The right to abortion and easy access to abortion services are considered integral parts of what is commonly referred to as “women’s reproductive health” or “a woman’s right to control her own body.” But what about the baby? Where abortion … Continue reading
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Pornography — Links to Barbara’s posts
Romantic and sexual longings are normal. Our heart was designed for romance, and our body was designed to physically respond. The longings are legitimate, but there is a right way and a wrong way to satisfy those longings, a way … Continue reading →
Choices — Links to Barbara’s posts
Why do we make the choices we do? What drives us to make unwise, even disastrous, choices that can derail our lives and relationships? What leads us to consider our choices more carefully, to think about how they could affect … Continue reading →
Social media –Links to Barbara’s posts
What do teens need to know about social media for their own well-being, for building and maintaining healthy relationships, and for using this form of communication in ways that honors God? How can you help them to avoid the inherent … Continue reading →
Casual Sex — Links to Barbara’s posts
Can sex be “casual”? For many today, teens and adults alike, sex outside marriage is a non-issue. It’s pretty much assumed in a dating relationship. Sex without relationship – sex for the sake of sex — is common. So is … Continue reading →
Purity Culture
by Rae-Anna H. I grew up in the ‘90s purity culture’ – a mixed-results effort by the Church to teach sexual purity. I experienced ‘purity culture’ in my teen years through messages that I should be pure because it was … Continue reading →