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Reclaiming Submission: Mutual Love and Service in the Egalitarian Marriage
By: Jesse C. Lazar | July 20, 2022
Does the egalitarian rejection of a hierarchical view of submission mean we don’t value biblical teaching? By no means! Egalitarians need to reclaim true, biblical submission that is rooted in love and service.
Women and Men Leading Together: Going Beyond Gender Roles in Bosnia and Herzegovina with Matt and Bekah Meyer
By: Layla Van Gerpen, Rob Dixon, Bekah Meyer, Matt Meyer | June 24, 2022
Layla and Rob speak with Matt and Bekah Meyer as they share about their partnership as a married couple on staff with InterVarsity Link serving in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
What about Divorce?
By: David Instone-Brewer | March 14, 2022
Many churches forbid divorce even on the grounds of abuse or abandonment, so that even an innocent victim can find themselves without support from fellow Christians when they need it most. This is due to a misunderstanding of Jesus’ words on divorce.
The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended
By: Sheila Wray Gregoire | March 2, 2022
The Great Sex Rescue pulls back the curtain on what is happening in Christian bedrooms and exposes the problematic teachings that wreck sex for so many couples--and the good teachings that leave others breathless.
Women and Men Leading Together: Co-Pastoring While Married with Jeff and April Fiet
By: Rob Dixon, April Fiet | October 29, 2021
Putting their 14 years of co-leading to work, the Fiets provide a long and helpful litany of practical tips for joyful and sustainable ministry partnerships between spouses.
How Hierarchical Marriage Harms Husbands as Well as Wives
By: Susanne Maynes | September 15, 2021
Hierarchical marriage roles often give husbands an inflated sense of power and importance, but also leave them overwhelmed and exhausted. Husbands end up carrying a burden God intends husbands and wives to share.
Selfless Marriage: Ephesians 5:21–33
By: Chris Loewen | July 31, 2021
The application is very basic, and its message is so practical. When we look at the marriage between Christ and the church, the secret ingredient is selflessness—it is selfless love.
The Old Testament Marriage That Showed Me Equality Is God’s Design
By: Carrye Burr | July 14, 2021
When talking about marriage, Christians often focus on the New Testament. Rarely mentioned is the Old Testament couple Manoah and his wife, parents to Samson, who offer us a glimpse at God's design for marriage.
Leading Together: Lessons From Sharing Leadership in Ministry and Marriage
By: LeAnn Van Cleef-Trimmer | June 2, 2021
We believe in women and men’s shared leadership in marriage and ministry, but what does this look like in practice? Here are some lessons from one woman’s shared ministry leadership with her husband.
Dancing around Gender Roles in Marriage
By: Mikaela Bell | December 22, 2020
People who believe strict gender roles in marriage are biblical sometimes compare them to partnered dancing. This article challenges that understanding of both dance and marriage, crediting to the real Choreographer.