Accept

Our website is for marketing purposes only and is not intended to be used for services, which are provided over the phone or in person. Accessibility issues should be reported to us so we can immediately fix them and provide you with direct personal service.

We use basic required cookies in order to save your preferences so we can provide a feature-rich, personalized website experience. We also use functionality from third-party vendors who may add additional cookies of their own (e.g. Analytics, Maps, Chat, etc). Further use of this website constitutes acceptance of our Cookies, Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Blog Archives: November 2007
November 21, 2007

What Are You Thankful For?

Merritt Johnston
As we get ready to stuff our faces with turkey and dressing, it's important for us to remember why we celebrate Thanksgiving. While we shouldn't have to set aside a day to be "thankful," it does help to have a day to remind us of the importance of gratitude. 1 Chronicles 16:34 (NIV) says, "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever." When we take time to give thanks to God, it certainly alters our perspective. And I believe if we did that more often, we wouldn't have as much difficulty simplifying our lives. A ...
November 14, 2007

'Safe' Sex

Merritt Johnston
Seventeen Magazine's sex survey netted some disturbing statistics. One of the results listed on their website is as follows: "38% of you feel comfortable having sex with a guy when you've both said, 'I love you.'" That means at least one in three of the girls surveyed think sex is a "comfortable" step once three little words are uttered. In their minds, saying "I love you" green lights the most intense physical intimacy possible. Jeremiah 17:9 (NIV) says, "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it ...
November 05, 2007

Having a Ball

Merritt Johnston
Based on a premise similar to the True Love Waits movement, a new wave of events has emerged known as Father/Daughter Purity Balls. Earlier this year Glamour magazine included an article outlining one reporter's experiences attending one of these events in Colorado Springs. I encourage you to read the article in its entirety, but if time is an issue, let me share the writer's summation paragraph: "I deeply wish that the lovely things I have seen tonight—the delighted young women, the caring, doting dads—might evolve into father-daughter ...

Return to Blog Home Page

2012 Archives

Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec

2011 Archives

Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec

2010 Archives

Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec

2009 Archives

Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec

2008 Archives

Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec

2007 Archives

Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec

Full Archives