When a wife in an oppressive relationship says “no” to sex, it is usually not selfishness. It is sanity. Here are seven deeply understandable reasons: She feels unsafe. Past threats, rage, or physical force have taught her that sexual access is dangerous. Saying “no” is self-protection, not rebellion. Her body is exhausted or in pain. Chronic fatigue, childbirth injuries, medical conditions, or trauma responses mean sex is physically or psychologically painful. A “no” is a ba

There are few sentences more revealing than this one: “When ‘mutuality and voluntary giving’ is present there is no need for force or fear, unwanted sex does not exist, non-consensual sex does not occur, and rape in marriage is a vicious fabrication.” That is not just a bad take. It is dangerous teaching. For the purpose of this article, by "biblicism" we mean "treating the Bible like a dictionary of unrelated quotes rather than a cohesive library of books" . It can mean othe

A call to see clearly, love courageously, and live faithfully. When Jesus warned that we would “know them by their fruits,” he gave us a...

Sin is not just a private struggle. It damages relationships, wounds communities, and dishonours God. Yet many ecclesias find themselves...

Liberty is one of the most precious gifts of God. From Israel’s deliverance from Egypt, to Christ proclaiming freedom to the oppressed,...

In a world where the very definition of marriage is debated and values are constantly shifting, the Body of Christ is called to be a...

Introduction God's grace extends to all areas of human life, including marriage failures. While divorce and remarriage can carry pain and...

Introduction The way ecclesias approach remarriage after divorce is crucial to maintaining both biblical integrity and pastoral...

Tolstoy’s famous opening line from Anna Karenina — "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."...

Introduction Having established that marriage is intended to be lifelong but that divorce is sometimes necessary, we now turn to the...

The topic of remarriage after divorce is one of the most debated issues within our community as well as other Christian communities....

Divorce, while never ideal, is sometimes a necessary response to sin that has broken a marriage covenant beyond repair.

The first of a series of articles on marriage and how it relates to our culture and our response to domestic violence.

Brother Stephen Dodson's Wilderness Conversations Podcast has recently interviewed Brother Andrew Weller. Stephen has a very effective...

How do we, as a spiritual community, respond to the voices of individuals who want to talk about a difficult issue? In this article...

Ex-Christadelphian Child Sex Offender arrested again

This is the final blog of a three part series. Image by Matt Hrkac , licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution 2.0 Generic license...

This is the second of three blogs on this subject. LOOKING IN THE MIRROR: MISOGYNY - YOU AND ME IN THE RECORD In our first article we saw...

This is the first of three blog articles on this subject. LOOKING IN THE MIRROR: REFLECTIONS ON AMNON’S RAPE OF TAMAR Amnon’s rape of his...

How ecclesias could respond better to economic abuse.