She should know that Jesus is not a Jealous Boyfriend. In our book She Deserves Better, we have 32 headings that start "She Should Know..." 32 things that girls need to know, in the very fiber of their being, to dispel a lot of the harmful things we too often have...
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...
When you're a teen, it's normal to have sexual feelings. In fact, sexual feelings are a normal part of life for adults too! We have sex dreams (the content of which can sometimes be quite alarming). We can feel attraction to people. We can feel "horny", for lack of a...
How can you make sure that the messages your kids hear in youth group about sex won't be harmful ones? One of my big passions is helping sort through the messages about sex that we get in evangelical culture and throwing out the harmful ones and keeping the helpful...
Do you remember being a teenager and having your period come right when the youth group was going swimming or going to the beach? This month we're going to be talking a bit about periods--about what's normal and what's not; about how to help men and boys be aware but...
Every time, without fail, when I try to talk about men's struggles with lust the conversation turns to how women, and especially teenage girls, dress. Basically it goes something like this:Well, of course men shouldn't lust, but girls should also watch what they wear....
It's podcast day, and I want to talk about the shootings. Well, I don't really want to talk about the shootings. But I had a whole lot of different thoughts going through my head from all kinds of different sources, and they all coalesced together into one thought:...
How do you give your kids a healthy view of marriage...if your marriage isn't healthy? Every Monday I like to post a reader question and take a stab at answering it, and today I've got a similar question from two hurting wives who are worried about the effects of...
When I was a teenager, I went to a small youth group where we were lucky to get about 12 people out every Friday night. We were very close. We did everything together. They were my lifeline. Over the years we lost touch, but last week I had a thought, and I contacted...
I didn't grow up in the "I Kissed Dating GoodBye" culture, but my kids did. I made Rebecca read the book when she was 14 (sorry, Becca!). I told the girls no dating until they were at least 16, and I strongly discouraged it until later.Over the years, as the girls...
As of midnight tonight, The Whole Story for Boys will officially launch! This whole past week we've been celebrating the pre-launch period with a great sale (including the ability to make up the difference if you've already bought one version of the course but want to...
Want to make talking to your kids about sex the least awkward as possible? There's one big rule when you're talking to them about sex and puberty. And here it is. When you're talking.... LISTEN. Yep. If you want to encourage your kids to actually come to you with...
We're spending a week getting honest with ourselves about how we feel about sex and puberty--so that we can make we don't pass on sexual shame! Being able to talk to your kids about sex without giving them the message that they should be ashamed of this part of...
It's time to talk about sex, puberty, and growing up! I am so excited to announce, after a whole year of waiting, that the boys' version of our Whole Story Puberty Course is here! Last year we launched The Whole Story: Not So Awkward Talks about Sex, Puberty, and...
We've been so excited here at Bare Marriage, because next week the Boy's Version of The Whole Story: Not-So-Awkward Talks about Sex, Puberty, and Growing Up launches! The Whole Story for girls is a video-based online course featuring my daughters (Katie and Rebecca)...