Are You A Flirt?

Take an honest assessment of your own behavior. Would you fit in well with the women of Zion? Do you use clothing, body language and attitude to draw attention to yourself and your femininity?
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What Are You Vacationing From?

I want to challenge you to not take a vacation from Christ this summer. Instead, find your own way to vacation with him. I guarantee it will be more refreshing than any other break you’ll take.
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A Challenge to Love on Your Family

Do you find it easy to be Christ-like to strangers at the mall but tough to show Christ’s love to your mom and dad? Do you go on mission trips to share the Gospel, but wince at the thought of sharing Jesus with your siblings? Do you give your whole heart to Jesus in worship on Sunday mornings only to throw a huge tantrum at home after church?

We’ve all been there. There’s something about our families that brings out the best and worst in each of us

Should Girls Pursue Guys?

Have you ever considered what it means to be a girl? Have you ever contrasted our culture’s definition of girlhood with the one presented in God’s Word? If not, I want you to challenge you to turn your thinking toward gender. It’s so important for you to realize what the Designer intended when He created you. Specifically, I want you to consider if it's wise for girls to pursue guys or if it should be the other way around.  

Feeling Safe in an Unsafe World

If you pay much attention to the news, you already know that our world’s topsy turvey. From wars, to terrorists, to natural disasters, there’s no shortage of scary stuff going on.
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Flee!

Check out what happens in Genesis 39:11-12:

“ One day he went into the house to attend his duties, and none of the household servants was in side. She caught him by his cloak and said, ‘Come to bed with me!’ But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.” 

The “he” in this story is Joseph, who at the time was a slave in the house of Potiphar. The “she “ is Potiphar’s wife who is seeking to seduce Joseph. Scandalous, I know. While the plotline is interesting (sounds like a soap opera to me), it’s not the best part of this story. I am most intrigued by Joseph’s reaction when faced with the temptation to sin.

Whose house is it, anyway?

Are you acting like the owner or the tenant of your house today? Are you letting the Holy Spirit make you over, or are you resisting His transformational touches?  
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Creative Ways to Bless Your Dad

How do you bless your daddy on Father’s Day?
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Erin Answers a Reader's Question About Drinking

A LYWB.com reader recently asked a great question. 

“ Okay I kinda have a controversial question. Is it okay for Christians to drink alcohol as long as they don't get drunk? Are there any verses that condemn drinking? I know there are some verses that condemn drunkenness but I don't know if it's bad or not to drink a few sips. I'm 15 and I don't drink but someone at my church has a few drinks and doesn't get drunk and I'm wondering if anyone out there has found any verses or anything about this topic.”

A Spit wad and a Letter Ten Years Later . . .

While it’s been a whole decade since I flung my graduation cap in the air with glee and moved on to bigger and better things, I was reminded recently—with regret—that the consequences of my sin stick around and impact others negatively long after I’m gone. 
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God & The Prince of Persia

How often do you secretly question His reasons for not answering your prayers the way that you'd like them answered? How often are you frustrated with His sovereignty? How often do you doubt whether God's doing the right thing? How often do you fear that if you trust God with your life, He'll mess it up?
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Is it Okay to Date Just for Fun?

One of you recently asked, “Is it okay to date just for fun?” In a word—yes. The Bible doesn’t specifically condemn dating. That being said, I think there is a more important question we should be asking. Is it wise to date just for fun? In two words—maybe not.

How to Hold Your Tongue

Dwight Eisenhower once said, “Never miss a good opportunity to keep your mouth shut.”

Mark Twain said, “It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.”

Good advice, fellas. But not very original.

How to Know if You've Been Saved

When I was about ten or eleven years old, I stopped being able to fall asleep easily at night. I’d on my bunk-bed instead, staring at the ceiling and thinking about hell. Where would I go when I died? I said my own version of ‘the sinner’s prayer’ every night, but it didn’t shake my fear. Maybe you can relate.

Many of you have raised questions about your own salvation. How can you tell if you’ve been saved?

Defending 100 Million Girls

In China alone, it's thought that there are 50 million girls missing due to being aborted or left to die, for no other reason except their gender (Amartya Sen, Nobel Prize winning economist).

One in three women in the world have been (or will be) violently abused in their lifetime (U.N. Development Fund for Women).

Eighty percent of trafficking victims are women or girls (U.S. Department of State, via the International Justice Mission).

From the Archives: Who Do You Work For?

One of your comments especially caught my eye: "I want to have a job, a job that makes me look good."

I understand. Really, I do. But do you know that there’s something vastly better to seek after than your own attention, fulfillment, and affirmation? 

From the Archives: Does God's Word Allow Women to Work?

In the context of God's plan for us as women, where does education fit? What about working outside the home? What is the right thing to do when kiddos come along? Even among Christian woman you will find varied answers to these questions. That's why I think we should look to God's Word as our standard as we seek to define godly womanhood.

I Am Martha

Are you feeling a bit like Martha these days? Are you trying to be the very best at everything? Do you want to be the best athlete, the best student, the best girlfriend, the best friend, the best daughter, the best Christian and the best person in the room?
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