The Cost of Love
On the radio yesterday, the DJ quoted an interesting statistic in between tunes: on average, a man spends $156 on his sweetheart for Valentine’s Day. Between taking her out on a special date, flowers,...
View ArticleShow a Little Love
Valentine’s Day is dedicated to celebrating love. Everywhere you look there are hearts, flowers, and cupids all in hues of pink and red meant to inspire your romantic side. Store aisles are filled with...
View ArticleThe Dress that Wore Her Love
Walking through the Salem Center Mall looking for a formal for my wife felt like trying to get on the right car of an Italian train—the clothing terms seemed like a foreign language—and the few words I...
View ArticleTop Ten Pickup Lines for Christian Singles
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and if you’re a single you may not be that excited. When I look back on my decade-full of singleness, it’s no wonder I hated Valentine’s Day. Besides what...
View ArticleIs Your Ring Finger Still Bare?
Did you expect to have a nice sparkly diamond (or a rough, manly band) decorating that finger by now? Perhaps you were in a relationship heading towards marriage, but, for one reason or another, it...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Valentine’s Day
Over the years, Valentine’s Day has brought a variety of experiences for me. In middle school, I received my first rose (a chocolate one) from a boy in my class. One year I received a dozen roses from...
View ArticleMemories are Made of Commercial Breaks
The usual, good-natured weekend smack down: What movie to watch. I crossed my eyes and feigned lunacy. “If we watch one more man-movie, I’ll go crazy.” I made a vain attempt to swipe the remote from my...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Grey: A Red Flag to the Church
As we quickly approach Valentine’s Day, buying our sweetheart chocolate and roses, or quite possibly those cute, silky boxers with hearts on them (that I’m sure men just LOVE, right ladies?)… …I am...
View ArticlePlease Don’t Pity Me On Valentine’s Day
The Valentine’s Day confession you’ve all been waiting for: It’s hard being single. The real confession I’ve been waiting to make: What’s harder than simply being single is being single at church....
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