Love Me For Me (Even Though I Wouldn’t Do That For You)
One of the amazing things about Jesus is that no matter where we are, what we are doing, what our story is, He loves us. In the famous hymn’s words he loves me Just As I Am. I can come … Continue...
View ArticleAttraction Vs. Action
One of the constant conversations on this blog is the idea of attraction. I’ve written a ton about it and even have whole posts about it. Today I want to sort of clarify a few thoughts about...
View ArticleF R I E N D S – Don’t Let The “Friend Zone Anthem” Be Your Song
So there’s a new song out by Marshmallow and Anne-Marie (No I had not heard of them either) called Friends. It’s all over pop radio right now. The song and video encapsulate what we call the Friend...
View ArticleAttraction vs Sexual Desire
One of the problems in our theology of marriage and celibacy, as well as frankly most other topics, is that we often use the certain words interchangeably that don’t mean exactly the same thing. This...
View ArticleIs Sexual Desire A Sin
In my last post I posed the thought that sexual attraction and sexual desire are not the same thing. I believe this it true in general by the way. In other words attraction of any kind is not the...
View ArticleCharlize Theron, Tim Tebow, and The Single Christian
So recently Charlize Theron stated in an interview that she was shockingly single. She said she was available and that someone just needed to grow a pair (Christian leaders would say “Man Up”) and ask...
View ArticleNice Is Not A Virtue . . . Or Attractive
The other night I was perusing some old videos of a great teacher named Bishop Fulton Sheen. He is actually really entertaining. In this particular video he was talking about the difference between...
View ArticleIs Being Virtuous Attractive
One of the questions that comes up in different ways is as follows: Is being a virtuous man attractive to women? Before I answer that let’s clear up a few things. First of all it should be noted that...
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