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    Grace in Everyday Relationship Series,  Marriage,  Purity,  Romance,  Sexual Intimacy

    Sex and Purity in Marriage​

    July 27, 2026 /

    This is Week 30 in the Grace in Everyday Relationships Series. Many Christian couples can talk about almost anything—kids, budgets, church schedules—but grow quiet or tense when the topic turns to sex. Under the surface, there may be mismatched desire, past sin, shame, or quiet resentment, yet hardly any honest conversation about it.​ In a world that distorts sex on every side and a church culture that often tiptoes around it, husbands and wives can end up feeling confused and alone. Yet Scripture speaks with surprising clarity and warmth: marital sex is a holy gift, and purity inside marriage is about more than simply avoiding an affair. It is about…

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    Romance and Affection as Service in Marriage

    June 22, 2026 /

    This is Week 25 in the Grace in Everyday Relationships Series. The calendars are full, the bills are paid, the kids are (mostly) where they are supposed to be. From the outside, everything in the home looks stable. But most nights end the same way: two tired people collapsing into bed with separate screens, barely touching, barely talking, quietly wondering, Is this what marriage is now? Just roommates who file taxes together?​ Many couples slide into that place without ever deciding to. Work piles up, kids or aging parents need care, ministry demands grow, health shifts—and romance quietly slips to the bottom of the list. In Christian circles, romance can feel…

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