us say to us and about us, or how we interpret what they say and do.
Mastering the Unexpected
God’s special encouragement for single Christians — or anyone whose life has taken an unanticipated turn.
Loving Bravely
Commentary: Loving bravely is risking great personal cost to do good for someone, even when you know that others may ridicule you for doing so. That’s the kind of love I want to give this Valentine’s Day.
8 Ways to Pull Yourself Up When You’re Going through Hell
We don’t mean to lie, but when someone asks us how we’re doing, it is much easier to say that we are “fine” or “blessed” than to tell the whole truth. We are not always fine. Pull yourself up with one of these eight suggestions.
5 Questions Many Christians Forget to Ask While Dating
There are the usual questions, and then, there are some questions that should never be overlooked while dating.
How T.M. Landry College Prep failed black families
T.M. Landry College Prep, facing allegations of abuse, is known for getting students from poor backgrounds into Ivy League schools. An education scholar says the school’s focus was misplaced.
Attention Singles: Are You Tired of E.Y.S. During the Holidays?
E.Y.S., or “Explain Your Singleness,” is a social epidemic that largely plagues Christian singles. However, it most aggressively attacks all singles during the holiday season.
Ain’t I A Mother, Too?
An analysis of the ways in which Black motherhood needs to be humanized and re-conceptualized for the sake of black women and society at large.
I was a Christian woman addicted to porn
The first memory I have of watching pornography is when I was 11 years old. It's amazing that I didn't even have the vocabulary to describe what I was witnessing, yet the innocence of my brain and body were gone in an instant. I didn't know it then, but my body and...
The Church and Marriage: Why Can’t We Talk About Sex?
The Church is supposed to be a haven for people. It is often said that the church house is like a hospital, and the believers are the patients searching for healing. If you believe that to be at least somewhat true, then I think we should talk about what spiritual...
6 Things to Do While Waiting for Your Boaz
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, which can sometimes be difficult for single women who are still waiting for their “Boaz” to come along and sweep them off their feet.