Every month on the blog, I like to focus on a particular topic.
It doesn’t mean that every post in that month has to do with that topic, but often I have more to say on something than just one post will allow, and so I dedicate a month to go more in-depth.
In August, we’ve been talking about periods! But I’ve also tackled emotional labor, MBTI personalities, birth control, submission in marriage, and so much more.
I know some of you have joined the blog only relatively recently, and so you may not have had time to delve into some of the series that I’ve done in the past. Since there’s an extra Monday in August, I thought I’d post my most recent series, so that you all can peruse and catch up if there’s a topic you’ve missed. And the other posts in each series should be listed at the bottom of these posts, too.
Have fun!
A Summary of Issues with Every Man’s Battle (with download)
For Years, Every Man's Battle by Steve Arterburn and Fred Stoeker has been the best-selling evangelical book tackling sexual addiction. However, in...
Two Quick Ways You Can Help Me Today
Today, I'd like to do a quick post with two ways that you can help with our mission. We're trying to change the conversation about marriage and sex...
The Funniest Fixed It for You!
Sometimes I laugh when making a Fixed It for You and I just can't stop. I mean, often my Fixed It for Yous are so awful that they make you angry and...
The Podcast Where a Church Puts a Marital Rape Victim Under Church Discipline
Today I want to tell you the story of a woman who was the victim of marital rape--and what her church did to her. She's an amazing woman. She...
Being Biblical Means Loving the Whole Bible, Not Just Pet Verses
Sheila here! My husband Keith came on to discuss his frustrations with claims of "being unbiblical" and not reading the Bible "plainly" while also...
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I Need Your Ideas for 2 Things! Menopause Parties and What to Do Before Giving Birth
So you all have such wonderful wisdom that I thought I'd ask you today for some ideas! First off, a woman wrote me with a question that I'd never...
SEXUAL CONFIDENCE: Knowing that Sex is For You, Too
One of the reasons women often struggle with sexual confidence is that we think that sex is something that we give to men. We think that sex is...
The Sexual Confidence Series: 3 Markers of a Sexually Confident Woman
Sexual confidence can sound almost, well, scary, can't it? Like it's something we can never really live up to. A sexually confident woman is someone...
Reader Question: My Husband Doesn’t Think our Sex Life is Good Enough!
What do you do when your husband thinks you have a bad sex life? Recently we were talking about 10 marriage and sex red flags--signs that there may...
PODCAST: Why Teens Should Know LOTS About Sex!
We often get asked to do a podcast that parents can listen to WITH their teens to talk about some of the issues we often raise. People want a good...
More Fixed It For Yous: Can Christian Resources Please Stop Enabling Abuse and Sexual Coercion?
Sometimes the way that Christian resources talk about sexual coercion and abuse makes me want to cry. When writing The Great Sex Rescue, we read the...
I Have Become “She Who Must Not Be Named”
I'm reeling right now. I was going to start the sexual confidence series today, and that post is 85% done, but when I got up to finish it this...
Men and Women Are Different When it Comes to Sex–but Thankfully It’s Not Because of Our Brains
Last week we were talking about how neuroscience does NOT say that men and women are different species when it comes to sex. Rebecca and Connor...
Start Your Engines Podcast: On Periods Plus How to Tell if Sex Advice is Good
It's time for our men's edition of our podcast! Women are more than welcome to listen, too (and, honestly, this one is pretty much great for both...
Finding the Joy of Jesus at the End of the World
For almost two years, my mom and my husband had been planning a cruise for the three of us to take to South America and Antarctica. When we...
7 Things Sexually Confident Women Know
If you're a Christian, can you be a sexually confident woman? Absolutely! In fact, you should be a sexually confident woman, because you understand...
SEX and YOUR BODY SERIES: The Body Keeps the Score and Sexual Trauma
How does trauma impact our physical bodies--and our sexual lives? I've been wanting to read The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk for...
Do You Put Your Wife’s Needs First? Plus 2 Extra Ways to Boost Her Self-Image! Comments of the Week
I am personally very glad this week is over! I've (Rebecca) been looking over the blog since Sheila (my mom) has been on her vacation (they are...
PODCAST: Recovering Your Sex Life After a Baby
It's time for a new episode of the Bare Marriage podcast! I hope you all will listen, but if you don't have time, I'll have some links and rabbit...
How to Help Your Wife with Her Body Image
How do you, as a husband, help a wife who is struggling with seeing herself as beautiful? This is Keith, Sheila’s husband, and welcome my second...
Privacy or Secrecy? The Truth of Why Christians Don’t Talk About Sex
It was the first time I’d heard of the term, “heavy petting,” among other things. Some friends had let my sisters borrow a book. It was a Christian...
10 Things to Know About Postpartum Sex
Postpartum sex can be a potential minefield of fears, insecurities, and frustrations. But does it have to be? Rebecca here on the blog today! My...
What Is Real Intimacy? And What Does Sex Have to Do With It?
What is real intimacy? Is it friendship? Sex? Or more? I met my husband while I was in university. We became best friends quite quickly and were...
PODCAST: What Does it Mean to Be a Sexual Being?
Can you be a sexual being--even if you're single? What does being sexual mean, anyway? Valentine's Day is tomorrow, and so I thought I'd explore...
Our New Trick for At-Home Married Date Nights
I have something super quick and fun for you today--the new way that Keith and I are doing date nights at home! Now, "married date nights" may be a...
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Great round up! I’m looking forward to reading these. 🙂
Since you asked what we would like to see in a series:
Getting your marriage back on track after it has been derailed by (fill in the blank, and maybe this changes depending on what derailed it)
The emotional and perspective issues for newlyweds. Sorry if this is hard to describe, but I think a lot of newlyweds, especially younger ones, start marriage with ideas like:
the wedding is a big party
your first loyalty is still to your family of origin
this is just a more permanent version of a dating relationship where God allows us to have sex
it’s okay to disagree in public or in front of the kids
if your friends and family have always given you good advice, you should continue to turn to them for advice (even if it has the effect of putting marital decisions up to a popular vote)
I would love something about how and when to give marriage advice to friends. When is it appropriate to mention if you feel like something is off and how to bring that up.
Oh, that’s a great idea for a series! About how to support marriages in your circle/community, and support people when something is really off. Maybe for December when we’re talking about family? I’ll put that in the docket!