1 Corinthians 7:5

“We need time apart to heal.” -Cheater Unless safety is at issue, I am generally not a fan of “voluntary” separations. This is doubly so when the separation idea is floated by someone known to have cheated either emotionally or physically. NOT. A. Good. Idea. Such a period of separation puts extreme pressure on a couple’s … Continue reading “Cheater-speak: “We need time apart to heal.””…

Should married couples do 90-day sex fast? How is a spouse to deal with sex given grudgingly? Does marital rape exist? 1 Corinthians 7:4-5…

The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs. – I Corinthians 7:3, NLT So much I was taught about marriage and sexuality growing up in the evangelical church pit husbands against wives in regards to sex in a marriage. Almost always, I heard stories that cast the … Continue reading “Destructive Narrative: Horny Christian Husbands”…

This past Thursday, October 8th, 2015, Michelle Duggar–of reality show “19 Kids and Counting” fame–responded to fan mail asking for advice. She was particularly tackling the fan question of advice for a newlywed wife, Jill. Here’s the post. Before I went through my divorce, I might have agreed with everything Michelle writes in this post, … Continue reading “Dangerous Duggar Marital Sex Advice”…

In a comment on the blog, OnlyEleven wrote, Is withholding sex from your spouse sexual immorality and therefore grounds for divorce? 3 of the 4 years of marriage have been sexless…she had sex long enough to get pg and have a much wanted baby, and has refused sex ever since. She refuses to even share … Continue reading “Mailbag: Is withholding sex from your spouse sexual immorality?”…

1.) Make God your First Love: For thou shalt worship noothergod: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: Exodus 34:14 Hopefully, w…

Maria hade flera barn, och varför skulle hon inte kunna ha det? Bibeln säger att Jesus hade minst fyra bröder och två systrar, och brödernas namn är Jakob, Josef (eller Joses), Simon och Judas, m……

God wants His children to live by Spirit by producing good fruits. Here are helpful Bible verses about self-control to overcome negative emotions.…

We don’t use the word “temperance” much anymore. In the pastoral epistles, temperance (or “self-control”) is a chief virtue. Every man and woman is to learn it (1 Timothy 2:9, 15; Titus 2:2, 5-6). Every church leader is to model it (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8). But what is it? The Vices & The Mean While virtue is always a mean between two extremes, in the case of temperance, this is quite literally the case. Temperance means moderation or balance. Temperance, as we will speak of it, comes from ……

PRAYER AND FASTING S/N Types of Prayers in the Bible Eph 6:18 Types of fasting in the Bible 1 Supplication Prayer 1 Tim. 2:1, Phil 4:6, 19, Heb. 5:7 Dry Fasting led by the Holy Spirit. Deut. 9:18, ……