Christ follower, YA author, cheerleader for saving sex for marriage, advocate for adoptees and adoption reform, host of the following blogs: "Waiting Matters...Because YOU Matter" and "Slices of Real Life" and "A Doorstep Baby's Search for Answers."
Author: Beth Steury
Saving Sex for Marriage in a “50 Shades of Grey” World
It’s tough to maintain sexual purity in our sex-crazed culture. And just when traditional values could really use a shot in the arm, what do we get instead? A massive assault on society’s morals. The premiere of …
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Will you pursue saving sex for marriage in 2015?
Welcome to 2015! By now, 11 days into this brand new year, it's probably business as usual. The Christmas and New Year's holidays are behind us. Work schedules are back to normal. School has resumed or will …
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Thanks for a great year!
It's been a great year here at Waiting Matters... People all over the world have "tuned in". That tells me a lot of people are interested in saving sex for marriage and that excites me! The most …
“But if we wait, how will I know…
... if she'll like sex after we get married?" I appreciate the honesty in this question sent to me recently by a young man. I assured him he's not the only person questioning this--a lot of guys …
Where do you hang out? Because yes, it matters…
I know I’m not your mom. Nor am I trying to fill the parental roles in your life. I hear that collective sigh of relief… Thank goodness for that. I’m just the abstinence/renewed abstinence cheerleader who kind …
So… what does reading fiction have to do with saving sex for marriage?
I read a lot. Have at least one book going at all times, sometimes more than one, and I finish several each month. Just ask my husband who, out of necessity, has learned to fall asleep and …
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Why One Young Man is Saving Sex for Marriage
This week I came across this awesome post that seems a very fitting end to the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW and WHY of saving sex for marriage series on this blog. I have to admit I was …
Why wait? It’s all about the bonding…
You know how we already talked about the bonding that happens when two people have sex? About how one of the primary purposes of sex is to create a strong and lasting BOND? You know, the til-death-do-us-part kind …
MYTHS about STDs that can hurt YOU
First some facts. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there are more than 20 types of STDs that cause nearly 20 million new sexually transmitted disease (STD) infections each year, half of them among young …
Remind me again—where do babies come from?
Oh, yeah, I remember. Sex—that’s where babies come from. Well, duh. Everyone knows that. Hmm. Really, do they? Because there’s a whole lot of sex happening between people who do not want a baby and have no …
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