Planning a Fun Christmas Party: Episode 827
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Killer Christmas party ideas, plus Mark Ballenger on prioritizing God while dating, and a question about same-sex attraction and celibacy.
Featured musical artist: Darlene Zschech
Roundtable: Christmas Party Planning
It’s that time of year: decorations, holiday tunes, Christmas cookies, ugly sweaters, and yes, Christmas parties. Most people can host a ho-hum Christmas party, but if you want yours to be next-level, you need this conversation. Our party people share tips for including introverts, melding friend groups, serving food, curating music, making memories and more.
Culture: God’s Role in Your Dating Life
If you’ve ever watched the popular YouTube channel ApplyGodsWord.com, you’ve seen Mark Ballenger offer biblical dating and marriage advice. This week he shares his personal stories, plus how to overcome past hurts, blow past preconceived notions, and keep God at the center of all your dating decisions.
Christ-Centered Dating: Pursuing a Relationship That Glorifies God
Our listener struggles with same-sex attraction and is wondering if this means he’s destined to remain celibate forever. Gender and sexuality expert Jeff Johnston weighs in.
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| 1:10.7 | Well, hey, everyone. Welcome to this week's episode of The Boundless Show. This is Lisa Anderson here with you. And welcome to December, y'all. Just very good that we have now entered the Christmas season. Although I know some of you, it started like six months ago, but we can't even get into that. So here we are later on for the |
| 1:28.9 | inbox. We have a listener who is a Christian and admits to struggling with same-sex attraction. |
| 1:34.8 | So he is wondering, is it even possible to remain single and celibate for your entire life? |
| 1:40.0 | How does he follow this road with a biblical construct, really, and honoring God in the process? |
| 1:46.5 | So fortunately, our friend Jeff Johnston is going to weigh in on that. |
| 1:50.6 | And then for our culture segment, if you've ever watched the YouTube channel Applygodsword.com, |
| 1:55.7 | you've seen Mark Ballinger offer relationship advice. |
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