Imagine that a counselee, parishioner, or spiritual friend came to you with the following story. “I’m struggling. I’ve been married five times. Now I’m with another man. I feel like I just have to have…
by Alyssa Shull Our culture is so obsessed with the people that entertain us. I hear people all the time saying “Insert star’s name is sooo HOT.” The star could be married, or single—it doesn’t…
by LouAnn Rogers You remember that day, the day your first child was born. You had the hat on their head (even when it was 100 degrees outside), the little mittens on to protect their…
by Kyle Reed Understanding the unavoidable exposures to pornography in the average life of an American teenager, you can consider me peculiarly blessed to have grown up relatively unscathed from the effect of porn. Apart…
by Anny Lee and Christie Arnold Engagement begins with the heart. Until we are rooted in a lifestyle of prayer, understanding, and resolve, our engagement will be short-lived, ineffectual, or both. Once we are grounded…
by Christie Arnold Renting Lacy: A Story of America’s Prostituted Children provides a realistic and heart-wrenching look into the underground world of child sex trafficking in the United States. Author Linda Smith is a former…
by Mary Ann Jiang and Noel Bouché The request, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1) seems to reverberate in each of our hearts as we pursue God and seek intimacy with Him. We have…
In 2008 we launched the pureJUSTICE summer internship for college students. This eight-week, paid internship focuses on developing young leaders as advocates for purity and justice through spiritual formation and professional development. They spend the…
Drinking from the well that doesn’t run dry by Dr. Mark Murphy Jesus, as the incarnate Son of God, knows human longings and needs perfectly. We see this on full display in the 4th chapter…
