Dating With Jesus

Growing up fundamentalist and female-and maturing into a feminist By the age of twelve, Susan Campbell had been flirting with Jesus for some time, and in her mind, Jesus had been flirting back. Why wouldn't he? She went to his house three times a week, sat in his living room, listened to his stories, loudly and lustily sang songs to him. So, one Sunday morning, she walked to the front of her fundamentalist Christian church to profess her love for Jesus and to be baptized. But from the moment her robe floated to the surface of the baptistery water, she began to question her fundamentalist Christian faith. If baptism requires complete immersion underwater, what does it mean, she wondered, if a piece of fabric attached to a would-be Christian floats to the top? Does the baptism still count? In this lovingly told tale, Susan Campbell takes us into the world of fundamentalism-a world where the details really, really matter. And she shows us what happened when she finally came to admit that in her faith, women would never be allowed a seat at the throne.

It is possible to find true love through dating. In True Love Dates, Debra Fileta encourages singles not to "kiss dating goodbye" but instead to experience a season of dating as a way to find real love. Through powerful, real-life stories and Fileta's personal journey, this book offers profound insights from the expertise of a professional counselor. Christians are looking for answers to finding true love. They are disillusioned with the church that has provided little practical application in the area of love and relationships. They're bombarded by Christian books that shun dating, idolize courting, fixate on spirituality, and in the end, offer little real relationship help. True Love Dates provides honest help for dating by providing a guide into vital relationship essentials. Debra is a professional Christian counselor who reaches millions with her popular blog, Truelovedates.com, and her book offers sound advice grounded in Christian spirituality. She delivers insight, direction, and counsel when it comes to entering the world of dating and learning to do it right the first time around. Drawing on the stories and struggles of hundreds of young men and women who have pursued the search for true love, Fileta helps readers bypass unnecessary pain while focusing on the things that really matter in the world of dating.

Life Is Never Mainly About Love and Marriage. So Learn to Live and Date for More. Many of you grew up assuming that marriage would meet all of your needs and unlock God's purposes for you. But God has far more planned for you than your future marriage. Not Yet Married is not about waiting quietly in the corner of the world for God to bring you "the one," but about inspiring you to live and date for more now. If you follow Jesus, the search for a spouse is no longer a pursuit of the perfect person, but a pursuit of more of God. He will likely write a love story for you different than the one you would write for yourself, but that's because he loves you and knows how to write a better story. This book was written to help you find real hope, happiness, and purpose in your not-yet-married life.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Featured as One of Summer’s most anticipated reads by the Los Angeles Times, Vogue, Vulture, Entertainment Weekly, ELLE, Buzzfeed, and Bitch Media. From the author of I Don’t Want to Die Poor and in the style of New York Times bestsellers You Can’t Touch My Hair, Bad Feminist, and I'm Judging You, a timely collection of alternately hysterical and soul‑searching essays about what it is like to grow up as a creative, sensitive black man in a world that constantly tries to deride and diminish your humanity. It hasn’t been easy being Michael Arceneaux. Equality for LGBTQ people has come a long way and all, but voices of persons of color within the community are still often silenced, and being Black in America is…well, have you watched the news? With the characteristic wit and candor that have made him one of today’s boldest writers on social issues, I Can’t Date Jesus is Michael Arceneaux’s impassioned, forthright, and refreshing look at minority life in today’s America. Leaving no bigoted or ignorant stone unturned, he describes his journey in learning to embrace his identity when the world told him to do the opposite. He eloquently writes about coming out to his mother; growing up in Houston, Texas; being approached for the priesthood; his obstacles in embracing intimacy that occasionally led to unfortunate fights with fire ants and maybe fleas; and the persistent challenges of young people who feel marginalized and denied the chance to pursue their dreams. Perfect for fans of David Sedaris, Samantha Irby, and Phoebe Robinson, I Can’t Date Jesus tells us—without apologies—what it’s like to be outspoken and brave in a divisive world.

