4 Things You Should Know About Tradwives

Tradwife is short for “traditional wife.” It represents a movement that has gained traction in recent years, with women embracing a return to traditional homemaking roles. Some view this as a reaction to the devaluation of motherhood and domestic work in certain strands of feminism. On social media, tradwives often depict themselves as stay-at-home moms of numerous children dedicated to homeschooling, homemaking, and self-sufficiency. They raise chickens, plant gardens, can and preserve their homegrown fruits and vegetables, grow their own sourdough, cook and bake everything from scratch, make their own household cleaning products, and maintain an immaculate home. For many,...

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5 Surprising Things That the Bible Says about Marriage

Paul Carter

The Bible is not a book about marriage – at least not mainly or directly. The Bible is a book about God and about people and how God saves people through the life and death of Jesus Christ. Even still, the Bible does have a lot to say about marriage and a great deal of what it has to say runs contrary to our assumptions and values as modern people. Amongst the most surprising revelations would be the following: 1. It is about friendship first and foremost That’s the immediate need that marriage was created to address in Genesis 2....

5 Surprising Things That the Bible Says about Marriage

Paul Carter

A Letter to My Younger Married Self

Priscilla Wong

Dear Younger Married Self, There will be moments when you look at yourself and your husband—as you both are—and wonder how you will overcome the obstacles that lay before you. You haven’t quite figured out how to navigate difficult conversations. Nor have you figured out how to freely share your vulnerabilities and hurts. Rarely have you ever had to fully express all that weighs on you to another human being—plainly, articulately, and fearlessly. You don’t think it’s in you. You’re too timid. Addressing issues head-on runs counter to the way you’ve always done things. Baring yourself completely in life’s most...

A Letter to My Younger Married Self

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Dear Younger Self: It Doesn’t Matter How He Folds the Bedsheets

Alecia Doty

Eleven years ago, on a sweltering, humid summer day in Houston, Texas, I married my husband. In the words of my father, “Well! He certainly wasn’t what we were expecting!” Dennis is a proud, born and raised Texan, a true southern gentleman who loves proper barbeque, hot sauce, and his cowboy boots. A beloved friend has described him as being steadfast in faith while not being too serious. He leads our family with biblical conviction and a whole lot of fun. To agree with my father, Dennis was not what I was expecting in the best way possible. The week...

Dear Younger Self: It Doesn’t Matter How He Folds the Bedsheets

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How then shall we date?

Jean-Sébastien Morin

As I was returning from a trip for our 15th wedding anniversary, something caught my eye: Joshua Harris, author of I Kissed Dating Goodbye and his wife Shannon were separating. Christians and atheists alike were sharing the story online. A couple separating is always sad. But in this case, it struck me like a ton of bricks. Having written a French-Canadian book on dating, one of the nicknames people gave me over the years was Quebec’s Joshua Harris. There is a special pressure when you are the “couples guy”. Gary Smalley recounts a time when a man overheard an argument between him and...