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Just Friends? Intertwined Building Blocks of Friendship and Marriage
By: Anthony Bankes | December 5, 2015
Marriage and friendship aren’t in competition. They aren’t two separate concepts on opposite sides of space, racing against each other to cross the finish line. They’re interconnected and intertwined, constantly intersecting to reveal a breathtaking paradigm of mutuality.
A High View of Submission
By: Daniel Hill | December 5, 2015
Whenever I hear the word “submission” I am immediately transported back to my childhood home. We were staunchly rooted in a conservative, Christian tradition, and my family prided itself on having a high view of Scripture. There were a number of beliefs affected by this high view of Scripture (which, for the record I [...]
Understanding Submission in the Context of the Pauline Epistles
By: Jasmine Obeyesekere Fernando | December 5, 2015
Sometimes we are vague about what submission means, but feel strongly that there is hierarchy in marriage and that it is of utmost importance. The apostle Paul’s letters are often the basis of these teachings. Yet, is Paul advocating hierarchy in marriage, or is he encouraging mutuality?
The Boldness That Comes With Mutual Submission
By: Heather Caliri | December 2, 2015
I used to think that submission was passive. It's why, working at the campus bookstore at my university, I ignored the shelves of women's studies books, sure that picking up even one would mean not submitting to God's design for me.
Power and Knowledge: Meditations on Foucault and Gender Part 1
By: Jamin Hübner | December 1, 2015
When Jessica and I got married, we began to learn a great many things. We learned, first of all, that most of what people had told us about marriage was untrue. The eye-rolling comments prefaced by “just wait to you get married” were found empty, and the endless, grim phrases such as “it’s [...]
Why Do Christians Think Sex Is Bad?
By: Ellysia Koenig Banks | September 22, 2015
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 invited all passing college students to write down their “Questions for God.” Some of the responses were given to panelists to discuss at a large group meeting. I was honored [...]
Biblical Sex: Patriarchy's Great Enemy (Part 3)
By: Jamin Hübner | September 16, 2015
Contrary to popular Christian belief, 1 Corinthians 7—not Ephesians 5—is the longest and most substantial chapter on marriage in the New Testament. Another surprise? Marriage is presented in explicitly egalitarian and not hierarchical terms. Yet another surprise? It’s the only passage that actually talks about husbands and wives having authority over each other.
Biblical Sex: Patriarchy's Greatest Enemy (Part 2)
By: Jamin Hübner | September 14, 2015
There’s a lot of talk about the Song of Songs in Christian evangelical circles—at least when it comes to marital love and sexuality. We talk about the “mutuality” in the interaction between the lover and beloved, the intimate “back and forth” dialogue, and how the whole book highlights the importance of sexuality in [...]
Biblical Sex: Patriarchy's Greatest Enemy (Part 1)
By: Jamin Hübner | September 8, 2015
Patriarchalism in most of its forms, whether in “soft complementarianism” or in the blatant sexism of popular Christian authors such as Douglas Wilson, Mark Driscoll, and others, has always found itself in a tight corner of the bedroom.
Dismantling My Complementarian Marriage
By: Elizabeth K. Casey | August 5, 2015
We chose egalitarian marriage because it best reflected our needs, desires, and personalities as a couple. I no longer have to constantly question whether I am "being submissive enough" and Ray doesn't have to feel guilty that he isn't being a good enough spiritual leader.