dating Archives - Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Let’s Love Joshua Harris

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 1, 2019 | Christian Living, Courtship

When Joshua Harris announced that he was separating from his wife, I grieved. When he announced he no longer identified as a Christian, I grieved again. When I read the comments on his announcements, I grieved further still. Christians can be so mean sometimes. As...

Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed Q&A

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 18, 2014 | Christian Living, Courtship

In the last week, my post Why Courtship Is Fundamentally Flawed received over half a million readers and over 100,000 comments, likes, and shares on Facebook. It has sparked a robust discussion in the comments section with over 1000 lengthy responses.

Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 12, 2014 | Christian Living, Courtship, Personal

I grew up as a member of the homeschool community. When I was a teenager, my friends started reading this new book called I Kissed Dating Goodbye. For months we could talk of little else. After reading it myself, I grew into as big an opponent of dating as you could find. Dating was evil and Courtship, whatever it was, was godly, good and Biblical.

New Site: PracticalCourtship.com

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 22, 2009 | Christian Living, Courtship

I have started a new website Practical Courtship! The goal of the website is to help make courtship work. So in a way it is a critique of courtship but it is also a guide. So far, it has received a fair bit of traffic and a ton of great comments. I encourage you to...