When he first asked me out I asked if he was joking! We were friends and I hadn’t considered the possibility of us dating.
Author: Across My Heart
Getting to the heart of the Christian sexual ethic. We believe that God's ways are the best ways and living for Him means passionately pursuing Him with our whole life!
True love is worth the wait | Grace’s true love story
God put rules in place to protect us, not hinder us from pleasure. He already knows the shame and guilt that come with having an intimate relationship with someone outside of marriage (whether or not you stay together) and the pain it can cause. He also knows the joy and connection a sexual relationship brings within marriage. It's amazing how God designed sex to strengthen the relationship between husband and wife.
We love because He first loved us | Beth’s true love story
Believe it or not, my favorite Valentine’s memory was the year before I started dating Gerald. At the time I wasn’t dating anyone and was feeling sorry for myself and wondering if I would ever meet someone who would love me, when the Holy Spirit reminded me that God’s love is greater than any man could give. I was overwhelmed with a sense of joy and delight as I realized “how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ” (Eph. 3:18) and I knew then that His love is enough for me.
True love stories | What real life couples learned about love
We sent some Q&A to some of our favorite couples to get their advice on life, love, and keeping God at the center of it all, including... what qualities did you look for in a husband? What's your best advice to young women in dating relationships?What's your best advice for those pursuing sexual purity?
Join our Scripture Reading Challenge: The Gospels
How can a young woman keep her way pure? By living according to His Word! It's a goal at Across My Heart Ministries to write His word across our hearts so we can walk in purity and clarity! We invite you to join the Across My Heart team this January and February in a Scripture reading challenge of the gospels! Daily readings begin January 14!
God’s good gift of emotions can show us what we really believe
While it’s true that we shouldn’t take a “follow your heart” approach to life, we should pay attention to our emotions because God created us with the ability to feel, and we were created in His image!
Biblical womanhood: restrictive or freeing?
God’s design for womanhood as laid out in scripture is beautiful. It’s not about being the “perfect housewife.” It’s about finding freedom in glorifying God when we live out His ways.
Bringing clarity to purity
Purity... what does it mean? Why is it important? And why does God care? There is a lot of confusion surrounding the word.
Many see it as old-fashioned, oppressive, or even “cringy”. The word elicits feelings of shame and anger toward Evangelical churches that explained sexual purity poorly.
Hello, out there! Across My Heart Ministries is saying hello to Youtube
As we wrote the devotional blogs, we we were inspired to record a few of the devotionals on our youtube site. It's kinda new for us. But we'd love for you to subscribe and come along for the journey! Stop by, and say hi!
Like a Thief in the Night – 1 Thessalonians 5:2
Like a thief in the night. That moment in life when the only thing that matters is if - in the past - you’ve made a choice to prepare. This is exactly what the Bible tells us the second coming of Jesus will be like. Sudden. No warning. Like a 2am break-and-enter.