*culture is not optional

The metamorphosis

by David Howard Malone

Is the starry-eyed optimism of the engaged a mere illusion?

Partnership redeemed

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

A service of marriage, performed on December 31, 2000.

The purpose of sex

by Janel Kragt Bakker

On the unitive, procreative and recreational functions of sex.

Coming down now

by Margie Haack

Learning to live together in a house built on a foundation of public promises.

The death of a marriage

by Barbara Zielinski

Divorce is never God's intention for marriage, but there is still grace.

Marriage, before and after

by Troy Cady

A condensed journal of a relationship, from start to middle.

At home in AltCountry

by Benjamin Squires

A review of Greg Hobbs' Threats & Promises.

A vision for sexuality

by Janel Kragt Bakker

A review of Sexual Character: Beyond Technique to Intimacy by Marva J. Dawn.

Bulletin

by Amanda Caldwell

Lessons in relationship

by Steve Lansingh

Understanding the nature of a healthy marriage relationship can lead us to a deeper understanding of what God wants from us in our relationship with Him.

On being single, on being married

by The *cino Community

We asked several people to give us their thoughts on being married or single as they are shaped by the media and their own experiences—this is what they said.

It takes 'two to tango' and I'm a willing partner

by Name withheld

A married woman struggles with a strong attraction to another man.

A church's struggle over gay marriage

The Christian Science Monitor

An account of the UCC's discussion over affirming marriage between people of the same gender.

The myth of marriage

AlterNet

A review of a radical new book that debunks the concept of marriage as a time-honored institution, and argues that we need to loosen up about it.