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
Christian sex education
Dating — Links to Barbara’s posts
As parents, what do you think about your teens dating? What role should you play in determining if…at what age…with whom…? What activities and venues do you consider appropriate? In what ways, do you think, should the dating patterns of … Continue reading
Male-female relationships — Links to Barbara’s posts
What kind of relationship do the young men and young women in your life have with each other? Do they think about their relationships in the light of God’s Word? How should they think about the opposite sex? What characteristics … Continue reading
Talking with teens about sex — Links to Barbara’s posts
What do teens need to know about sex and relationships? What do they need to know about their bodies, their emotions, their sexual feelings? With so much information readily available about sex – from their school’s sex ed classes, movies, … 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
Homosexuality — Links to Barbara’s posts
How do you prepare a teen to think critically about homosexuality? To enter confidently and non-judgmentally into discussions on gay rights or the gay lifestyle? It’s tempting to avoid talking about this issue. It’s too controversial, and most of us … Continue reading