Overview

This book fetaures real people and honest questions. In this complicated age of hooking up and uncertain expectations, campus minister Mindy Meier provides Christian insight into the realities of sex and dating. She looks at over thirty key questions about today's relational issues and offers a wealth of real-life stories and practical examples. Enough already with confusing relationships. Turn here for guidance, healing and hope. The features and benefits include: straightforward answers to real questions about sex and dating; accessible question-and-answer format; presented in a practical, friendly, conversational tone; and includes biblical content and real-life illustrations and examples.

Full Product Details

Author:   Mindy Meier
Publisher:   InterVarsity Press
Imprint:   Inter-Varsity Press,US
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9780830836055

ISBN 10:   0830836055
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   21 November 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1. Sexuality 1. What is the purpose of sex? 2. Why is it wrong to have sex outside of marriage? What if we really love each other? 3. The person I am dating wants me to set the boundaries. Is that OK? 4. Sex: How far can I go before marriage? 5. Can my girlfriend/boyfriend and I back up on our sexual relationship if we've gone too far? 6. Is oral sex wrong? 7. How can we keep the boundaries we have set and not fall into sexual sin? 8. Will my pornography habit die when I get married and have a real partner? 9. Is masturbation wrong? 10. I'm addicted to male attention. How can I break free? 11. How can I see women as more than sexual objects? 12. Will my struggle with sexual temptation end when I am married and have a partner? 13. If I have been sexually abused, will that affect my ability to have a good sex life in marriage? 14. What do the opening chapters of Genesis teach us about sex and marriage? 15. A guy in my Bible study just shared with me that he is a homosexual. I don't know what to do or think. What help can you give me? 16. What if my boyfriend and I do not feel guilty when we have sex? For us it is a wonderful time of closely connecting. 17. What's so bad about friends with benefits and hooking up ? Part II. Dating 1. Is dating a legitimate way to find a marriage partner or should I kiss dating goodbye? 2. How can I find a love that will last a lifetime? 3. How can I know if the person I am dating is the one ? 4. Is it okay to date a non-Christian if we are super compatible? 5. What's there to do on a date besides drink and have sex? 6. I have been hurt before. How can I ever trust again? 7. How can I get over being jealous of my partner's former lover? 8. I am obsessed with finding a girlfriend/boyfriend. What help can you give? 9. I have never dated anyone or had any relationship. Where do I start? 10. Is it possible to be friends after breaking up? 11. Is it okay for a Christian to look for a marriage partner on the Internet? 12. Shouldn't we live together before getting married? I don't want to make a mistake. 13. Are we friends or are we dating? How can I tell? 14. How should I understand submission and headship as talked about in Ephesians 5?

Reviews

Shaped by real-life interactions with teens and college students, Sex and Dating: Questions You Wish You Had Answers To does more than simply answer tough questions. It provides satellite navigation away from dating disasters and guides toward healthy relationships. --Timothy Smith, author of The Danger of Raising Nice Kids and family coach, www.parentscoach.org

Author Information

Mindy Meier serves as InterVarsity Christian Fellowship staff in the Chicago area with a special focus on working with Greek students in fraternities and sororities. Her husband is a pastor and they have four children.

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