Tag Archives: relationships

The mixed blessing of sobriety (and why I woke up the other day at 3 a.m. crying…)

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Speakfaithfully

A few days ago I shot this out to twitter… I have not written about recovery for a while so I decided instead of leaving this as a vague truism out on the internet, I would vulnerable and put some … Continue reading →

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Christian Dating: Online dating and www.plentyoffish.com, www.match.com

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Speakfaithfully

After one has addressed whatever personal work they can and need to before beginning to date most most of my peers probably need to address the size of their dating pool. Contrary to a lot of what I have been … Continue reading →

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Christians and Dating: Things to do before starting to date…

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Speakfaithfully

Previously I mentioned that my next post on dating would be regarding my experiences with online dating.  However, in writing that blog I realized that there are a lot of assumptions and advice regarding dating that I felt I should … Continue reading →

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Christians and Dating: Dating at Fuller – Fishing in a Fishbowl

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Speakfaithfully

Gauging by the amount of site hits, search strings that lead back to my posts, and general conversation with my friends I can gather a general sense of what people want to talk and think more about. One of the … Continue reading →

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Why do we believe… dating is only appropriate if you are exclusive and considering marriage and in the notion of “The One?”

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Speakfaithfully

Why do Christians believe… dating is only appropriate if you are exclusive and considering marriage and in the notion of “The One?” The standard Christian narrative and wisdom regarding relationships is this:  First, minimize and control your interactions with opposite … Continue reading →

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