People Will Say We’re in Love

I went out to eat with a guy friend the other night, and as we sat across from each other we talked about our classes at the college, and our lives, and what we were doing in our spare time… all the things we aren’t able to catch up on when the business of the day [...]

The Victorian Deception

Somewhere in the past twenty-five years, as the purity movement was developing, there came into play an idea… or rather, an ideal.  This ideal begain to slowly influence the purity movement, in the name of ‘Good Old Days’ and courtship, and eventually has risen to be one of the major contributors to the purity perspective [...]

Bottled and Shelved

I’ve seen it happen.  A girl, pure and committed, living by every rule and guideline in the ‘book’, yet confused, afraid, and guilty over her own natural emotions.  If feelings arose for someone she tamped them down, stifled them, and corked it all in, not to see the light of day… but then at night, [...]

Is Courtship Biblical?

Now there’s a question you haven’t heard. A lot of time we take courtship for granted as a Biblical concept, without questioning where it is found in the Christian faith — if at all.  Is courtship a Biblical concept, and if so, are Christians who do not follow it in sin? There are some denominations [...]

A Courtship Success Story

I have been to only a few weddings in my lifetime — I think perhaps three.  I love weddings.  Unfortunately, the Michigan climate seems ill-suited to making couples marry.  This is rather frustrating, as the only chance I really have to dress up for a party would be at a wedding; so I am currently [...]