theUMB – Celebrating Marital Passion and Christian Sex

Biblical Modesty and Vain Modesty

As a culture influenced by a narrow (and frankly misogynist) interpretation of Scripture’s mandates for modesty, we have really lost sight of what biblical modesty means. [...]
Healthy Truth – Introduction

If you're going to give fitness a go this year, it's time to internalize some basic healthy truths. [...]
5 Mandates for Marital Masturbation

While the Bible doesn’t seem to address the topic of masturbation clearly, the very nature of masturbation makes it dangerous territory for a married Christian. [...]
Korean Cucumbers — Rejecting the Unique Beauty in Us All

I have long been frustrated by how marketers are able to foster a cruel, seemingly counterintuitive combination of vanity and self-loathing that sells products. I hate it [...]
Confronting Boundaries — Part 1

I recently wrote about my recognition that some boundaries aren’t as universally absolute as some Christians believe. Murder is wrong across the board, but can the same [...]

1 Corinthians 6:9 – Homosexuals (arsenokoitēs)

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

We’ve covered pornos (fornicators), eidōlolatrēs (idolaters), moichos (adulterers), and the precise but hard-to-express malakos (effeminate). Paul’s [...]
Biblical Modesty and Vain Modesty
Erotic Wisdom in Proverbs 5
Is it a Sin to Be Naked?
To Know and to Be Known

My Experience with Hellfire Preachers

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Recently, Clara and I enjoyed a long-overdue vacation. Part of our trip included some classic tourist trappings, and we found ourselves milling about in large crosswalk [...]
Challenging Our Own Bias
My Joseph Journey – The Isolation
Misogyny and Malarkey – Silence
To Drink or Not to Drink

Fake Rape – Rape Roleplay

Sunday, September 15, 2024 // 2 Comments

A Quiet Evening You’re lounging on the couch, sipping on some merlot as you enjoy a quiet moment with a good book. The house is clean, dinner was excellent, and there [...]
Is it a Sin to Be Naked?

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 // 2 Comments

It always stuck with me how Adam and Eve strolled through the Garden of Eden stark naked in the presence of God. They had no shame and therefore nothing to be ashamed of. If [...]

Be Vewy Quiet… Wew Bein’ Wabbits

We weren’t planning it, but we just couldn’t help it. Had we planned it, we might have made better arrangements. Not only were we at her family’s house, [...]
Bare Bottom Dash
Cookie Monster Kisses
Exposed Repose – Can Parents Sleep Naked?
A Whale of a Lie – Pregnancy is Beautiful, but She Doesn’t Believe

Objectify and Wife-ify

Some may consider this to be a form of compromise, of acceptance of sin. After much prayer, reflection, meditation, and study, I can honestly say I don’t believe it is. [...]
When I Tease My Wife
Touch 2.0 – Love Dialects
Making It Happen
My Favorite Trophy [Wife]

Strip Laser Tag

With inexpensive laser guns available in stores and online, grown-ups can have grown-up fun with these kids' toys. Strip down and shoot your spouse! [...]
Roll the Tape
Scrubble [Your Mouth Out] – a Scrabble Sex Game
P-E-R-V-E-R-T – a Basketball Sex Game
Monopolust – a Monopoly Sex Game

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