“The first thing I require of a person I’m planning to date and marry is for him to be a believer in Christ.
“I want to save myself for marriage.” Continue reading They Are Called Good Intentions
Category Archives: CG-STAT
Blessing Or Curse of Being a Pastor’s Kid
I literally can’t get enough of this beautiful and young couple’s story: Ryan and Amanda. Continue reading Blessing Or Curse of Being a Pastor’s Kid
“Is Oral Sex Allowed?”
A4P Guest: Is oral sex allowed?
A4P: What do you mean?
A4P Guest: I thought my question was clear.
A4P: Well, your question is not clear for me. It sounds like there is a list of allowed and not allowed things in the Bible. As far as I understood the Bible, there is no list for us to follow after; we only have two commandments to live by: to love God and to love our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 22:34-40). So, if you give me some background story as to where this question came from, I may be able to address your question candidly, in light of these two commandments.
Do You know?
I hope and pray that by now you all know about a program called CG-STAT – chosen Girls for Such a Time As This. If not, read on our website: www.appealforpurity.org. Continue reading Do You know?
Dating/Marrying An Unbeliever
From all the things God commanded His people, the Israelites, this one command got my attention last week:
“Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together.” (Deuteronomy 22:10)
Okay, I clearly understand those commands such as, “Don’t kill” and “Don’t do adultery”; but “don’t yoke an ox and a donkey” command kind of got me a bit confused. Continue reading Dating/Marrying An Unbeliever
Using Their Sexuality As a Medicine Cabinet
Some people who struggle to break free from porn addiction and other forms of dangerous sexual practices think that they have more sexual hormones and urges than many people.
As some child development experts assert, if a child cries looking for comfort from his mom, and if his mom repeatedly gives him cookies in response, the child learns at that early and informative age that eating gets rid of unwanted desires. Continue reading Using Their Sexuality As a Medicine Cabinet
The Most Romantic Man Who Has Ever Lived
When a man lusts after a girl, he pretty much does anything to convince the girl to go to bed with him. Some young and vibrant Christian girls find themselves sharing the same bed-sheet with a man they’ve known for few days and they ask, “How did I get here?”
Why? Continue reading The Most Romantic Man Who Has Ever Lived
“I think I’m in love with a guy”
A4P Guest: “I am 22 years old and I am active in my church. I’ve never dated or been in love with a man before but now I think I am in love with a guy I’m ministering with. We are in the same ministry and I don’t think he is noticing me in that way. Last time, he took everybody’s number to give us all a call to remind us about our prayer meeting. He called me once and he never called me after that. I constantly think about him and I don’t know what I need to do. I don’t think he has the same feeling for me as I do for him. What should I do?” Continue reading “I think I’m in love with a guy”
Nakedness
It was few years back when our kids were very little. While I was reading one of those interesting psychology books, I don’t remember which one; I read that in every human heart, there is this deep seated desire to be naked. I said to myself, “You must be kidding me!” The author continued saying that not only we desire to be naked but we desire others to be naked as well.
I said to myself; “That is absurd!”
Well, I respectfully disagreed with the idea and moved on to the next one. But the idea kind of stayed with me. Then to my surprise, I noticed something.
Let You Be Who You are
While I was in line to pay for my groceries, I was on my phone reading my emails that I didn’t get a chance to read in the morning. Then I put my phone back in my pocket and I zoned out. I began thinking about something and before I knew it I said something audibly. And the person who was standing on the other side looked at me as if I was crazy.
I was so embarrassed that I tried to sing as if I was in the middle of rehearsing a song. Then all of a sudden, my heart posed a question: “Does this woman know you?”