#MeToo and #ChurchToo have been telling the stories of men sexually assaulting and harassing women. Many of us have people in our lives who have been victims of sexual assault. Men quite often struggle with what to do in these conversations, and don’t always respond in a way that reflects
Mar 1st 2018We recently had a conversation with author, blogger, and Christian sex expert Sheila Wray Gregoire on sex and the different “seasons” of marriage. One of our first questions for her was “how can a guy set himself up for future success [in the bedroom] before he’s even married?” Below is
Feb 22nd 2018I wish someone would sell a big reset button that we could use in the bedroom. Many of us could really use one. We’ve developed some bad habits, sex has become blah, and now we’re not sure how to find passion again—if the passion was ever there in the first
Feb 14th 2017The messages that we hear in Christian circles about sex in marriage sound like huge guilt trips. Take this one, which many marriage books lob at women: “Men are totally visually stimulated and are tempted all the time. They truly need sex, and so women should give it to them, at least every 48-72 hours.
May 31st 2016I fell in love by accident, which is out of character for me. I am a compulsive planner. I have to-do lists of to-do lists, and though falling in love was on that long-ago list, I meant to fall in love with someone else. But one day, while I was
Apr 28th 2016Husbands and wives and the battle in the bedroom. Sheila Wray-Gregoire, Shelley Austin, Drew Marshall, Ted DiBiase and host Glenn Allen.
Apr 28th 2016Your beloved is at the sink, arms elbow-deep in suds, scrubbing a pot. Her body is shaking in all the right places. She looks luscious. As you walk by you grab a bit, just to let her know how sexy she is. If you’re lucky, all that gets bitten off
Apr 12th 2016I’m particularly fond of breathing. I do it with great regularity. Married couples often share a certain activity that changes one’s breathing, making it far less regular and more prone to panting. That’s all for the good. The problem comes when that same activity makes a woman breathless because she
Feb 23rd 2016Last year a friend of mine who travels for business bought a Bluetooth device so he could use his cell phone without touching the screen. He just sticks it in his ear and tells it what he wants it to do. His wife, fixing to be a little naughty, reprogrammed his phone so that instead of being
Nov 8th 2013When you were married, I’m sure you could have completed this sentence: “My wife will…” Want sex three times a day? Scrub the toilets? Stay home with the kids? Believe I’m the greatest? We all have preconceived notions entering marriage. It’s as if, during that wedding ceremony, we don’t just
Sep 2nd 2013