Shana Schutte

What is intimacy? What is the definition of intimacy? Sometimes people will do just about anything to get close to someone they find interesting, intriguing, or just plain irresistible. Is that being intimate? “Our souls crave intimacy.” — Erwin Raphae …

Learn how to recognize the reasons for anger, and whether it’s appropriate or not.

This discipline method is less exhausting and more successful than ranting, raving, blaming, pleading, begging or threatening.

What can you do to help guide your friend away from abortion and toward choosing life for her baby? More than you might think.

Do you feel like a fish out of water? Your prolonged dissatisfaction, God-given gifts, passions and the voices of others could be telling you that you were created for another purpose.

Adversity has the potential to move us closer to God if we are willing to be honest with Him during trials.

You may be in danger from an abusive relationship and not even know it.

Because mankind has been created by God for intimacy, it’s no surprise most singles long for marital love. But like all of our deepest longings and desires, it has the potential to carry us to heights in God—when we allow Him to be in charge of it—or t …

Many singles idealize love and intimacy and make it into something that it’s not, nor can be.

Romance and infatuation may initially require little effort, but experiencing deep, long-lasting, intimate love requires a passionate pursuit.

Can you imagine the freedom that would come to our hearts from having full confidence in the love of Christ? Would it help us love better?

God forgives you just because He loves you. But He didn’t have to forgive; He chose to forgive, compelled by an innate, deep and abiding love.

I don’t know about you, but I have never had any success trying to boss someone around while attempting to trust them simultaneously. Trying to be in control and relinquishing control at the same time just doesn’t work.

Remember that you are not alone; your ache is common to every human on earth.

Desperate longings can tempt us do desperate, disobedient things. Desire not submitted to Christ can make us to lose our sensibility, justify our behavior, and make excuses.

Having an intimate relationship with God means realizing that abundant life will never be found in another person.

Discomfort and reward are not always exclusive. Discomfort sometimes accompanies me when I write. The blank page that must be filled and a prayer that I’ll somehow, some way have something worthy to say is behind every sentence, every semicolon, every …

If you’re thinking about marrying a non-believer, here are some future questions you may have to answer.

The Vaughans and Elliotts understand better than most about the frustration of waiting to find a mate.

What causes someone to idealize love, romance and a mate?

How do you break negative dating patterns and find respectful, responsible and loving spouses?

Encouragement, guidance and suggestions to help make your dating life a little easier

Is Scripture becoming outdated and archaic in light of today’s cultural views concerning premarital sex? Here are three important things to consider when making a decision about sex and marriage.

We often fear the criticism of others and when it does happen, we take it to heart. For this reason, even into adulthood, we’re often waiting for someone to tell us it’s OK to “cross the street” to our God-given purpose because we are afraid that if we blow it we’ll look like an idiot.

Like my grandmother says, it’s best to “do what you can where you are with what you have.‚”

Spring cleaning our hearts, by confessing our sins to God and to others, can bless us in ways we’ve never imagined.

Help your tween grow into a thoughtful young adult by prioritizing your relationship rather than simply listing rules.

When imagination and excitement are mixed together, you will either not notice obstacles or they will be largely diminished—and, therefore, your courage will increase! This is important to remember as you pursue your God-given purpose.

Anger can be a normal, and necessary part of your child’s development. He’s trying to express needs, trying to control his environment, and trying to become independent. He’s also trying your nerves!

Romantic regret can haunt some people for their entire lives.

We need to learn to embrace heartbreak and grief in order to be able to love again.

Will you take the hand of Jesus this Christmas and dance with Him into the truth that you are never alone?

This clever discipline method is less exhausting and more successful than ranting, raving, blaming, pleading, begging or threatening.

In his book, Driven by Eternity, John Bevere writes “. . . they live with purpose and know their eternal destiny is being written by how they live on the earth. This will provide them a grand entrance into the Kingdom of God, rather than them slipping in with all they’ve done burned up and destroyed.”

Here are a few things to keep in mind as you travel the ocean of online dating.

Are you frustrated or discouraged because God has revealed His purpose for your life, but you feel it’s taking too long for His plans to unfold? Here are three important things to remember as you experience the journey of moving toward your God-given purpose.

I also know that for a few days my place will feel far too quiet until I get accustomed to being alone again.

Because goals are the map that will guide you toward your God-given purpose, without setting them you will also wander in circles without getting where you need to go.

How do you ‘celebrate your singleness?’ Here are some ways to go on the offensive.

Some vows can sabotage romantic love and hinder singles from making it the wedding altar.

Do you wonder how you can handle questions about your singleness during the holidays?

A first step is to be honest about your emotional pain and give yourself permission to grieve. After all, losing a mate to divorce can be compared to losing one to death.

Has God shown you your God-given purpose? Do you want to communicate your vision to others effectively for emotional, financial, spiritual or physical support? No doubt, understanding how God created different people’s personalities is critical to communicate your ideas effectively.

Jenna, Elisabeth, John and Suzanne all thought they would have found Mr. or Mrs. Right years earlier, but life didn’t turn out the way they planned. By now, these thirty- and forty-somethings have all been playing the dating game a lot longer than they …

Is the do-as-I-say-not-as-the-TV-character-does approach to parenting working for you? Here’s why it probably isn’t.

Here are three ways parents encourage their kids to misbehave.

How to recognize the causes of teenage anger, and whether it’s just pushback and a desire for respect, or perhaps a more serious discipline issue.

When my college roommate began cutting herself, I was afraid, concerned and didn’t understand why she hurt herself. Because of our friendship, I sought to understand who, what, why and how about the practice of self-injury.

A former cutter shares how friends and family can help a friend or loved one who cuts.

Elder abuse happens regularly. Nursing homes are not the main perpetrators. Family members are too often the culprints.

Instead of running from loneliness, allow God to use it to draw you closer to Him.

When reentering the dating scene after divorce, it must be according to God’s standards.

Jennifer is a single woman who recently divorced. Even though she has decided to wait a few years until her daughter is grown to reenter the dating scene, she’s confused about how to proceed. “When Madaline is out of the house I want to date, but I don …

If you or someone you love cuts, the choice to stop can be challenging and scary. Still, change is possible.