Life

My mother’s been going through my father’s papers lately, and she came across some things my father wrote in his 20s and 30s (before I was born): his reflections, his self-analyses, that sort of thing. Reading them, I was struck by how much alike my fa …

We’ve heard it all before. Today’s 20-somethings are failing to reach the traditional marks of adulthood: marriage, children, gainful employment, home ownership. The median age at first marriage is now 26 for women and 28 for men — five years higher th …

I find myself these days in my third semester of grad school. I wasn’t sure at the beginning of the week if I was ready for the semester to start. Summer flew by. I was only beginning to get used to the lazier schedule. But after having attended my fir …

I was having lunch the other day with a friend of mine. He lamented that his involvement in his current Group — you know, an informal, mixed-gender group of young, single adults — was getting him nowhere. Well, not nowhere. It’s certainly provided him …

  Well, talk about getting caught in unexpected circumstances. My recent post, “Help, I’m on a Date and Can’t Get Out,” engendered a lot of discussion based on incomplete information — and it’s all my fault. While most tried to be helpful, the con …

Just last week, I was sitting with the object of my affection. I silently reached across the table and took her hand. I looked into her eyes, and I somehow knew — I just knew — exactly what she was thinking. You see, earlier that day I boarded a plan …

Once there was a good Christian girl who dreamed of growing up, getting married, and having children. She read all the right books and did all the right things. She read about how she was a princess in God’s sight and how he wanted the very best for he …

I’m a saver. No surprise, I’m sure, to longtime Line readers. I used to think that was a great thing. Now, I’m thinking it’s a good thing with a caveat. The caveat? I see more and more how Satan wants to lure my natural money inclinations and pervert t …