Additional Resources on Sexual Intimacy

Sexual intimacy can be a source of pain and conflict in many marriages. God designed sex to bring spouses together in emotional, spiritual, and physical oneness. When our hurts, habits, and hang-ups interfere with our ability to experience sexual intimacy, it takes time, effort, and vulnerability to work through these issues. Understanding the needs of your spouse, and the roles the Lord intends for us, brings wholeness and delight to this gift He has given.

Scriptures to Study

• Matthew 19:6
• Genesis 2:24-25
• Song of Solomon

Some of our Favorite Articles on Sexual Intimacy

• Why Romance is Dangerous Business...for Husbands by Matthew L. Jacobson

Books

For Women:

• For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn
• Intimate Issues: 21 Questions Christian Women Ask About Sex (for women only) by Linda Dillow and Lorraine Pintus

For Men:

• Sex, Romance and the Glory of God: What Every Husband Needs to Know by CJ and Carolyn Mahaney
• The Way to Love Your Wife by Clifford Penner
• For Men Only: A Straightforward Guide into the Lives of Women by Shaunti and Jeff Felfhahn

For Husbands and Wives:

• When Two Become One by Christopher and Rachel McCluskey
• The Gift of Sex by Clifford and Joyce Penner
• Simply Romantic Nights by Dillow, Pintus and Lepine
• Celebration of Sex for Newlyweds by Doug Rosenau
• Celebration of Sex by Doug Rosenau
• Celebration of Sex after 50 by Doug Rosenau
• The Five Sex Needs of Men and Women by Gary and Barbara Rosberg and Giner Kolbaba
• The Language of Sex: Experiencing the Beauty of Sexual Intimacy by Ted Cunningham and Gary Smalley
• Married Sex by Thomas & Fileta
• God, Sex, and Your Marriage by Slattery
• God Loves Sex by Allender & Tremper

Videos

• Sexual Intimacy by Ryan McCarthy
• A Marriage Porn Apart by Jonathan Pokluda
• Sex and Glorifying God | 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 by Timothy "TA" Ateek
• Fighting For Your Marriage | 1 Corinthians 7:1-16 by Timothy "TA" Ateek

Podcasts

• Sex in the City, Suburbs, and Countryside: Maintaining Purity in a Sex-Obsessed Culture by CCEF
• Smoking Hot Monogamy: How Christians Can Have an Uncommon Sex Life by John and Pam McGee
• re|engage: Pornography by Jonathan Pokluda
• Pornography: Victimless Vice or Vicious Addiction? by Todd Wagner