Comments on: Intimacy in the Christian Marriage Part 1

By: Jeanette Wood

Jeanette Wood — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 06:33:34 +0000

In reply to Reggie. :-) Thanks for the book title. I have not heard of it but will look into it more.

By: Reggie

Reggie — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 22:41:18 +0000

The book ‘Passion Pursuit’ by Linda Dillow and Juli Slattery is far and away the most amazing book I have ever read on Christian intimacy. Any other book written on the topic always comes across as it is our ‘wifely duty’ to meet our husbands needs in this area, while completely neglecting the fact that God gave women intimate needs as well. This is the only book I ever recommend on the topic as I never once had an urge to throw it against the wall while reading it. Don’t judge, you know you’ve done it yourself.

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Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:53:29 +0000

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By: Mrs. Joseph Wood

Mrs. Joseph Wood — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 04:25:05 +0000

In reply to Kelly Smith. Thank you for sharing, Kelly! Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. Weddings are such joyous occasions. We just had one for our daughter Bethany on the 17th of May. I'm still smiling about all of the wondrous details!

By: Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 16:28:09 +0000

In reply to Ash. As an older woman who has been married for 32 years and believes passionately that this subject is vitally important and needs to be talked about, I would not recommend themarriagebed.com site. I looked it over extensively and thought they have a good attitude and are very sincere but there is misinformation and a lack of discretion. I'm sorry to disagree but I felt violated after reading through the site even though there are some very good things on there. There is a book called, Solomon on Sex by Joseph C. Dillow, I found it on Amazon after it was recommended by a neat friend. It is beautifully written and goes through Song of Solomon and explains it. Wow, this amazing subject inspired from God Himself! I am eager to give it to our daughter shortly before her upcoming wedding and to our son in love to be. I believe this subject ought to be talked about as it is sadly not being embraced, enjoyed and cherished as God so kindly ordained, but we need to be so careful how we do so. May God turn each of our hearts to our husbands and may we give freely and willingly to them as God ordained and find great fulfillment and joy in doing so.

By: Mrs. Joseph Wood

Mrs. Joseph Wood — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:38:50 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. This is an excellent question and addressed in the final post that will be shared on Monday, Intimacy in the Christian Marriage part 5- Readers most FAQ. I hope you'll join me.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 02:01:57 +0000

How much do you feel should be “explained” before a bride and groom get married. I’ve heard conflicting reports on this. Some say they need to know it all, some say you are violating their first time experience. If you have older children, how much have you explained as far as intimacy goes…all of it so they know what to expect or leave it to explore together? Thank you!

By: Ash

Ash — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:21:29 +0000

In reply to Ash. Also, themarriagebed.com is a super great Christian website about sex. It has tons of super helpful articles for just about every topic :)

By: Ash

Ash — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 16:29:18 +0000

In reply to Renee.

Hi Renee! This series may give you a more in depth answer so definitely keep reading, but I wanted to encourage you that you aren’t alone! The area of what’s OK and what’s not used to be a huge area of contention in our marriage. After a lot of wise counsel and prayer this is the conclusion we’ve come to: our consciences are God given so going against it would be sin. Although a specific sexaul act (we’ll call it x) may not be against my husband’s conscience he, as my husband, is called to present me as Holy and blameless to the Lord. So although the act of x may not be sin for him, doing x with me would be sin because he’s making me sin. It’s like in 1 Cor. (I think) where it’s talking about how we should not make the ‘weaker’ (in conscience) brother stumble. That being said, we have to be careful not to use that as an excuse to not do something just because it’s not or preference (because our bodies are no longer our own). I would encourage you guys to find an older couple that you guys feel comfortable talking about this with. It’s not an easy subject and it takes time but having a safe forum for you guys to discuss this would definitely help. Hope this helps 🙂

By: Kristy @ Little Natural Cottage

Kristy @ Little Natural Cottage — Sat, 31 May 2014 16:46:51 +0000

I’m so looking forward to this series, Mrs. Wood! Thank you for writing and sharing on this topic. I find that most “older” women will not address it within the church body, and that makes it hard for us younger wives! When the only perspective you’re hearing is from the culture, it’s hard to embrace a truly Biblical point of view.

Can’t wait to read on Monday!