Men and women alike have a fascination and eagerness to discuss sex and gender, but those discussions can be uncomfortable, and for some, can bring up painful memories and assumptions. Perhaps the reason this topic is so alluring and so challenging is because it strikes close to home. Our identity as a man or a woman goes to the core of who we are. Our experiences in the world cannot be separated from our sex, and not all our experiences have been good.

This is not a book written to defend “traditional” values or to lay out a set of superficial behaviors for “godly men and women.” Our goal is rather to discover the biblical framework for masculinity and femininity so that we can apply it in our lives and relationships. At the end of this book you may have a better understanding of your personal response to issues of gender, sexual orientation, and your God-given role as a man or a woman.