Desires of the Heart

Phylicia | October 13, 2009

What do you want most out of life?  What do want most in life?  In each of us there is a desire for something.  It could be more money or financial stability, it could be a better education, it could be a spouse, or it could be a better car.  Perhaps it’s not something tangible [...]

Comforting Love

Phylicia | June 16, 2009

Back in my study of Philippians, I finally made it into chapter two!  I was a little distracted over the weekend by my sister’s graduation ceremony and open house, but now that that is behind us I can delve back into the depths of Paul’s letter.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about the [...]

People Will Say We're in Love

Phylicia | January 27, 2009

I went out to eat with a guy friend the other night, and as we sat across from each other we talked about our classes at the college, and our lives, and what we were doing in our spare time… all the things we aren’t able to catch up on when the business of the day [...]

The Victorian Deception

Phylicia | January 24, 2009

Somewhere in the past twenty-five years, as the purity movement was developing, there came into play an idea… or rather, an ideal.  This ideal begain to slowly influence the purity movement, in the name of ‘Good Old Days’ and courtship, and eventually has risen to be one of the major contributors to the purity perspective [...]

Bottled and Shelved

Phylicia | January 24, 2009

I’ve seen it happen. 
A girl, pure and committed, living by every rule and guideline in the ‘book’, yet confused, afraid, and guilty over her own natural emotions.  If feelings arose for someone she tamped them down, stifled them, and corked it all in, not to see the light of day… but then at night, they [...]

I Can Love You Like That

Phylicia | January 22, 2009

Elizabeth Barrett Browning penned these immortal words many years ago:
“How do I love thee?  Let me count the ways./I love thee to the depth and breadth and height/My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight/For the ends of Being and an ideal Grace…”
It is one of her most famous poems, included in the little [...]