Tag archive for ‘Dating’
Adventists + Dating // Redux
Over the past week, we have explored many different viewpoints on the dating question. Specifically, we’ve looked at it through the prism of Adventism. It is our hope that the viewpoints expressed in these articles have sparked meaningful conversation that won’t end here. As Adventists, we cherish our beliefs, our church structure, our heritage, and [...]
Adventists + Dating // OVERRATED
Overrated. That’s the word I use to describe this whole discussion. OVERRATED. Seriously, the social club that is the SDA church has become like the English nobility of old when it comes to the topic of marriage. We’re inbred. We all go to Andrews, Oakwood, Loma Linda, Southern, Babcock, Valley View and then marry each [...]
Adventists + Dating // A few resources…
Every human being has been created by God in a unique way. Each person walks down an individualized path that no other person can experience. Despite these differences, there are similar circumstances all will encounter. For this reason, humans inherently share information with each other so they can learn to avoid mistakes. Society is slowly [...]
Adventists + Dating // Why go there?
high school…check undergrad…check post-grad…check marriage…uncheck kids…double uncheck As she scans the masses, it doesn’t take long before Church Girl notices for every one of him there’s three of her. If only she had come to this point sooner rather than later… While she’s finally wrapped up the pursuit of her academic career and is asking [...]
Adventists + Dating // General maturity in dating
Dating in today’s world involves the process of two individuals (a man and a woman) getting to know each other for various different reasons. Some of the reasons are genuine while most of them, sadly, are not. The only reason I say that is because dating has turned out to be the opportunity for people [...]
Adventists + Dating // You’re dating who??
“You’re dating who??” I remember the first time I heard that. It was a couple years ago when I was dating this guy named…well, let’s just call him Joe. It’s not that Joe was a bad guy. It was just that from the outside we seemed vastly different. To sum it up, if Joe and [...]
Adventists + Dating Series
“I’m interested in starting a relationship with an SDA girl,” he said. The care and concern visibly radiated from the words on the page. “I’m a non-denominational Christian and I’m curious about the ins and outs of dating from the Adventist perspective.” Many of us today face a similar question, albeit in slightly different forms [...]
The Hot Seat – unveiled
So if you missed it last Friday night, you should really feel “too bad so sad.” We rolled out the big blue box filled with IKEA gear and transformed probably one of the ugliest spots in htown into a fabulous, sleek, hip, & happening cafe. Singles slowly trekked across town, over the bridge, and through [...]
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