When the news broke about Josh Duggar’s membership on Ashley Madison, I honestly cannot say I was surprised. My heart absolutely broke for Anna and those kids, but the fact that Josh had made these choices did not surprise me. No, I don’t just assume that every man…
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Why I Don’t Support Abstinence-Only Sex Education
Let me preface this by saying I am nearly 30 and still a virgin, so this is not an attempt to justify or pass blame off for adolescent (non-existent) sexual escapades. This is an attempt to change the way we talk about sex and abstinence, because while I may be…
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Kissing is Not Sex: Part 2
I started writing this followup to my previous post Kissing is Not Sex. A couple thousands words later (that is no exaggeration), I realized a few things: 1. I was still nowhere near making my point 2. Thousands of words is far too long for a blog post All of…
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Kissing Is Not Sex: Part 1
To kiss or not to kiss: that seems to be a question I get a lot. My first kiss was some time during elementary school. While our class was on our way out to recess, two snot-nosed boys were arguing over which of them was my ‘boyfriend.’ Mind you, I…
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Sexting: What To Do If A Man Asks You For Pictures
I had originally intended on continuing the series on accountability today, but something on Twitter last night caught my eye. There was a conference on The Gospel and Human Sexuality in progress and many people were tweeting live from it. So, the top trending topic was #erlcsummit. I was excited…
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Beggar’s Daughter: Five Years Later
Yesterday marked five years since the day I first put my story online. Beggar’s Daughter was not a blog then; it was just a webpage. Just a story. Just my story. I thought that if I shared it just that once, God would leave me alone and let me continue…