Romance novels regularly get pummeled. Sometimes with good reason. I’ve written about the myths of romance novels, aware they often convey wrong messages about love and sexuality. Plus, I feel bad for husbands who are trying, but the standard women seem to want, based on romance novels, is unrealistic and impossible. (We ladies know how unrealistic and […]
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Well, tickle me happy! One of the marriage advocates I most admire is here today: Jolene Engle of Christian Wife University. And she’s talking about an important topic for many of you wives: physical pain in sex. Here’s her story and insight. Not long after I became a Christian, I met and married my husband. We remained
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During the month of August, I’m going to be focusing my posts on sexual stories. You see, I’m a big fan of story. I’m an avid reader of novels, a writer, and an ongoing student of the instructive stories of the Bible. Yes, I believe God is a fan of stories as well. Rather than
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My last post on What Should a Groom Know about His Wedding Night? received a very interesting comment. Here’s part of it: “… I think the title needs to be changed. It should be, ‘What Should a Christian Virgin Groom Know about His Wedding Night?’ For many, this experience has already taken place with the
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God’s design for sexual intimacy is pretty clear: one man, one woman in lifelong covenant marriage experiencing pleasure, intimacy, and, more than likely, reproduction. But many of us didn’t get to our wedding day with our virginity intact. Premarital sex is a part of our history, even if we have repented and received God’s full
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I am a member of the Christian Marriage Bloggers Association (CMBA). This group has been incredibly supportive and helpful as I have navigated the world of marriage blogging. A few days ago, CMBA launched its first blogging challenge with a half-marathon, encouraging marriage bloggers to post 13 days in a row. I hemmed and hawed
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I am still responding to questions left on my Q&A with J at HHH post. Today’s question was left by an anonymous reader who wants to know whether bridal boudoir photography is okay. Hi! I asked this somewhere on the blog before, but I don’t think I asked in the right place. I basically wondered
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More Q&A today! Here’s a question from a teen reader. While I don’t encourage teens to read my site, this young lady popped by and asked the following. Hi J, let me start by saying I am sixteen and not married. I know that I do not really fit your qualifications for questions, but hear
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Given that I blog twice a week on marriage and sexuality, you wouldn’t think I’d even ask such a question. Don’t we all know what sex is? Yet sometimes when people use the word sex, I wonder if we’re all talking about the same thing. The dictionary definition is sex is simply coitus, or intercourse.
This is a unusual for me, but rather than writing a post on why you should wait to have sex in marriage, I’m referring you to sources that discuss this topic. However, all four of these relate to me. First, Preengaged from Eric and Heather Viets asked me to do a couple of guest blog
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