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: Pastors’ Wives Spill the Tea on Church Life
Let's get real about Church life! Today we have some special guests on, the lovely ladies from Pastors' Wives Tell All! This is not the first time...
If We Want Healthy Churches, We Need to Take Risks
Sometimes finding a life-giving church means investing in building one. When our girls were tiny we lived in downtown Toronto, and attended an...
Let’s Stop Taking Advice from Men with a Pornified View of Women
When men reveal they objectify women–treat those men accordingly. One of the things that shocks me about evangelical culture is that a man can...
Do New Brides Need Their Husbands to Teach Them about Sex?
Do men naturally know more about sex than women? On a recent Facebook post, still deeply bothered by that infamous clip from Josh Howerton, I asked...
PODCAST: The Backlash Defending Purity Culture feat. Zachary Wagner
How's purity culture doing one year since She Deserves Better launched? Today we're celebrating one year since our book She Deserves Better hit the...
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10 Huge Problems with Every Young Man’s Battle: With a One-Sheet Download
Every Young Man’s Battle is the only book I ever reviewed that made me weep. Perhaps it’s because I read it after I had already read a whole bunch...
5 Questions to Ask Before You Talk to a Woman About What She’s Wearing
"How do I talk to a woman about what she's wearing?" I've received a number of social media messages from women lately asking how to approach a...
Does Pretty=Holy? And Is Having a Bad Hair Day a Spiritual Failing?
Sheila here! Did you know that every Friday we have an email that goes out to 47,000 subscribers? Rebecca tends to write it, and when she took...
PODCAST: Beth Allison Barr Helps Us Find a Healthy Church!
What if you just can't find a healthy church? Or what if you realize the church you're in is toxic? One of our big findings in our research for our...
Pink and Blue Bibles: Does Everything Need To Be Gendered?
Do women and men really need different Bibles and Bible studies? Last week on the Bare Marriage podcast, the wonderful Aimee Byrd joined us and told...
What Is Purity Culture? 10 Essential Ingredients
What exactly does "purity culture" refer to? Our recent book She Deserves Better spends about half of its pages addressing many aspects of purity...
On Steven Crowder, Love & Respect, and Abuse
Last week, a video of Steven Crowder berating his wife Hilary went viral. Hilary was eight months pregnant with twins at the time, and video showed...
PODCAST: Pink and blue Faith: Plus We Take a Submission Quiz!
It's our podcast with Aimee Byrd--plus something super fun! I've been looking forward to this podcast for a long time. First, I just love Aimee...
Why Evangelicals Can’t Influence the World about Sex
For the last three years I've been trying to change the evangelical conversation about sex. I've been pointing out how we went so very far off track...
PODCAST: The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible–and Research! Feat. Mary DeMuth
We misunderstand women in the Bible--and we misunderstand gender aspects of research! So let's talk. We've got Joanna visiting, so we've recorded a...
4 Concerns I Have with Biblical Counseling
Biblical counseling is a "school" or method of counseling that believes the Bible is sufficient for the problems that we encounter in life. It...
Your Thoughts on Biblical Counseling vs. Licensed Counseling
Yesterday I caused quite a stir by talking about some of the problems with how the biblical counseling movement started, and some of the problems...
Biblical Counseling and Horrid Perspectives on Abuse: How Did Things Go So Wrong?
Biblical Counseling Can Be Dangerous. Julie Roys has been doing an expose of how John MacArthur handled counseling Eileen Gray, whose husband was...
Out of a Bill Gothard Cult, and Finding Jesus: Podcast with Emily Elizabeth Anderson
One of the things I enjoy most about working online is meeting really cool people. And one of those cool people is Emily Elizabeth Anderson from...
Pastor’s Wives Tell All–And More Podcasts!
I've had some amazing podcasts drop recently, and I wanted to make sure I shared them with you. After getting our manuscript for our mothers of...
The Math of Love and Respect
Has anyone noticed that the math in Love & Respect for how many people the book applies to doesn't add up? Joanna and her family are on their...
If Your Church Makes You Feel Guilty and Miserable…Leave
Sometimes church is a toxic place. Not always. Not even usually! Study after study has found that religiosity actually helps people, and people...
Remembering that God Loves Women, Too
Jesus did not come to redeem men, so that men could then in turn redeem women. Jesus is not more relatable to men than to women, and men are not...
PODCAST: How Many Christian Men Are Safe? Plus What Masculinity Is!
It's time to talk to the guys today--and look at what masculinity really is! On the last Thursday of every month I like to aim the podcasts more at...
Real Men are not Bullies: Let’s Talk about the Church’s View of Masculinity
Every now and then my husband has something he really needs to get off of his chest, and this is one of those days! So I'm going to turn the blog...
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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!