By default, Lisa Velthouse used to be a "party of one." Then she made it her own choice to date sparingly, purposely holding back the gift of her first kiss. She's looking forward to the romantic day when she can present her lips to Mr. Right and later break out the party supplies she has been keeping in her closet.

For Lisa Velthouse’s whole life, Christianity had been about getting things right. Obeying her parents. Not drinking. Not cursing. Not having premarital sex. Vowing to save her first kiss until she got engaged, even writing a book called . . . well, Saving My First Kiss. (This, it turns out, does not actually help a girl get a date.) Yet after two decades of trying to earn God’s okay, she found her faith was lonely, empty, and unsatisfying. So she turned to more disciplin...

Fashion journalist Lauren Scruggs knows how it feels to search for beauty. She grew up knowing of God's love, but never fully understood what that love meant, or how it extended to the deepest parts of her soul?until a horrible accident that resulted in the loss of both her left eye and hand. In her darkest hours, everything Lauren believed was tested. Yet it was there that God showed her where real beauty comes from: the unfailing love of the Creator. God's love is what truly makes us lov...

Riley war erst 13 Jahre alt, als sie aus dem Wunsch heraus, zu helfen, das erste Mal nach Afrika flog. Seitdem kommt sie jedes Jahr zurück, verteilt gespendete Schulmaterialien und Hygieneartikel an Mädchen, gründete eine Schule und eine Hilfsorganisation. Als Riley 16 wurde, erfuhr sie, dass sie selbst nie Kinder haben wird. Doch die junge Frau wurde längst zum Weltveränderer – und zur Mutter für tausende Kinder in Kenia.

"Beauty is on the inside." We know it's true . . . yet sometimes it seems tough to fully believe it. What would your world be like if you truly felt beautiful and lived every day full of that confidence and joy?Fashion journalist Lauren Scruggs knows how it feels to search for beauty. She grew up knowing of God's love, but never fully understood what that love meant, or how it extended to the deepest parts of her soul—until a horrible accident that resulted in the loss of both her ...