Category: Book

Book Update (part 3)

I’ve sent my manuscript to Church Strengthening Ministry (CSM) to be edited. It looks like they will be adopting the project!

There are 12 chapters that you can only read in the book. Here they are (by section):

Introduction:
*Confessions of a Single Campus Minister

Purity Matters:

*The Fuse—How Far is Too Far?

*Accountability: Who’s Watching Your Back?

*Masturbation: one Pastor’s perspective
(in case you are wondering, my position on this issue is similar to that of Dr. James Dobson)

*Just One Click Away—the Problem of Pornography

*Regrets and Restoration: Old Scars and New Hope

Pratical Wisdom:

*Do I Have a Soul Mate? Part 1: Soul Mate Myths

*Do I Have a Soul Mate? Part 2: How Can I Know I Have Found the Right Person?

*How Important is Physical Attraction?

Dilemmas:

*Joy in the Morning: Hope for the Heartbroken (expanded version of Morning after Mourning).

Lifestyle Issues:

*Live-in Relationships: The Counterfeit to a Covenant

Closing Chapter:
*Living by Love

I’ve also edited all of the other articles/chapters which first appeared on this website. I will not be removing any of the relationship articles from this blog, but keep in mind that the “book versions” will be superior due to professional editing.

I’m still keeping the title a “secret,” but I promise that you’ll like it. I’ll tell you in a few more weeks.

Hopefully we’ll be able to start publishing very soon. I’ll keep you posted!

Confessions of a Single Campus Minister

Introduction:

I’m working on the introduction to my book. Here is an excerpt:

I wish I could tell you that I’m some world-renown expert on love, sex, and relationships. I’m not. I was a dateless wonder in high school. College was a little better, but not much. I’ve experienced breakups, rejection, blind dates (a few of which made me wish I was blind), and all that other “fun” stuff that comes with being single. At age 35, I’m still searching for a lifetime partner. I struggle with lust, loneliness, and all the other trials that come with being a single man. I’ve come to dread those last few embarrassing moments of a wedding reception (I usually leave early, before someone can throw a garter at me).

Don’t worry—this is not a guidebook on how to stay single until you are 35. It is not a book about the “gift of singleness.” I’m just letting you know that I can relate to many of your struggles as a single person.

Single or not, life is still great! The past five years, in fact, have been one of the most enjoyable seasons of my life. Allow me to share how I ended up in Manila and why I wrote this book.From America to the Philippines

I committed my life to God at a fairly young age. I knew I wanted to be a minister before I graduated high school. College was an incredible time of spiritual growth for me—it made me want to become a campus minister myself.

My opportunity to do campus ministry came a few years later. I joined a missionary organization and chose to do ministry here in Manila. . .