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Some Thoughts on Amendment One

By Sharon at SheWorships Last week I was home in North Carolina visiting family and friends, which made for interesting timing. It was the week leading up to NC’s Marriage Amendment vote, which means I was inundat…
This Year, Don’t Just Attend Weddings

By Sharon at SheWorships Well I am back from North Carolina (so sad!) and upon my arrival yesterday, Illinois greeted me with a rainy, dreary day. Luckily, my spirits couldn’t be dampened after an amazing week and…
Marriage Poison

By Sharon at SheWorships Out of the blue, one of my co-workers asked me an interesting question as we sat across from one another this week: “What brings you satisfaction in life?” That’s a big questio…
Five Myths About Cohabitation

[This is reposted as part of our Best-Of Revelife Week. It was originally posted on January 1, 2010.] By Sharon at SheWorships The other day I ran across some interesting research on cohabitation that reveals a funny d…
The Gift of Celibacy

Something I'm noticing more and more is just how much Christians idolize marriage. Almost every time I get together with other Christians, the topic of marriage comes up. Even in my church's prayer meeting, we pray that…
Karl Barth on Sex and Marriage

By Sharon at SheWorships For the last year and a half my husband has been reading through Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics as a part of his doctoral studies. Composed of roughly 13 books/volumes that average about 70…
Prioritizing Marriage and Motherhood

By Sharon at SheWorships I’m not gonna lie, until recently I thought the phenomenon called “pregnancy brain” was a myth. Then I got pregnant, and now I just can’t use my brain the way I did befor…
My Husband Isn't God: Marriage and the Balance of Power

Recently reality TV star of "19 and Counting" fame Michelle Duggar offered some advice to the wives of the world. "Husbands are commanded to govern their wives; God works through a man's decisions.... Ask your husband to…
Marriage, Sex and Contraceptives

I don't know if you've heard, but president Obama has landed himself in an issue with the Catholic Church. If you'd like to read more here is an article, and here is how silly it is. I read an article with Archbishop…
The Single Greatest Determiner of a Lasting Marriage

By Sharon at SheWorships Long before I met my husband I heard about a fascinating study that claimed to have discovered the single greatest determiner of a lasting marriage. Whether or not the researchers actually found…