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!
PODCAST: Hurt and Healed by the Church feat. Ryan George
What happens if church is the place of your greatest hurt? We're in our deconstruction series on the podcast, looking at different people's stories...
Why “It’s Just a Joke” Doesn’t Cut it When Men Make Mean Sex Jokes
A few months ago, I went viral on Twitter when I shared that atrocious clip of Josh Howerton telling women to "do what he tells you to do" on "his"...
Let’s Talk Manifestation Theology False Marriage Teaching
You can’t honor your husband into greatness, people. Do a thought experiment with me today. Imagine that you had recently moved to Louisiana, and...
PODCAST: Breaking Free of Christian Patriarchy & Why people deconstruct
What's it like when your family starts out normal, but grows fundamentalist? Today on the podcast we're interviewing Cait West, the author of just a...
What Does Justice Look Like for the Toxic Teachings in the Church?
Can there be justice for how the church has hurt people around marriage & sex? I was thinking about that question yesterday after episode 239 of...
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FIVE EPISODES OF THE PODCAST TO SHARE TO CHANGE THE CONVERSATION
We hear this all the time: "I want to share your podcast with friends, but I have no idea which episodes to start with!" And I get it. We put out a...
Has the Shine Worn Off? Processing Shiny Happy People With Beth Felker Jones
Have you been grappling with the docuseries Shiny, Happy People? This summer, as I’m taking some down time for a month, I wanted to use the...
Want some Data-Driven Podcasts? A Look at the Archives
Before we get going with the regular post, this week Connor called me up with a notification he got from our podcast host! We Hit 2,500,000...
What if the Church is Grooming Women for Objectification? Introducing Laura Robinson
Does the church prime women to accept objectification? This summer, as I’m taking a month off from blogging, I wanted to take the opportunity to...
A Spectrum of Podcasts to Binge This WEek!
Want something new to listen to? I'm taking things easy for a month, seeing some extended family and then taking a little holiday. So instead of...
Holy Tension: A Big Picture Look at the Evangelical Marriage Machine
How did gender hierarchy theology become so accepted by so many? I’m taking a month off of the blog to get some much needed downtime, and I thought...
On Beach Towels, Burnout, and Kindred Spirits
Summer is upon us, and I have three big things to tell you about today! (And I realize that for all my Australian, South African, and New Zealand...
The Double Standard for Boys and Girls in Brio Magazine
Let's use a real-life example of purity culture double standards: Brio Magazine Yesterday on the podcast Rebecca and I read excerpts from old copies...
AGING PARENTS: Splitting Responsibilities with Siblings
What if aging parents need help, but only one child lives near them? This week I’ve been rerunning a series I did a few years ago about caring for...
AGING PARENTS SERIES: Setting Boundaries with Aging Parents
How do you set boundaries on how much help you can reasonably give to aging parents? This week I'm re-running a series I wrote a few years ago. We...
aging Parents series: You Owe Your Adult Children a Life
If you need your adult children to eventually care for you, then that should factor into an equation NOW. I've been thinking about something for a...
How Camping Made Me Realize My Bras Hurt
Keith and I have been in the RV for a week and I have made a significant discovery! First, though, I'm not going to have a normal post up today. I'm...
PODCAST: Girls Are Not Stumbling Blocks
I am very, very tired of the "don't be a stumbling block" argument when it comes to modesty for girls. I know that this is a very widespread debate,...
10 Ways Hollywood Warps our Expectations about Sex
Has Hollywood totally messed up our sex lives? I talk a lot about how evangelical teaching has messed up our expectations around sex. But let's face...
What Does “Husband is Head of the Wife” Mean? And Are We Reading Hierarchy into It?
Hey, everybody! Keith and I have been on vacation this week, just camping and hanging out and doing a whole lot of nothing. He had something on his...
Unveiling a Ten Year Project: Plus Serving a God Who Knits Everything Together
On the a vacation we took just over a decade ago, I started knitting a blanket. It was what knitters call a "sock yarn blanket", meaning that it's...
She’s Someone–Plus Priming for Abuse
Can we talk about how our messages about a woman's role can actually undermine her safety? Just a quick catch-up for today's post! I want to share a...
PODCAST: Let’s Revisit the Logical Inconsistencies of Unconditional Respect
Unconditional respect isn't a thing. And yet we're often told that men need unconditional respect, just like women need unconditional love. It's...
11 Dumb Things People Believe about Marriage
Lots of people believe a lot of dumb things about marriage! I'm in the middle of moving our site to our new Bare Marriage domain (we should be up...
For the Guys: When Your Wife Hates Sex
For every guy who has ever thought, "my wife hates sex," or, even worse, "my wife hates ME," I want to point you to some practical solutions....
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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!