Entries Tagged as ‘Relationships & Romance Series’

August 15, 2008

Romance & Relationships - Quick Note and Q&A

At the outset, I didn’t realize that this series would continue beyond the borders of the three over-arching principles for healthy interpersonal relationships, but it has and will continue to do so.  I hope those of you who have found it helpful actually read the progression instead of stumbling upon the latest one, as many [...]

June 24, 2008

Romance & Relationships {An Addendum} - 3) God’s Hand & Our Heart

As I’ve been talking to friends recently about some of the issues of R&R #3 coming up in their lives, I realized that I need to clarify a few things.  There are two aspects to the formation of every romantic relationship: 1) the Lord’s sovereignty [God's hand], and 2) our choices [our heart].  You cannot exclusively operate in one [...]

May 26, 2008

Romance & Relationships - 3) It’s God’s hand & our heart

As we end this series on romance & relationships, let’s review the three over-generalized keys presented to healthy interpersonal relationships:
1) A free (honest/truthful/pure) motivation is the key
2) Confrontation is necessary and God given
3) It’s God’s hand & our heart
We now come to the place where most Christians try to begin their journey of understanding godly relationships [...]

April 6, 2008

Relationships & Romance - 2) Confrontation is necessary and God given

1) A free (honest/truthful/pure) motivation is the key
2) Confrontation is necessary and God given
3) It’s God’s hand & our heart
Okay, so if you’re just joining us on this discussion about one of the most pertinent and reoccurring topics to a young adult movement, please take the time to read the previous posts under “Amateur Sociology” and get [...]

March 16, 2008

Romance & Relationships - 1) A pure motivation is the key

I am finally continuing my Romance & Relationships series.  I’ve been caught up in trying to have one, so I haven’t had time to write.  ;)  As a reminder, the three over-generalized, broad-stroke core principles to healthy relationships are:

 1) A free (honest/truthful/pure) motivation is the key
2) Confrontation is necessary and God given
3) It’s God’s hand & our [...]