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!
Hebrews 13:17: What to Do When Pastors Weaponize Scripture To Say You Must Obey Them
How did we get to the point where Scripture is so easily weaponized? Thank you to Zondervan for sponsoring this post. I mean, I suppose it always...
In the Love & Respect World, Isn’t the Wife ACTUALLY The Leader?
How did people fall for Love & Respect? Emerson Eggerichs' 2004 best-selling marriage book is honestly one of the worst books I've ever read....
PODCAST: Happily Never After–The Curious Case of Love and Respect
If Love & Respect is a Multiverse, Then This is Our Endgame Excuse the Marvel reference. I know it has been years since those superhero movies...
Why Emerson Eggerichs’ Love & Respect Presents an Unworkable Dichotomy
It's impossible for Emerson Eggerichs' ideas in Love & Respect to work in practice. Because what he tells men to do and what he tells women to...
Why It Matters that Jeffrey Epstein Recommended James Dobson
Jeffrey Epstein apparently found James Dobson useful. TW: I will be talking in generic terms about sexual abuse in this article, and mentioning...
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PODCAST: Evangelicals Shouldn’t Be Embarrassing: The Oklahoma Student’s Essay and How Our Faith Has Changed
We're coming full circle for the last podcast of 2025! We started this "season" (I never know how to count the seasons really!) since we came back...
Why People in Power Often Miss Jesus
The Christmas story brings peace to me when people refuse to hear the truth. It's my last post of 2025, and I've been a little quieter lately,...
Let’s Not Overspiritualize Our Problems! (A Christmas Reflection)
What if sin isn't the cause of all the bad or counterproductive things we do? And what if blaming it on sin does harm? I wrote this reflection two...
PODCAST: Incels vs. Pastors–“We Respond to Crazy Pastor Clips” Pallooza!
Let's take on some common horrid evangelical talking points! I thought, as we're getting to the end of the year, that Keith and I could spend a...
Many Evangelicals Resemble Generic Fundamentalists More than Jesus Followers
Modern evangelicals are often closet fundamentalists. They may wear hip clothing, and they may try to sound "cool", but they often look far more...
What If the Church Emphasized Emotional Wholeness Rather Than Marriage?
Scripture does not say that our goal in life is to be married. If anything, 1 Corinthians 7 says the opposite, that people should remain single if...
PODCAST: What does the Plight of Missionary Kids Teach Us about The Church?
We need to listen to the stories of missionary kids. Holly Berkley Fletcher released an amazing book called Missionary Kids that I read all in one...
Why Do Women Often Create the Most Toxic Content?
Why is it that the worst messages are often shared by women? Why is it that it’s often social media accounts run by women, and books written by...
What Does the Defence of Slavery Have to Do with Complementarianism?
with thanks to Zondervan and the book For the Love of Women for sponsoring this post. I remember the first time I heard a fellow Christian defend...
PODCAST: The 4 Types of Euphemisms With Sex That Drive Us Batty
Euphemisms about sex just make everything more difficult. And we want Christian pastors and authors to stop using them! And thank you to Zondervan...
Are You Feminine Enough for Your Uber Driver?
Women, are you helping the men around you be men? Last Friday, in our Round-Up video, Rebecca and I analyzed a new Desiring God article that was...
2-Step Plan to Tell if an Author or Pastor Is Qualified to Give Advice
We have a plague in the evangelical church of unqualified people giving dangerous advice. In our original study for The Great Sex Rescue (we’ve...
PODCAST: Celebrating Episode 300 with The Best of Becca!
I can't believe we're 300 episodes in to Bare Marriage! We began the podcast in January of 2019, and for the first dozen or so episodes it was just...
Are We Heading for a New Reformation?
There's a deep rumbling in the evangelical church right now. I've been saying for the last few years that God is shaking the church--and I'm feeling...
The 5-Point Faulty Foundation of Most Christian Marriage Books
In 2019 I started critiquing Christian marriage books. Until then, I had been writing and speaking in evangelical spaces, but I hadn’t read a lot of...
PODCAST: What does the Bible Say about Divorce for Abuse? feat. Helen Paynter
Does the Bible say divorce for abuse is okay? Lots of churches, and denominations, say no. You can only divorce for adultery, they say. But is that...
How Birthday Party Lady Is Showing the World Boundaries in Marriage
Don't let people use your house for a birthday party without telling your spouse. That's a pretty good rule for life! And right now, over on...
Making Patriarchy Pretty: How Christian Social Media Sells Patriarchy
The medium is the message. And when it comes to Christian patriarchy, the medium is super pretty right now! Marshall McLuhan, a Canadian...
PODCAST: Purity Culture, Rape Myths, and Porn
Let's take a look at some new research on purity culture! Today Rebecca and I explain two new studies, and then Joash Thomas joins me to talk about...
My Aunt Alison Froese: She Saved Lives. Maybe Even Yours.
My aunt Alison passed away on Friday. She saved more lives than anybody I know (including mine, twice, and maybe even yours!). Can I take a moment...
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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!