Purity Culture

Jason and Roslyn look back on more than 30 years of marriage, from getting married with little preparation to facing conversations that challenges how well they really knew one another. In this episode with Dave and Ashley, they open up about the hidden struggles, conflict, commu ...  Show more

When life's roles of spouse and parent take over, it's easy to forget that your first covenant is with God, not each other. Rediscovering that your marriage exists to glorify Him can restore the purpose and focus your relationship was always meant to have. _______________ We want ...  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 ...