Articles by Real Christianity

Sex, Mothers-In-Laws, Divorce, and Children—four topics that topple marriages every day. In this episode, Dale and Veronica tackle these dicey issues with scripture, wisdom, and the raw vulnerability that’s commonly absent in the walls of the church.

It seems whenever the word “modesty” is brought to discussion scores of defensive Christians roar with phrases like “legalism” and “rape culture” and “female oppression.” But is modesty a conversation of doctrinal enslavement or of biblical righteousness? In this episode, Dale and Veronica examine the Bible’s call for female and male modesty.

Some couples should win an Academy Award for their incredible ability to hide their fights from their church community. But the reality is this, Christian couples fight—and while the fighting is real, so is the sin. In the moment of strife, many spouses throw their biblical beliefs out the window and instead, react how someone would who has not made a commitment to Christ. In this episode, Veronica and I discuss our personal four-part, biblical process on how to keep the faith in the midst of conflict.

Many married couples go years afraid to ask certain questions. Some are afraid of the answers they know they will receive and some are afraid of the response their spouse will offer to such a sensitive topic. In this episode, Veronica and I tackle questions around women’s roles, sexual conduct, children’s education, and church denominations.

The top three reasons for Christian divorce are sex, money, and children. Sadly, much of the church has adopted a secular perspective on money while neglecting to implement the Bible’s instruction for wealth. In this episode, Dale and Veronica discuss debt, saving, and the theology of biblical money management.

Many marriages crumble under the weight of earthly trials. Many wives are found emotionally and spiritually abandoned by husbands who are disengaged or unequipped to lead their wives through the difficult waters women are destined to face. In this episode, Dale and Veronica confront and conform to the Bible’s perspective of trials and the husband’s role in leading their bride through them.

You won’t find a Christian in the church that disagrees—children are a blessing. However, Christian fertility rates are dropping across the board. More Christians are having less children. So what’s going on? Do we not want more blessings? Or is something else going on in the church? In this episode, Dale and Veronica take a look at what the Bible says about children and how Christians can evaluate if they are conforming to God’s perspective or the world’s.

God offers us one way to properly express our sexuality and that is with our spouse who is of the opposite sex. In this episode, we will discuss the structure and latitude the Scriptures provide for healthy marital sexuality.

You can’t lead someone to a territory you don’t understand. In this episode, Dale and Veronica call men to study the description of a biblical woman.

Sadly, many Christian husbands have taken the back seat when it comes to leadership in their marriage and family. For a godly wife, this can cause confusion and frustration in her marital role. In this episode, we discuss the biblical process for activating a husband to his proper role.