marriage
The very real sham marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane’s remake is in some ways the inverse of the 2005 original.
Love is revision
Marriage is an opportunity to keep working on the same story each day.
Why am I so drawn to these evangelical couple vloggers?
They’re selling marriage as a promise and a return on investment. It’s both misguided and genuinely appealing.
Discovering our voices together after my wife’s stroke
With her own voice changed by the stroke, she wanted to hear the Bible spoken aloud by her husband.
My daughter’s wedding vows made me think about what it means to receive
Taking is possessing. Receiving is a gift.
A wedding reception that felt like Cana
We drank wine, danced with abandon, and caught a glimpse of grace.
What The Americans teaches about deception and relationships
By the end of the final season, the series has shown the best and worst of our homeland—and spies with souls.
Is Jamie Quatro’s novel really about marital infidelity?
Maybe Fire Sermon is more fundamentally a parable about religion.
by Amy Peterson
The temporary gift of marriage
"I'm not afraid of marrying you," said the young groom. "I'm afraid of losing you."
A freelance wedding that didn't fit my script
The gig seemed fairly routine. Then I saw the parrots.
Feasting on the unexpected
A missed flight, a cheap motel, and a mushy apple
Real intimacy
This year, the Oscars honored three films that are poignant meditations on a person's agency in falling and staying in love.
Copastors: Twenty years in marriage and ministry
What has made this experiment in marriage and ministry work, both for the congregation and for us?
The mystery of marriage: Secrets of joined lives
No one from the outside can fully grasp the inner workings of any marriage. Even those inside sometimes find themselves lonely and strangers.
Saving Sex, by Amy DeRogatis
The old stereotype is that evangelicals are unable or unwilling to talk about sex. Lately, the reality is the opposite.
reviewed by Amy Frykholm
Ugh, Christian wedding mills
Did you hear about the for-profit wedding chapel owners in Idaho who are claiming a constitutional right (pdf) to refuse services to same-sex couples? From Marci Glass's entertaining post:
I hate to be the one to point this out to the Reverends Knapp, but they are not, in fact, pastors of a church. They own a wedding mill.
Marriage Markets, by June Carbone and Naomi Cahn
June Carbone and Naomi Cahn follow the life trajectories of two couples with much in common—but not marriage.
reviewed by Amy Ziettlow