"Peasant Princess"

For those of you who haven't heard Mallory and I go on and on about this sermon series we just finished listening to together, it's titled Peasant Princess, and it was the best thing we have done as a couple sense our premarital counseling. It is a ten week sermon series put together by Mark Driscoll. Pastor Mark Driscoll started a church in Seattle called Mars Hill, and is by far one of my favorite pastors to learn and study from. This particular series focuses on marital relations. Many pastors avoid the topic of sex or label it as "dirty". Sex is not something to be ashamed of, within marriage. What our culture has done with sex is what is to be ashamed of: adultery, homosexuality, fornication, pornography, lust, you name it. The reality of sex within marriage should not be avoided, but should be taught. Culture is twisted and producing ungodly relationships that end in nothing but heartbreak and death (death of relationships, self-worth, self-value, and ultimately the death of marriages). Marriages need to be taken seriously and respectfully. How do you do that? Stop being selfish. We are a selfish culture. Start by putting some work into a relationship, instead of expecting work out of it. Listen to this series, it's worth it. Even if you're not married, it will show you the godly way of cultivating relationships and handling yourself in a respectable manner.

http://peasantprincess.com/