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...

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

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....

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

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

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

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

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?...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...