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Who is Safer to Date: Christian Men or Secular Men?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 22, 2022 | Preparing for Marriage

Do you feel safer in Christian spaces or non-Christian ones? That can be a hard one to answer because there are so many variables, but yesterday I set off a firestorm with my post that only 33.7% of married, evangelical men meet our four criteria for being sexually...

14 Tips for Safe–and Successful–Online Christian Dating!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 27, 2021 | Preparing for Marriage

So many people on this blog have found love through Christian online dating sites! I’m always amazed when I ask on social media who met their spouses online. Hundreds respond! And ever since I wrote The Great Sex Rescue, and began talking about how much the...

How the “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” Model Left Women So Emotionally Vulnerable

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 27, 2021 | Preparing for Marriage

Just because you’re not going to date doesn’t mean you don’t get your heart broken. My article yesterday on how Elisabeth Elliot’s courtship with Jim sounds quite toxic and unfair to Elisabeth blew up on Facebook and social media. Most were in...

The Man Who Changed a Grieving Heart

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 4, 2021 | Preparing for Marriage

So many women whose marriages have fallen apart end up on this blog, wondering if there is any hope for finding the kind of love that God designed for marriage. And today I have a lovely story I want to share with you from Manndi deBoef, one of my readers. As...

Have We Taught Teen Girls to Ignore Red Flags When Dating?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 26, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers, Preparing for Marriage

What happens when we tell girls that “boys will want to push your sexual boundaries”? We’re in the middle of our debunking series, where we look at things that are commonly taught in evangelical circles, and encourage the church to get it right!...

PODCAST: Can Parents Make it Harder for Their Kids to Marry Well?

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Jul 18, 2019 | Parenting Teenagers, Podcasts

It’s time for a new episode of the To Love, Honor and Vacuum podcast! I hope you all will listen, but if you don’t have time, I’ll have some links and rabbit trails below so you can read all you want as well! And consider this podcast...