Defending Your Marriage

Defending Your Marriage: Sacred Desires invites Christian wives to reclaim intimacy as a holy, life-giving force within marriage. Through beautifully written, sensual (yet reverent) stories paired with biblical reflection and practical guidance, this book reframes sex not as obligation or performance—but as worship, connection, and covenant.

Inside these pages, readers will:

• Rediscover desire as part of God’s design for marriage

• Strengthen emotional and physical intimacy with their husbands

• Replace duty-driven sex with freedom, joy, and mutual delight

• Defend their marriage against distance, distraction, and disconnection

• Engage Scripture in a fresh, embodied way that honors both faith and femininity

What makes this book different is its bold tenderness. Rather than avoiding sexuality, it leans into it—offering tantalizing, tastefully written stories that awaken the senses while remaining firmly rooted in biblical truth. These narratives are not explicit, but evocative—designed to stir the heart, renew the mind, and invite married couples into deeper unity.

Written for wives who love God and desire a thriving marriage, Defending Your Marriage: Sacred Desires blends spiritual wisdom with lived experience. Author Brissa Childers is a wife, mother, educator, and active member of her church community, known for her work in communication, teaching, and faith-centered leadership. Her voice is compassionate, grounded, and honest—guiding women to embrace intimacy as a sacred gift meant to be protected, celebrated, and enjoyed for a lifetime.

This is not just a book about sex.

It’s about covenant.

Connection.

And choosing, again and again, what God has joined together.

-- Brissa Childers