We wrestle with your questions in response to our latest episode, Marriage in the Bible is a binfire.

Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so listener discretion is advised. Please look after yourselves.

If the depiction of marriage in the Bible is so chaotic then what are we supposed to do with it? Does God bring anything important to marriage, and why don’t churches seem to have anything to say to single people over 45?

Coming up

Next Monday 17 November, we’re releasing a special bonus episode with sex educator (and childhood friend of Rachel) Lauren Jackson. Lauren shares her valuable insights into what our teenagers think about sex, and some ways parents and youth leaders can begin to approach the topic of sex and relationships with the young people in their care.

Episode 4 – The binfire rages on – is released on Monday 24 November. Simon will be picking up the baton and running headlong through two millenia of Church history to explain how we arrived at our present day conception of marriage.

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