Forget the Husband Trump Card: Why Couples Should Make Decisions Together
Recently, my church group of married couples in our thirties discussed gender roles in marriage and the church. Not surprisingly, all the other couples voiced
June 27, 2019
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Does Purity Culture Cause Body Hatred and Eating Disorders?
The evangelical purity movement of the 90s and early 2000s is a hot topic among Christians today. More and more women (and men) raised in
June 20, 2019
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
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