Let’s Talk About Intimacy
In Davis Abdallah’s last blog, she laid the ground work for a discussion on the complex nature of intimacy and how it extends far beyond
September 23, 2015
Topic: Sexuality
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Why Do Christians Think Sex Is Bad?
The InterVarsity Christian Fellowship group at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) conducted an outreach project on campus. They set up a large board and
September 22, 2015
Let’s Talk About Sexuality
This article is excerpted and adapted from “The Book of Womanhood,” (Cascade Books) published November, 2015. “Let’s talk about sex, baby; let’s talk about you
September 18, 2015
Biblical Sex: Patriarchy’s Great Enemy (Part 3)
This is part three of a three-part series exploring the egalitarian nature of sex and intimacy as it is portrayed in Scripture. Catch up on part
September 16, 2015
Biblical Sex: Patriarchy’s Greatest Enemy (Part 2)
This is part two of a three-part series exploring the egalitarian nature of sex and intimacy as it is portrayed in Scripture. Catch up on
September 14, 2015
7 Lies That Purity Culture Teaches Women
Purity culture is pervasive across the church. It is most starkly seen in fundamentalist church cultures. Yet even in many progressive Christian communities, there are
September 9, 2015
Biblical Sex: Patriarchy’s Greatest Enemy (Part 1)
This is part one of a three-part series exploring the egalitarian nature of sex and intimacy as it is portrayed in Scripture. Go on to part
September 8, 2015
Are Women Passive? What History Says about Gender, Sexuality, and Christian Ministry
Within both mainstream and Christian media outlets in the United States, the dominant message about sexual desire is that men want sex more than women
July 31, 2015
Sexual Infidelity as Exploitation
The specific experience that moved me to write this article grew out of telling Bible stories to neighbor kids who were expressing concern about the
February 6, 2015
The Gifts of Male-Female Friendships
This article first appeared in MCC Women’s Concerns Report, Jan-Feb 1993, and is reprinted by permission. I was well into mid-life before I overcame the
February 6, 2015