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: Did Purity Culture Cause Developmental Trauma?
Why do evangelical women see sex as a chore? We're doing a fun podcast today where I'm combining a whole bunch of different things that I've been...
Defeating Complementarianism Is Not Just an Intellectual Exercise
Preston Sprinkle's new book comes out in favour of egalitarianism! I'm honestly so relieved. I heard about From Genesis to Junia a few months ago,...
Why Complementarian Marriages Lose Out on Intimacy
With thanks to Zondervan and the book To Heal or Harm for sponsoring this post.My husband Keith is in the middle of a 4-part series about why...
PODCAST: You’re Allowed to Want Stuff! Desire, Libido and More with Jay Stringer
What if our desires make us fully human? And what if they're what give us our individuality? Jay Stringer joins us on the podcast today to talk...
Can Complementarians Please Stop Using the “You’re Equal to Your Boss” Analogy?
Thank you to Zondervan and the book To Heal or Harm for sponsoring this post.My husband Keith and I talk a lot behind the scenes about the theology...
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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...
New Starter Playlists for the Bare Marriage Podcast!
How do you find the best Bare Marriage episodes? What if you're trying to introduce our podcast to a friend, but you don't know where to start? Or...
Why SAFETY Is My Word of the Year for 2026
Safety is the precursor to everything that helps us thrive. Often as the year changes I spend some time between Christmas and New Year's in...
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...
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...
PODCAST: The Myth of Good Christian Parenting
It's like The Great Sex Rescue, but for parenting books! I'm so grateful that Marissa Burt and Kelsey McGinnis wrote this book, The Myth of Good...
My Disturbing Conversation With an Evangelical Author Who Believes Men Always Lust
Shouldn't authors care if their teaching harms women? I shared a story on Facebook yesterday, and I wanted to expand on it a bit today here, since...
What Is Submission in Marriage? Hint: It’s Not Obedience!
What does submission in marriage mean? The verses in Scripture addressing wives and talking about submission are some of the most weaponized in the...
PODCASt: How to Avoid Inadvertently Giving Your Kids Hangups About Sex
We want our kids to grow up with healthy views of sexuality. We certainly don't want them to end up with the hangups that many of their...
6 Ways to Protect Your Kids from the Online World
The world our kids inhabit changes about every eight years now. With tech and culture changes, the world is speeding ahead as it never has before,...
There’s No Downside to Giving Kids Tons of Info about Sex
We need to have an awkward conversation about an awkward conversation. Kids need to know about sex. And they need to know about it from you. That...
PODCAST: Does More Sex Make Marriages Happier?
Is frequency of sex related to marital happiness? Like, does having more sex make your marriage better? Well, yes. And also no. It's nuanced. And...
Women: Are You Following Jesus Or Your Husband?
Who should we ultimately follow? I'm wrapping up my submission series soon, and today's post gets to the heart of the matter: too often we tell...
Is Submission in Marriage Really About Breaking Ties When You disagree?
If I were to ask you what it means to submit to your husband, what would you say? When I’ve asked that question at marriage groups, people hem and...
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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!