All the Latest from "Abuse"

PODCAST: Let’s Revisit the Logical Inconsistencies of Unconditional Respect

Unconditional respect isn't a thing. And yet we're often told that men need unconditional respect, just like women need unconditional love. It's summertime, so I'm taking a month off of recording new podcasts, and instead I'm going to highlight some of my favourites...

The Sexual Element in Spanking Children: Let’s Ask the Uncomfortable Questions

Can we talk about something hush hush? What if spanking kids is also a form of sexual assault? Hear me out on this one, okay? I've shared a number of social media posts and podcasts about spanking lately, including what the large meta-analysis of 160,000 children...

Escaping a Sex Cult: Alyssa Wakefield’s Podcast Episode, Part 2

Let's face the fact that fundamentalist Christianity in North America is basically a sex cult. That's Alyssa Wakefield's conclusion in Part 2 of her story on the Bare Marriage podcast! Listen to last week's episode, where she explains how she was groomed to obey her...

John Piper Tells Women with Harsh Husbands–to Basically Do Nothing

On Friday on his podcast, John Piper told a woman married to a harsh husband to just be gentle with him. Pray more. Remember it might be his personality. Win him with kindness. Show appreciation and call out the good in him. And don't talk to other people about it...
Christians Need a Better Understanding of Consent

Christians Need a Better Understanding of Consent

What does it mean to be "unwilling" to have sex? We're in the middle of a series on the blog about how to dig out of the pit your sex life is in, when one of you, or both of you, keeps digging that pit deeper. One of the big points I was making is that we cannot...

What To Do If You’re a Victim of Marital Rape

What To Do If You’re a Victim of Marital Rape

There is little more devastating to a marriage than rape. This month, on the blog, we're talking about how to recover from sexual problems in your marriage, and I want to spend this week talking about marital rape. On Monday, I talked about the dynamics in evangelical...

Older posts from "Abuse"

No Results Found

The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.