Debunking Eros: Why Romantic Love Isn’t the Only Love Worth Having
Recently, my graduate students discussed how US culture sometimes idolizes sex. Citing a friend, one said, “the orgasm has replaced the cross as the place
June 19, 2019
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Love Poem from Joseph
Your life will be my life, and my life yours. Your son will be my son, his Father my Father. We will deal with the
June 19, 2019
It’s Time for a Sexual Ethic Jesus Might Have Actually Preached
Consent: a word so bland I once found it almost ugly. Why would I base my framework for romantic relationships on a word as flippant
June 19, 2019
A Tale of Two Rapes: What Tamar and Bathsheba Teach Us About Power, Consent, and Sexual Violence
Editor’s Note: This is an Evangelical Press Association award winning article. “Does Scripture talk about rape and consent?” This question was posed by a young
June 19, 2019
Lessons from Eliezer: What an Old Testament Matchmaker Has to Say About Egalitarian Dating
Dating is difficult in today’s culture. As I have counseled single women and men through the years, I often heard pleas for help to find
June 19, 2019
What If Singleness Isn’t Failure?
It’s hard when every break up feels like a failure. That is what no one tells you about being single in the church. We are
June 19, 2019
Single. Dating. Female. Pastor: 5 Things I Want the Church to Know
Recently, I was invited to participate in a panel on singleness at a Christian conference. I shared my experience as a single woman pastor and
June 19, 2019
Welcome to the Jungle: The Dating Adventures of a Fifty-Something Egalitarian
After surviving a tumultuous divorce, I found myself in my fifties, newly single and surveying an unknown dating landscape. After embracing an egalitarian viewpoint in
June 19, 2019
Smart Women and Fragile Men: How Patriarchy Shapes Identity and Romance
Do men want to date smart women? This was the question behind a 2015 study published by the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.1 What the
June 19, 2019
What to Say If Someone Says Women Are to Be Men’s Helpers
Editor’s Note: This article is one of a nine-part series on difficult Bible passages titled “What to Say…” Many Christians believe that strict gender roles—men lead
June 13, 2019
