I think there’s a fundamental reason why we have seen our student culture shift from (primarily) pursuing authentic, long-term relationships… to settling for casual sexual encounters within the hookup culture… In a word… fear. It’s a fear of pain. A fear of loss. A fear of investing in something… only to see it fall …
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Why Abstinence Isn’t Working In America
The call to young Christians to be abstinent until marriage is not working. Why do I say that? The September/October 2011 issue of Relevant Magazine, in an article entitled (Almost) Everyone’s Doing It, starts with the following revelation: Eighty percent of young, unmarried Christians have had sex. Two-thirds have been sexually active in the past year. …
LOVE
Today — St. Valentine’s Day — seemed like a great day to break from our Friday tradition with a special installment of the ‘Reclaiming Words’ series! The purpose of this series is to explore together some words that need to be introduced — or re-introduced — to this current generation of college students. These words …
Valentine’s Day: The Best (& Worst) Holiday On Campus
Are you ready? Do you know what I’m talking about? It happens tomorrow. It’s Valentine’s Day. The day of love. And while it may not be the biggest thing on your radar… it is for many (if not most) of our students. Valentine’s Day is one of those feast or famine kinds of holidays… …
Overcoming A Culture of Instant Gratification
There seems to be a lot working against the (slow) development of healthy relationships today. We live in an instant society. We want things and we want them now. And yet, most of us can remember a time not too long ago, when things weren’t so “instant.” That’s not the case for the majority …
Healthy God-Centered Sexuality
We have all heard the word “chastity.” I’m not sure about you, but the word that immediately follows that in my head is…”belt.” And I’m pretty sure that belt is made of iron…and has a rusty key. FUN! The question we discuss below is one of my favorites. It’s something that won’t have a concrete …
The Post Which Must Not Be Named
This past November I delivered a discussion series at Northwestern College which I have shared many other times before, but this time was different. This would be the last time I would feel comfortable promoting this discussion online by name. I now refer to it online as “The Discourse Which Must Not Be Named.” The …
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