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: 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...
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71: How Much Foreplay is Enough?
How do you know when you've done enough foreplay? We're starting a new series on the blog right now, leading up to the release of the Good Guy's...
5 Ways Hierarchy in Marriage Hurts Men, Too
What if setting up marriage as a hierarchy, where men make the decisions, isn't good for men either? We know that it can lead to problems for women...
Keith’s Views on Deconstructing the Faith–and Reconstructing Something Healthy
Sheila here! My husband Keith's manifesto on Wednesday about how the evangelical church has treated women went quite big, and he has one more thing...
What’s Wrong with Wanting to Submit to My Husband?
Most of us agree that you shouldn't have to submit to an abusive husband. But what if you're married to a good husband? I get lots of emails from...
PODCAST: It’s Time to Jump Out of the Boiling Water
At what point do we realize that something is terribly off with the way the evangelical church sees women? Today, on the Start Your Engines men's...
Keith’s Manifesto: Guys, It’s Time to Jump Out of the Boiling Water
Our series this month is "putting Christ back in Christian marriage advice." When I told Keith that, he said that there's something he's been...
Meditations on The God Who Sees Me
I've been thinking lately about how much women are often made invisible or ignored. Specifically, I've been reading through Every Young Man's Battle...
Movie Reviews for Redeeming Love: What You Need to Know
Everyday for the last month I've received multiple social media messages asking me to write a review of the Redeeming Love movie. Redeeming Love was...
Understanding Sex from a Woman’s Perspective
Can men understand sex from a woman's perspective? Or is there such a thing as a "man's perspective" and a "woman's perspective?" It's Keith...
On an Unbiblical View of Suffering, Wife Abuse, and Created To Be His Helpmeet
One of the most damaging and unbiblical "Christian" books on marriage is Debi Pearl's Created to Be His Helpmeet. Debi Pearl's view of submission...
Should I Tell My Husband if I Fake Orgasm or Fantasize During Sex?
If you're faking orgasm or fantasizing while you make love, should you confess to your husband? Wow. That's a tough one! We're getting to the end of...
My Husband Doesn’t Want to Use Birth Control
What do you do when you don’t want to get pregnant, but your husband doesn’t want birth control? We've been tackling difficult sex questions all...
PODCAST EXTRAS: When Sex Problems Get Really Messy
What happens when you've got a problem with sex--but it's just so convoluted and messy? We've been talking all month about sex questions you can't...
How Being a Breast Cancer Gene Carrier Affected One Woman’s Marriage–and Family
Some women carry a gene that makes it very likely they will develop breast cancer or ovarian cancer. What do you do when you get that diagnosis?...
How A Breast Cancer Fight Affects Intimacy
I get so many questions from women who are fighting breast cancer, or who have come through the other side, wondering what happens now? Have we lost...
Why Are So Many Sex Problems in Marriage So Hard to Solve?
When people write in with sex problems, one of the hardest things is that the problem is often not just one thing. It would be wonderful if, when...
Has My Sexual Past Doomed My Marriage?
If you’ve been promiscuous in the past, is your future marriage doomed? We're in the middle of our Sex Questions You Can't Ask Your Pastor series...
PODCAST: Newlywed Sex Questions Edition
This week on our podcast is all newlywed sex questions! Welcome to episode 65 of our Bare Marriage podcast--and the third podcast that is also up on...
How to Awaken Love…or at Least Stop Feeling Like You’re Broken!
The title of this post may sound corny, but do you remember that verse about awakening love in Song of Solomon? Daughters of Jerusalem, I...
Why It’s 31 Days TO Great Sex
Today, the updated 31 Days to Great Sex launches again! For years, I published it myself, and it sold wonderfully. But I decided that I wanted it to...
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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!