#Relationships

Dec 3, 20205 min read

Six Countercultural Resolutions for Dating

You’ve probably noticed this by now, but our culture isn’t doing awesome with the whole dating and marriage thing. Our culture yearns for...

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Sep 17, 20203 min read

Relationships: Choose Character Over Chemistry

When it comes to relationships, our culture says physical attraction is everything. But according to the Bible, while chemistry...

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Sep 7, 20203 min read

Sex Is Not the Best Part of Life

Our culture says sex is an essential part of life. Not just good, but literally essential. As in, you simply cannot be happy without it....

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Aug 27, 20203 min read

Don’t Date in Isolation

Throughout most of history and in most cultures around the world, marriages were arranged; your community chose your spouse for you....

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Aug 17, 20203 min read

Christians: Don’t Date Non-Christians

There are many purposes for marriage, but according to Jesus in Mark 10, the immediate reason God created marriage is the need for...

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Mar 29, 20193 min read

Books You Should Read (or Read Again), the Wisdom of Social Media, & How Work Is Making Us Mise

Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...

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Feb 20, 20194 min read

What Does “In Jesus’ Name” Actually Mean?

Christians will typically end their prayers by saying, “In Jesus’ name, Amen.” Yet most Christians don’t know what they mean when they...

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Oct 29, 20184 min read

How to Be Angry Like Jesus

Have you ever sent an email in haste that you wish you could take back? Or accidentally replied all when you were responding in anger?...

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May 11, 20183 min read

In Praise of Birth Moms, Down with Powerpoint, & the Pro-Life (Anti-Racist) Movement

Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...

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Sep 12, 20164 min read

Above Reproach, Not Unapproachable

This is a guest post from Katie Persinger, The Summit Church’s Marketing Director. She wrote this a few years ago as part of an ongoing...

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Aug 10, 20161 min read

When Is It Okay to Divorce?

Divorce affects a lot of people in our community. Many people in the church have been through it themselves. Some are in the midst of...

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Jul 11, 20164 min read

“This Sermon Changed My Life”

A few weeks ago, after we posted my talk, “Preaching Like Jesus to the LGBT Community,” we received the following encouraging note. Brian...

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Jul 5, 20161 min read

Why We Should All Be Preparing for Marriage

There are two big myths that our society accepts about singleness and dating. Myth #1 is the “marriage=completion” myth. It’s the idea...

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Apr 6, 20165 min read

Is Your Church a Safe Place for People with Same Sex Attraction?

This guest post comes from Brad Hambrick, our Pastor of Counseling. For more, be sure to come to the SJI Forum that Brad is leading on...

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Aug 5, 20154 min read

Six Ways to Redeem Dating

There was a time when people considered courtship old-fashioned, but now even dating seems to be passé. Is there any hope left for...

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Jul 6, 20154 min read

Five Ways That Every One Of Us Should Be Preparing for Marriage

As I’ve said recently (here and here), the American church often has difficulty incorporating single adults into the life of the church....

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Jun 29, 20158 min read

Trying to Respond Like Jesus to the SCOTUS Pronouncement on Same-Sex Marriage

Many Summit members have asked how to respond to last Friday’s Supreme Court legislation of the legitimacy of same-sex marriage for all...

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Jun 19, 20153 min read

Same-Sex Attraction: Concluding Thoughts

This is the last of a five-part blog series on same-sex attraction. Be sure to read part 1 (“Why we have such a problem talking about...

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Jun 18, 20154 min read

How Do I Love My Gay Friend?

This is the fourth of a five-part blog series on same-sex attraction. Be sure to read part 1 (“Why we have such a problem talking about...

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Jun 17, 20154 min read

What Do I Do If I’m Attracted to People of the Same Sex?

This is the third of a five-part blog series on same-sex attraction. Be sure to read part 1 (“Why we have such a problem talking about...

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