 In the journal Critical Research on Religion , Courtney Ann Irby of Loyola University Chicago writes that the Ludys disparage secular American culture as overtly sexual and thus an obstacle to Christians . According to Irby , secular beliefs about dating are negatively presented in When God Writes Your Love Story and hookup culture is consistently discussed , although Irby indicates that , since the publication of the Ludys ' book , some scholars have disputed the prevalence of casual sex in the United States . Irby suggests that the Ludys have no discernible qualifications to speak on the issues they discuss , but rather justify their message by emphasising their own personal experience as the reason for their authority . She writes that the Ludys recognize their lack of expertise and therefore emphasize trusting God as being more important than learning from the specific stories in the book . Irby suggests that the Ludys ' book is , in these respects , similar to many other Evangelical books about premarital romantic relationships , such as <unk> <unk> 's And the Bride Wore White , Elisabeth Elliot 's Passion and Purity and Quest for Love , Don <unk> 's Choosing God 's Best , Ben Young 's and Sam Adams ' The Ten Commandments of Dating , Henry Cloud 's and John Townsend 's Boundaries in Dating , Alex <unk> 's 5 Paths to the Love of Your Life , and Joshua Harris 's I Kissed Dating Goodbye and Boy Meets Girl . 
