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!
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...
PODCAST: The Brio Magazine Pajama Party!
It's our 200th episode! And we wanted to celebrate by doing something that matters to Rebecca--and to so many of you. We wanted to read some back...
Your Summer Reading Challenge: Read a Secular Self-Help Book
Evangelical materials are often very subpar. A few years ago, after I had written our first series about the problems with the book Love &...
Let’s Talk Emotional Labour of Birth Control
Every week I try to create awesome content for you all on the blog and the podcast–and even my social media! But I’ve got to tell you–some of the...
Can Focus on the Family Ever Accept Accountability?
So much has happened with Focus on the Family this week! We've had an op ed published, and there are signs that Focus is refusing to accept...
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How Do We Make Sure These Two Horrific News Articles Stop Happening?
I read two terrible news articles over the weekend that had me grieving and got me all riled up. News article #1: A woman reports her rape to her...
On Kissing Before Marriage, Hilarious Reviews, and Horrifying Advice
On Fridays I like to take a look at what's been happening on social media this week, because often most of the writing/thoughts end up on Facebook...
PODCAST: Do You Know Your Attachment Style? with Krispin Mayfield
I'm so excited to be switching gears for a month to talk about attachment! I've been reading some books in the last year, and thinking and talking...
Do we Think Jesus Saves Women so Women Can Save Men?
How is it that we defeat sin? According to the Bible, the Holy Spirit transforms us into the likeness of Christ (Romans 8:29) and sanctifies us once...
You Don’t Have to Say Yes to Selfish Sex
God does not ask us to consent to selfish sex. In fact, one-sided intercourse is not sex. I can summarize The Great Sex Rescue by saying that sex is...
Why My First Post-COVID Speaking Engagement Started with an Apology
Yesterday I had the great privilege of speaking at Colorado Christian University's Chapel.. It was my first post-COVID (since COVID? COVID's not...
PODCAST: Do Christians Have Better Sex Lives? A Response to Josh Howerton
Do Christians have better marriages and sex lives? Last month Josh Howerton, lead pastor at Lakepointe Church in Dallas, wrote a Twitter thread...
Keith: It’s a Short Line from Male Power to Abuse of Women and Children
Sheila here! Last week I published some "Fixed it for Yous" from biblical counselors which were extremely disturbing. My husband Keith was just...
How to Stop Being a Doormat in Your Marriage
Do you ever feel like a doormat in your marriage? You want so badly to connect with your spouse, but whatever you do, your spouse just doesn't...
How to Get to Deeper Levels of Communication in Marriage: Understanding the 5 Levels of Communication
Growing in emotional maturity is largely about being able to comfortably go to deeper levels of communication. So many readers write to me saying...
EMOTIONAL MATURITY SERIES: What if Emotional Maturity Is a Skill that We Can Learn?
Men are emotional beings--whether we think that or not. Keith here with this month’s installment of Men’s Corner. This month’s theme is “Emotional...
Can We Talk about How Porn and Emotional Immaturity Are Related?
When we think of porn, we tend to think "sin". (It's Sheila introducing this post, but I'm going to put Rebecca as the author since most of these...
A Personal Post: If You Grew Up with My Girls, Can We Have a Word?
It's American Thanksgiving today, and I wasn't going to post anything because most of my readers are American, and I wanted a day off anyway.But...
START YOUR ENGINES PODCAST: Men and Emotions Aren’t Polar Opposites
Men can, and should, be emotional. And in today's podcast aimed more at guys (though women can listen, too), we're summarizing a lot of what we've...
God Language and Emotional Maturity Part 2: There’s a Commandment for That!
We’ve been talking a lot on the blog about emotional maturity and its importance. And part of that is the whole “God language” issue.It's Joanna on...
EMOTIONAL MATURITY SERIES: Do Christian Resources Promote Emotional Immaturity (especially in men)?
Christian books ask far more of women than they do of men. We learned that pretty quickly when we read the top 15 bestselling Christian sex &...
Okay, Guys, It’s Your Turn: Our Men’s Survey is Here!
Last winter I did a survey of 20,000 married, Christian women. Well, now it's time to do a survey of Christian guys! The survey of women was super...
PODCAST: What Does Emotional Maturity Look Like?
Is emotional maturity a female thing? (Hint: Nope!) And what does emotional maturity look like? In today's podcast I'm actually having a...
How to Support Your Husband Well
How do you communicate support to your husband--affirmation of who he is as a person? We've been talking about emotional health this month, and it...
A Book List to Help You with Emotional Maturity
It's time for a resource list of books to help you grow more emotionally mature! We're in the middle of our emotional maturity series, and yesterday...
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!