100 courage-building moments to help girls 8-12 explore who they are, easing their fears and anxiety, while inspiring them to strive towards the woman they want to be through this exciting yet confusing season of change. From Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and blogger, Lynn Cowell, comes Faithgirlz’ Brave Beauty: Finding the Fearless You. These 100 motivating moments guide tween girls to reflect on Scripture and find confidence in God, rather than in someone, some place, or some thing, as pop culture is already telling them. Throughout these pages—formatted as theme-based mini chapters that can be read once a day, once a week, or at the reader’s own pace—Lynn prepares tween girls to: Overcome confidence-defeating thoughts and stand on who Jesus says she is. Build a strong foundation to face the fickle, sometimes hurtful opinions of others. Find approval of herself even when she lacks the acceptance of others. Walk confidently through the exciting, yet scary world of growing up by turning to Christ step by step. Featuring a gorgeous, foil decorated hardcover and beautifully formatted pages modeled after the well-known and loved Faithgirlz brand of books, Lynn’s relatable, conversational tone makes it easy for girls to feel like they’re in a safe place spending time with a close friend.

At Last! The answers to your prayers for love and romance with men. Are you lonely and tired of watching other women find love and romance? Have you ever seen a handsome man that you were dying to meet but you couldn't get up the courage to talk to him? Do you continually strike out with men and keep meeting losers? Are you shy and don't know what to say to men? "How to Use the Power of Jesus to Help You Meet, Date, and Attract Men" eBook will help you overcome these problems and with the help and power of Jesus and you'll be meeting and dating more men than ever before. Here is Just a Small Sampling of 179 Spiritual Inspirations and Advice for Dating Men: - Learn how Jesus can connect you with the right man and arrange the opportunity to meet him and thrust you into a new level of love and romance that you have never experienced before. - How to use the strength and power of almighty Jesus as a personal guide showing you the way and means to meet men and clear away any obstacles that might interfere with your efforts to meet someone special. - If you have bad habits that have been causing men to not want to date you, learn how Jesus can change what you have not been able to change. - If you are lonely, frustrated, and depressed about your dating life, learn how Jesus can turn things around in your favor. - All this and much more! The same God that created the universe lives inside of you. This gives you so much power to do anything you want and this includes the power to meet, date, and attract any man you desire. The author teaches you how to take advantage of all this power given to you. Featuring 50 Powerful Prayers: - To help you overcome your shyness with men and become more self-confident. - To help you overcome your fear of approaching handsome men that you are dying to meet. - To help you find someone to love or a marriage partner. - To help you overcome feeling depressed and feeling sorry for yourself when you don’t have a man in your life to love. - The two most important prayers to say when you are dating to get surefire results. - To help you get over past relationships that did not work out. No matter how difficult and hopeless your dating life is, Jesus can reverse it and turn it around in your favor. To put it in perspective: The exact same power that caused Jesus Christ to rise from the dead enables you to rise above your dating problems and the author shows you how to tap into this power. Why You Need Jesus and This Book to Tap Into His Power for Dating Men: - Jesus can open up his sky vaults and rain down favor for you to meet and attract men. - There is an answer to every problem you will ever have in dating in the Bible and there are 145 must-read Bible verses provided to help you. - He can go ahead of you and prepare the way for meeting and attracting men. - His power can lift you above any setback in your relationships with men. - Jesus can make a way even though you think there is no way. - He will find the right man for you. When he comes you will swear that he was heaven sent. There are lots of nice, attractive, and love-hungry single men out there dying to meet you and this book will help you find and attract them and fill your life with lots of love, romance, and good times. So, do you want to learn how to use the power of Jesus Christ to improve your dating life? Then order your eBook now!

"Designed as a weekly devotional, this book contains 52 chapters of Bible studies--one for each week of the year--that you and your partner can use to inspire discussion and strengthen your bond to each other and God. Applying scripture to real relationship tests, these practical devotionals delve into topics that include a healthy view of intimacy, family matters, work and money, and more"--Back cover

Pitch the Christian dating rulebook out the window. There’s a better way! No matter what you might have heard, God didn’t mandate a divine way to date. What He did do, in the Bible, is lay out principles for wise and healthy relational living among believers. His boundaries for us are wise and good. But exactly how you apply God’s principles to your dating life is up to you to figure out. All you need is guidance, not micromanagement. How Should a Christian Date? doesn’t try to boss you around. It just offers wisdom about the relevant principles in God’s Word. Eric Demeter—a single guy who has given this subject a lot of thought—separates the truths of Scripture from the baggage of Christian dating subculture. He talks to you like a big brother or favorite uncle, not your mother. You’ll cover topics such as: Busting 12 Myths of Christian Dating How to Meet People & Have a Good First Date Clearing the Fog in Sex and Physical Affection Getting the Best from a Breakup Take Dating One Stage at a Time There isn’t one “Christian” way to date. But there are ways that Christians should handle themselves while dating . . . and those are the truths to live by.