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How to Relate to Guys in a Healthy, Sane, and Biblical WayEver been confused about friendships with boys? How to handle crushes? How friendly is too friendly? How close is too close? What to do when a guy is being way too friendly? What guys think about all this? What it means to be a “sister, in all purity”? Guy-girl relationships have always been complicated, but perhaps never more so than today. It’s (Not That) Complicated is a humorous, hopeful, and deeply thought-provoking new look at guy-girl relationships in our times. Dealing practically with such complications as online interaction, Hollywood expectations, undefined relationships, and unrequited love, the Botkin sisters offer enduring … Read more →
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A New Look at How to Glorify God in Your BodyToday’s young Christian women have grown up in the most image-obsessed generation in history, a generation that worships some of the most twisted ideals of beauty the world has ever seen. But whether we love them or hate them… they tend to shape our own perceptions of what beauty is. Some of us struggle to fit into the mold – others of us are repulsed by it, concluding that physical beauty itself is immodest, worldly, and unspiritual, and reject the realm of beautification completely. But when all we’ve ever seen is the counterfeit the world offers, we can sometimes forget … Read more →
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Taking the Moral High Ground With Men Who Are In SinYou’re a solid young Christian woman. You’re committed to purity and wholesome relationships. You don’t hang out with “bad” guys. And you suddenly find yourself dealing with a guy who’s trying to play you, manipulate you, use you, entice you, or even abuse you. What do you do? It’s dangerously naïve to deny that predators, manipulators, abusers, playboys, wolves, stalkers, and creeps haunt every circle – as do good guys simply having a hard time mastering their sin nature. And though we’re never responsible for sins men commit, it’s time to know our own power to resist and rebuke evildoers. … Read more →
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And Nine Other Things Christian Young Womanhood is Not All AboutIf you think God’s plan for young women is all about being modest, keeping pure, staying home, preparing for marriage, and waiting for Prince Charming… you will not like this message. But… If you’re tired of a small and fruitless vision for single womanhood, and are wondering if God might want more from you… If you’re frustrated with a lack of fruitfulness, real-world involvement, and opportunities to grow, be stretched, and exercise your gifts… If you’re sick of legalism, idolatry, formulas, movements, bandwagons, Christian-subculture trends and man-made rules, and just want to get back to God’s timeless principles for young … Read more →
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Examining Girls’ Literary Appetites and Literary Eating DisordersWhat do handsome heroes, bonnets, and vampires have in common? Not much, but they’re all pieces of the most famous and influential girls’ literature of all time – literature that has revamped the way thousands of young women view reality, the world, themselves, men, and romance. In this fascinating audio message, Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin analyze authors from Jane Austen to Janette Oke to Stephanie Meyer, and lay out the basics of choosing a healthy literary diet. “…something every girl that loves to read should listen to! …a captivating and humorous discussion of what we should be ‘feasting’ on … Read more →
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The Reclaiming Beauty Study Guide is designed to accompany the 7-session Reclaiming Beauty video series, an intensely practical, biblical, image-rich course on the meaning and cultivation of beauty from the inside out, hosted by Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin. It ranges from topics as practical as skincare, fitness, posture, voice, modesty solutions, home-made beauty products, and how to clothe ourselves better for less, to subjects as penetrating as personal identity, insecurity, our attitude toward others, and the state of our hearts before the Lord. In scope, the Reclaiming Beauty Study Course is as much a crash course in art, design, … Read more →
