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Many people consider friendship to be an important part of life. People probably have different definitions of what friendship is to begin with. But I have wondered for some time what a good friend is. I've also questioned myself (and God, in prayer) at what point a friendship is hardly even...

Hello. I moved to a certain small city so I could work on a grad degree at a school there. While doing so, I ran into some financial struggles. Finding a job was difficult, but I finally got one, though it paid just 5 cents more than minimum wage. I finished my degree a couple of weeks ago...

I'm currently working at a minimum wage job. I'm also trying to finish up a degree at a local school. I'm a bit older, and this is not my first degree. Since I'm also making monthly payments for loans I took out as an undergrad, I'm really struggling to get by. I don't have a car or other...

Hello. I have a situation that I've wondered how to best handle. Basically, over the summer I visited some friends who live farther away. I tried to get my mail forwarded, but in the process (I guess because of timing of the mail forwarding going into effect, and because certain types of...

There's a certain situation I've encountered that I've been trying to put into perspective, and I wondered if any of you might have some thoughts or insights into this type of situation. Not too long ago, from 2006 to 2010, I lived in a certain southern city and attended a christian church...

I'm somewhat atypical in that I'm well into my thirties now and have never really had a boyfriend, never been kissed romantically, etc. Essentially, I grew up thinking I was supposed to avoid sexuality as much as possible. As a young girl, I thought I was supposed to try to stay as pure as...

Hi. Well, I've made a sort of mistake in life that is probably not the most typical mistake. In recent months, I've come to realize I should no longer do this and should remedy it in whatever ways I can. Here is the situation. For a few years, I went by a type of pseudonym (not just on the...

Hi. Well, I have an older platonic male friend, and I've been wondering what to say to him, or for general suggestions. The story is a little unusual. I'll call him Jay in this writing. We met when I was 20. I was an undergrad student. He had gone back to school and was also an undergrad...

In 1989, when I was quite young, there was a song on christian radio that I really liked. I haven't heard it in years, and I'm not sure what the title of it is or who sings it. A couple of the lines were, "... Songs of joy, in the honor of the Lord most High... We lift his name... All the...

Hi, I've joined the forum, and I'm glad to be here. Just wanted to briefly introduce myself. :wave: