Sex, Supper, Submission
A few months after we said “I do,” my wife, Amy, and I attended a class for newly married couples at our local…
How to Be Egalitarian with a Complementarian Spouse
How to Be Egalitarian with a Complementarian Spouse. Well you cry a lot, sometimes, especially in the beginning. You both get mad and…
6 Ways to Know You’re Living Out an Egalitarian Marriage
In 2015, a few months before my wedding, I wrote a blog for the Junia Project titled, 6 Things Egalitarian Marriage is Not.…
Hyphenating My Last Name: A Deal Breaker?
So about a month ago a friend and I got into a debate on Twitter after he mentioned that a woman wanting to…
Co-Leadership in Marriage: Who’s in Authority?
We believe authority is at the heart of much marriage misunderstanding and debate. Over the years traditional-hierarchical-complementarian marriage-view proponents have described their perceived…
Co-Leadership in Marriage: Let’s Talk about Submission
Submission in marriage often comes with lots of negative baggage. In fact, many people refer to submission as the "S"-word. The reality is…
Co-Leadership in Marriage: What about Headship?
Headship can often become a divisive issue in marriage discussions—especially in religious circles. Various “infallible” headship interpretations and accompanying dialogue could fill a…
How I Became A Christian Feminist
It seems that in many Christian communities being a “biblical man” or a “biblical woman” is just as high of a priority, if…
Let My People Go: The Impact of Patriarchy in the Church
Patriarchy is an oppressive cultural norm with a history that predates Christianity. Fortunately, it is fading from our global community. Unfortunately, it persists…
The Dance of Mutual Submission
When my babies were born, I fully intended to stay home full-time with them for a variety of reasons. However, a year after…
Submission: A Personal Story
Submission What he had always been told he deserved What he expected from me, with nothing in return But it was not mine…