Purity Culture

Married in just seven months and barely surviving their first year, Brad and Marilyn Rhodes went from a marriage that felt like a prison cell to founding Grace Marriage — a ministry equipping churches to disciple couples. They share the spiritual turning point that changed everyt ...  Show more

One of the greatest things you can do for your children is model a healthy, thriving marriage — it shows them what to look forward to and why marriage is worth pursuing. When you prioritize your spouse after God, you're not neglecting your kids; you're giving them the most powerf ...  Show more

This episode is all about dating, relationships, and purity culture. Purity culture was a movement within some Christian communities during the 90's and 00's that rejected dating and replaced it with courtship. The idea behind it seemed good: helping young people pursue relations ...  Show more

This week we are talking about growing up in purity culture and how that has affected us to this day. We talk in-depth about guilt and shame associated with sex in this environment, the struggle to find yourself sexually, how lonely it can feel, and more!

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Send a textEp. 190 - The two of us grew up at the height of the purity culture movement. We read the classic "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" and every other Christian book on courtship. We dated intentionally, wore our purity rings religiously and saved our kisses for marriage. Do we r ...  Show more

Many of us were raised in the purity culture. As we have become wives, we are unpacking some unhealthy, unhelpful influences. In this episode we'll discuss a few of the unhelpful lies and the heaviness of legalism that many of us have believed. Christian women aren't ...