In today's episode, Christine and I talk about: 

• the difference between pursuing good and avoiding bad
• why consent is the floor, not the bar, when it comes to good sex
• our struggle to use moral language to describe sex
• and how social inequities can make consent complicated

Christine Emba is the author of Rethinking Sex: A Provocation, as well as an opinion columnist and editor at The Washington Post where she writes about ideas and society.  Before joining the Post in 2015, Christine was the Hilton Kramer Fellow in Criticism at the New Criterion and a deputy editor at the Economist Intelligence Unit, focusing on technology and innovation. 

You can follow Christine on Twitter and Instagram @christineemba. Sign up for her email list at christineemba.substack.com. You can read her writing in The Washington Post. Rethinking Sex is available wherever you buy books. 

We Don't Want The Bouquet is a guide designed to help single Christians survive wedding season. It’s loaded with tips and reflective questions that will walk you through things— before, during, and after. It’s short. It’s snappy. And most importantly, it means you don’t have to walk through all this alone.If you’re a single Christian tired of plodding through wedding prep all by your onesie, this guide is for you. We Don't Want The Bouquet releases on Amazon this week! Snag your copy starting April 12.

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