In this episode, we discuss Laurie and Matt’s book about being in a mixed-orientation marriage–what some call an “impossible marriage.”
Laurie Krieg on What Her Mixed-Orientation Marriage Has Taught Her about Love and the Gospel
Relationships
Has the Church Gotten It Wrong about Same-Sex Marriage?
Historical Christianity has never affirmed same-sex marriage. What Vines and others propose about marriage is an entirely new concept of marriage.
Sheila Wray Gregoire on the Lies We’ve Been Taught about Sex & How to Recover What God Intended
In The Great Sex Rescue, Sheila addresses the lies about sex many Christian books and teachers inadvertently communicate.
Responding to Concerns about Sheila Wray Gregoire
Here is my final review of The Great Sex Rescue. In this video, I respond to some of the concerns people have raised about Sheila Wray Gregoire.
“How Do I Know I’ve Met ‘The One’?”
Growing up as a conservative Anabaptist, one of the common questions we discussed as young adults was, “How do you know when you’ve met ‘The One’?”
5 Signs You’re Not Having Sexually Healthy Romance
At the core of sexually healthy romance is connectedness with body and soul as a couple. Here are five signs your romance isn’t as healthy as it could be.
Date Sexually Free
The following article is an excerpt of my free eBook, Date Sexually Free. My wife and I wish we had learned these lessons before dating.
How Might “Duty Sex” Destroy Marriages?
Continuing our review of The Great Sex Rescue, we’re going to look at libido, sexless marriages, and sex as a transaction (i.e. “duty sex”).
Does Christian Sex Advice Promote Unhealthy Sexual Intimacy?
I’ve noticed a few common threads among books giving advice that hinders healthy sexual intimacy:
1. They tend to talk about sex from the male perspective.
2. They present the male sex drive as the only one that matters in the occasion.
3. They suggest that giving husbands good sex is the main way of keeping them free from sexual immorality.
4. They reduce sex to intercourse. (Spoiler: it’s so much more than just having intercourse.)
5. They perpetuate the obligation-sex narrative.
While each of these books has some good things to say, the underlying messages of what they say about sex seem to promote unhealthy sexual intimacy.
Do Husbands Let Their Wives Say “No” to Sex?
Continuing our review of the Great Sex Rescue, we look at ways husbands sometimes use their wives and refuse to let them say “no” to sex.
What Are the Lies We’ve Been Taught about Sex?
In this video, I discuss the first three chapters that address some of the lies Christians have been taught about sex.
What Does Jesus Really Say about Divorce and Remarriage? (w/ Dwight Gingrich)
I am thrilled to share my conversation with one of my friends and mentors, Dwight Gingrich. He has been doing an in-depth study on divorce and remarriage.
