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3 Simple Rules for Egalitarian Couples
By: Katrina Armas | April 3, 2018
Life doesn’t come with a manual, and neither does marriage. Whether we’re making difficult decisions, entering new seasons, or dealing with unexpected changes, most of us married folks are just figuring it out as we go.
Mutuality, Mystery, and Marriage: Love in the Song of Songs
By: Dawn Gentry | January 31, 2018
Regardless of its often-preached status through the centuries, I can count the number of sermons I have heard on this book on one hand.
Green-Eyed Lovers: A Study of Jealousy in Song of Songs 8:5-7
By: Havilah Dharamraj | January 31, 2018
The Song abandons, even resists, the cultural accommodation that the rest of the OT makes to the male prerogative of jealousy within romantic love.
A Review of Commentaries on The Song of Songs
By: Christine Marchetti | January 31, 2018
The Song of Songs stands alone among the books of the Jewish and Christian canons as an unabashed exploration of sensual human love.
Priscilla and Aquila Model Marriage "More Accurately"
By: Katrina Armas | January 29, 2018
If you’ve spent any time in church (or in the New Testament text) you’ve heard of the famous couple, Priscilla and Aquila.
A Biblical Example of a Sexually Healthy Woman for a World Where Unhealthy Sexuality Makes Headlines
By: Sara Barton | January 21, 2018
The Song is an example of lovers who talk about sex and intimacy in a healthy mutual exchange.
Why Husbands Can't "Get Her Ready for Jesus"
By: Sarah Lindsay | January 2, 2018
An article was published on the Desiring God website titled “Husbands, Get Her Ready for Jesus.” Written by Philadelphia pastor Bryan Stoudt, this piece argues that husbands have a responsibility to challenge and correct their wives in order to keep them on course through the path of sanctification.
Misinterpreting "Head" Can Perpetuate Abuse
By: Becky Castle Miller | December 5, 2017
“The Bible doesn’t say that men are the priests of the homes or heads of their households,” I told them. “It does say that husbands are the heads of their wives, but what does that actually mean?”
Unlearning Complementarianism As An Egalitarian Newlywed
By: Rachel Williams | November 13, 2017
Growing up in a complementarian, Baptist church environment, I thought I knew exactly what God expected a Christian wife to be. I was confident that a good Christian wife keeps her house clean and orderly; it is to be her hard-working husband’s haven. She ensures that her husband comes home to a homemade meal [...]
Mutual by Design: A Better Model of Christian Marriage
By: Elizabeth Beyer | October 21, 2017
Many books on Christian marriage assume that the Bible puts men in a leadership role. But there’s a better way. Not only is it healthier for families, but it’s more faithful to the Bible, which casts a vision of marriage where men and women co-lead and co-serve as equal partners.