tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post7247129423021343271..comments2024-03-28T20:57:55.651-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: The End of SexAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-12171741058680496822014-06-18T18:34:48.199-07:002014-06-18T18:34:48.199-07:00I appreciate your bluntness, Andrew. Sometimes we&...I appreciate your bluntness, Andrew. Sometimes we're reluctant to spell things out so openly, but when someone does, and we relate, it's a good thing. There are so many things that can work against a married couple's sex life, but so many things that we can do right too to keep it as good as we can. Thanks for sharing. Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-60088566156542469012014-06-18T14:50:18.869-07:002014-06-18T14:50:18.869-07:00Beth, you're right, the need for 'skin tim...Beth, you're right, the need for 'skin time' on a consistent basis is absolute.<br /><br />Stepping back from that can be very dangerous for the Christian; we can begin to think ourselves 'above' the physical side of our nature, through a misappropriation of the ascetic traditions of our faith. We hide behind Augustine and the Desert Fathers because we get scared of something within ourselves, and something in our mates.<br /><br />This was a hard subject to write - mention sex, and you don't know quite how a Christian audience will take it!<br /><br />But I'm glad I did.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-6144210164348775112014-06-18T07:35:13.202-07:002014-06-18T07:35:13.202-07:00Powerful stuff, Andrew. At the Emotionally Healthy...Powerful stuff, Andrew. At the Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Leadership conference that my husband and I attended in May, Pete and Geri Scazzero (authors and the conference leaders) talked about the need for "skin to skin" time. This meant getting naked and laying with your spouse just to cuddle. There really is something so bonding in physical touch. The less we do it, the less we feel connected or passionate in our marriage. Thanks for addressing this, my friend. As a counselor/life coach I hear about it all the time and the lack of sex is often the best predictor of how far the couple has drifted. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156048755652103073noreply@blogger.com