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!
What Should We Do With Pastors Who Struggle with Sexual Sin?
We have a crisis in the evangelical church of pastors normalizing sexual sin and the objectification of women. Late last week I started talking...
PODCAST: The Misleading Tactics of Complementarianism feat. Lydia Kaiser
Every now and then a book comes along that is just so succinct and clear about women. And Lydia Kaiser has written a gem of a book in Bible Truth...
Why Sin Levelling about Infidelity and Betrayal Hurts Women
Too many have been taught horrible theology that sin levels. Believers are supposed to have a God who will comfort them when they are betrayed or...
The Terrible Takes on Philip Yancey’s 8-Year Affair
Last week we learned that best-selling and beloved author Philip Yancey confessed to an 8-year affair. He announced in a statement he was stepping...
PODCAST: Why Marriage Isn’t Like Being on the Back of a Tandem Bike
It's time to analyze some more terrible takes--and work at critical thinking. Rebecca and I wanted to start the new year focusing on our word of the...
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PODCAST: Francine Rivers’ And the Shofar blew Part 2
Thank you to Zondervan and For the Love of Women for sponsoring this podcast It's the second part of our conversation about Francine Rivers' And the...
How Wholly Unqualified People Shaped Evangelical Marriage And Sex Advice–and Still Do!
I've got two case studies of wholly unqualified people giving advice for you today! I’d like to tell you 2 different stories about 2 different...
Did Women Ruin the Church Too? Dorothy Greco, The New York Times, and Jesus
Thank you to Zondervan and For the Love of Women for sponsoring this post! Last week, The New York Times had a ridiculous headline asking if women...
PODCAST: Francine Rivers’ And the Shofar Blew–Let’s Look at Christian Fiction (Part 1)
Let's look at fiction--something we've never done before! Here at Bare Marriage we've looked extensively at the nonfiction, self-help books about...
Marriage CounselLing vs. Marriage Coaching: How Can You Tell Who is Qualified?
With thanks to Zondervan and the book For the Love of Women for sponsoring this post! When you need help with your marriage, where do you go? We've...
Let’s Talk about the Weight of Being a Woman
Thank you to Zondervan and For the Love of Women for sponsoring this post Ever been told, “sexism is a thing of the past?” Or maybe you’ve heard...
PODCAST: For the Love of Women feat. Dorothy Greco
Thank you to Zondervan and For the Love of Women for sponsoring this podcast! Have you ever heard people say, "sexism is a thing of the past"? Or...
Why Toxic Marriage Advice is Bad for Good Marriages Too: A Focus on the Family Case Study
Toxic marriage advice hurts those in abusive marriages. But it also hurts those in so-called good marriages–because bad advice is just plain bad...
Why the Doctrine of Submission Has Made Women Treat Marriage Like an Idol
The doctrine of submission puts our emphasis in the wrong place Recently I decided to rerun a series that I did a few years ago on submission,...
It’s Not Persecution if You’re Just Being Held accountable
Last week Josh Howerton preached in a sermon that he was being persecuted. He talked about how he frequently is "cancelled" as a pastor, when...
PODCAST: Hear Sheila Explain Healthy Masculinity and Sexuality to Men
What is healthy masculinity? And what do men need to understand about healthy marriage? A lot of my listeners may not know this, but I likely appear...
Submission Series: What Does It Mean to Obey Like Sarah?
It's time to revisit submission and Sarah! Way back in 2018, even before we wrote The Great Sex Rescue, I wrote a big series on submission. I...
On Doug Wilson, and Why Conservative Women Are Labelled Progressive
They called Doug Wilson fringe until he wasn't anymore. The first thing I saw this morning when I got on social media was a post by Christy Lynne...
PODCAST: Professor Neil Shows Us How to Reach Young Men Steeped in Misogyny
I love Professor Neil's videos. Professor Neil is a professor of English literature at Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ontario, but he's best known for...
Have We Taught Teen Girls to Ignore Red Flags When Dating?
What happens when we tell girls that “boys will want to push your sexual boundaries”? That's one of the toxic teachings that we measured in both our...
3 Ways to Help Your Friends Not Fall Into Toxic Evangelical Teachings
The Doug Wilson blowup made me realize: We need to speak to our friends about fear. Did you see the CNN interview with Wilson and members of his...
PODCAST: What Does Authoritarianism and Complementarianism Have in Common? (with a Quiz!)
What if complementarianism is authoritarianism in disguise? One of the questions that haunts us here at Bare Marriage, that we're always trying to...
When You Realize Grief Has a Mind of its Own
I startled awake this morning, mid-dream, at 4 a.m., like I do most August 6ths. Because 29 years ago my water broke at 4 a.m. My son would have...
4 Things the “Spanking Our Daughter Is Hilarious” Controversy Tells Us about Evangelical Influencer Advice Culture
Evangelical influencer culture appears to be very pro-spanking I want to share a story today that I think has deep implications for our work here at...
PODCAST: How Fiction Makes You a Better Person (And Why We Don’t Hate All Books!)
We don't hate books! In fact, we love them! And over the last few years the younger members of my team have gotten REALLY into fiction. Today...
Are there any other topics you’d like me to cover? Let me know in the comments!
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!