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Is Kissing Before Marriage a Good Litmus Test?

Is Kissing Before Marriage a Good Litmus Test?

Are we missing something if we save kissing for marriage?  One of the tenets of purity culture was that all physical contact--even kissing--should be saved for marriage. It wasn't just that sex is for marriage. It was that kissing was too. Some couples didn't even...

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Two Apologies That Are a Balm to My Soul

Two Apologies That Are a Balm to My Soul

Apologies are wonderful to receive. And to be honest--I had given up hope that I would ever receive any. I've been calling out the harm of toxic teachings in the church for four years now, and asking the church to do what's right. In return, I've often been villified,...

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How to Find a Healthy Church Family

How to Find a Healthy Church Family

If we're going to go to church, we want to go to a healthy church. No one sets out to go to a toxic church! But one of the big findings we had in our new book She Deserves Better (the audiobook version went on sale this week!) is that while church attendance is...

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