Navigating Sexual Love in Christian Marriage invites couples beyond the exhausting tug-of-war between shame-based restraint and hollow permissiveness. Drawing from Scripture, sacramental theology, clinical insight, and lived pastoral experience, Scott Bennion offers a deeply human and hope-filled vision of marital intimacy rooted not in performance, technique, or pressure-but in purpose. Written especially for Christian couples who love God yet feel confused, disconnected, or wounded in their sexual relationship, this book names the cultural forces that distort desire and quietly undermine intimacy. It exposes the limitations of both purity culture and sexual liberation while charting a wiser, life-giving path forward.

Sexual intimacy, Bennion argues, is neither a problem to solve nor a skill to master. It is a sacred gift-playful, healing, and deeply meaningful-capable of drawing husband and wife into deeper communion with one another and with God. Pastoral, theologically rich, and refreshingly honest, this book helps couples rediscover their bodies, their vows, and their marriage as a living sign of grace.

"Navigating Sexual Love in Christian Marriage is a wonderful addition to existing resources on marriage. Bennion has given Christian couples a true gift, providing a deeply biblical model that cuts through harmful extremes (the 'Radical No' of purity culture and the 'Radical Yes' of secular culture) while offering deep and practical insights. Christian couples wanting to experience deeper, healthier sexual intimacy will greatly benefit from this book."
-Steven Tracy, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Ethics, Phoenix Seminary (retired)
Founder and President, Mending the Soul Ministries

"Scott Bennion offers a wise and compassionate vision of sexual love that avoids both shame-based teaching and the anything-goes messages of our culture. Grounded in commitment, purpose, and faithful love lived out in real bodies and real lives, this book helps Christian couples see marital intimacy not as a problem to solve or a technique to master, but as a meaningful and life-shaping gift. Although the book does not always spell this out directly, it points toward the pattern of self-giving love revealed in Jesus Christ, a pattern husbands and wives are called to live out in their relationship with one another. Many readers will find in these pages a hopeful and much-needed alternative to the confusion surrounding sex and marriage today."
-Jonathan G. Smith, D.Min.
Anglican Missionary Bishop, Reach Global Missions
President, Aidan University
President, Logos Global Network

"Navigating Sexual Love in Christian Marriage feels like discovering water in the desert. This book is an answer to prayer for Christians genuinely seeking to embrace a holy vision for marriage while also grasping for approaches that leave behind shaming scripts. Bennion's work is masterfully integrative of the wisdom from various Christian traditions, offering a holistic framework for marital intimacy that leaves room for the Holy Spirit to heal and transform hearts from the inside out. As a Catholic clinical psychologist who specializes in sexual development and Christian faith, this resource is one I am eager to be able to recommend wholeheartedly to married couples and single people alike!"
-Julia Sadusky, Psy.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Author of several books, including Talking with Your Teen About Sex: A Practical Guide for Catholics