Dear LFTP: 22, dating, and he won't commit
- Should I move on or wait and see what the future holds?
Mike reads a Dear LFTP letter from a 22-year-old dating a man for six months who says she is special but refuses any relationship title, still mentions his ex, and will not say whether he sees a future. Mike's verdict is blunt: drop him, he is not date-worthy right now, since a man should spend his life adding to a woman rather than taking from her. The hosts discuss the standard God holds men to, with one noting Adam is the one God comes looking for. The Secular answer is more lenient, saying six months is early and to reconsider only if nothing changes in another six.
More on Accountability
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Do accountability partners actually work?
- Do accountability partners actually do anything?
Mike raises his accountability-partners question: the standard dude-circle advice to get a buddy to hold you accountable for Bible reading, porn, church attendance, and drinking.
From No. 598 · Emphasis | Accountability, Worship and Praying with Strangers
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Telling your spouse about past sin: pornography, the granola bar, and the Holy Spirit
- If you have repented of a sin your spouse never knew about, do you have to tell them?
The hosts work through whether a repented-of sin a spouse never knew about must be confessed: a pornography habit versus a stolen granola bar from fifteen years ago.
From No. 579 · Wanted: Paul and Hope | Paul’s Persecution of Christians and Radical Redemption
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Feeling spiritually meh: causes, experiences, and ways through
- Have you ever felt spiritually meh, what does it feel like, and how do you get out of it?
The main discussion: what it means to feel "spiritually meh" — not rebelling against God, but not wanting to do the prayer, Bible reading, and other connecting practices you know are good.
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What does it mean to make disciples
- What does it mean to make disciples — is it just giving information, or does it involve accountability and structure?
The hosts take up the third topic: two extremes of disciple-making. On one side, being only an information provider and leaving everything to the Spirit; on the other, running…
From No. 545 · By Invitation Only