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Reader Question of the Week: On What We Read
Every weekend I like to throw up a question someone sends in and let you readers have a go at it. This week’s question is a stirring one on our culture, what we read and how to speak the truth to...
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Why I Wish I Had Stayed Pure Before Marriage
Today, on Wifey Wednesday, we welcome guest poster Darby Dugger, who is talking about staying pure until marriage. And remember: every Wednesday, you can link up your own marriage posts in the linky...
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Intimacy Before Marriage: It’s More than Just Sex!
Yesterday Darby Dugger shared a great post about her biggest regret: not staying pure until marriage. I’ve written at length on the blog about why we should wait until marriage for sex, and why God...
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Is The Purity Message Making Women Ashamed of Sex?
Yesterday I was talking about how our Christian modesty message can make women ashamed of their bodies, and pleaded for reframing our message: let’s point to God, not make rules. Today I want to talk...
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Soul Ties: How to Break Them and Live in Freedom
Soul ties–or invisible bonds–wreak havoc on so many marriages. Today guest poster and author Danielle Tate explains what soul ties are, and how we can break them. When I was 17, I naively thought the...
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Beauty from Ashes: Part 2
What is it like to recover from sexual shame and live a full life with your husband? That’s what Joy McMillan is writing about in her book XES:Why Church Girls Tend to Get it Backwards…and How to Get...
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Wifey Wednesday: How Do We Manage Expectations About Sex?
Expectations about sex can seriously affect our enjoyment of marriage. It’s Wednesday, the day when we always talk marriage! I introduce a topic, and then you all can link up at the bottom with your...
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5 Ways to Make Sure the Purity Message Doesn’t Backfire
Can the purity message end up backfiring, making our young people too nervous about sex? I’m actually taking a down week this week, away from my computer, but some wonderful people have agreed to step...
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10 Things That Scare Me About the “Purity” Culture
Does the purity culture movement do more harm than good? Last week I wrote a three part series on vaginismus, when you experience pain during intercourse. And in that series we ended up discussing the...
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A Letter To All Those Who Feel They Have Lost Their Purity
Purity. Virginity. We have two words in English to use about someone who has never had sex, but we don’t have words to use for people who have never said a swear word; never cheated on their taxes;...
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Reader Question: Am I Being Selfish To Want to Marry a Virgin?
Is it selfish to want to marry a virgin? Every Monday I like to post a Reader Question and take a stab at answering it. Today I’ve actually asked a friend of mine, Danielle Tate from Thrive Ministries,...
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Reader Question: Has My Sexual Past Doomed my Future Relationships?
If you’ve been promiscuous in the past, is your future marriage doomed? Every Monday I like to post a Reader Question and take a stab at answering it. This week’s question is all about the past: It...
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Is the Purity Culture Waking Up?
Is the purity culture pendulum swinging back to the middle (as it should)? It’s Friday, the day when I usually publish a 400-word inspirational marriage piece (to counteract all the long pieces I run...
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Wifey Wednesday: How Do We Manage Expectations About Sex?
Expectations about sex can seriously affect our enjoyment of marriage. It’s Wednesday, the day when we always talk marriage! I introduce a topic, and then you all can link up at the bottom with your...
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5 Ways to Make Sure the Purity Message Doesn’t Backfire
Can the purity message end up backfiring, making our young people too nervous about sex? I’m actually taking a down week this week, away from my computer, but some wonderful people have agreed to step...
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10 Things That Scare Me About the “Purity” Culture
Does the purity culture movement do more harm than good? Last week I wrote a three part series on vaginismus, when you experience pain during intercourse. And in that series we ended up discussing the...
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A Letter To All Those Who Feel They Have Lost Their Purity
Purity. Virginity. We have two words in English to use about someone who has never had sex, but we don’t have words to use for people who have never said a swear word; never cheated on their taxes;...
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Reader Question: Am I Being Selfish To Want to Marry a Virgin?
Is it selfish to want to marry a virgin? Every Monday I like to post a Reader Question and take a stab at answering it. Today I’ve actually asked a friend of mine, Danielle Tate from Thrive Ministries,...
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Reader Question: Has My Sexual Past Doomed my Future Relationships?
If you’ve been promiscuous in the past, is your future marriage doomed? Every Monday I like to post a Reader Question and take a stab at answering it. This week’s question is all about the past: It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is the Purity Culture Waking Up?
Is the purity culture pendulum swinging back to the middle (as it should)? It’s Friday, the day when I usually publish a 400-word inspirational marriage piece (to counteract all the long pieces I run...
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