Rev. Dr. Rob Toornstra

Rob Toornstra has pastored a church in Salem Oregon for the past ten years. He has been married to Amy for fifteen years, and together, they are enjoying the adventure of raising two girls and one boy. For fun, Rob enjoys cooking, reading, aviation, and geocaching.  He is the author of "Naked and Unashamed: How the Good News of Jesus Transforms Intimacy" (Doulos, 2014).

Articles by Rev. Dr. Rob Toornstra

Date Title Topics
January 31, 2024 God Works Through Weakness Spirituality, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Nurturing
January 24, 2024 Not Tonight Honey Marriage, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Dating, Sex & Marriage, Sex & Parenting
January 7, 2024 Before You Say "I Do" Ask the Big Questions Dating, Marriage Preparation
November 21, 2023 Gratitude All Year Long Parenting, Holiday Celebrations
November 5, 2023 Coping with the Loss of a Pet Parenting, Parenting Kids, Spirituality, Grief & Loss
October 29, 2023 Living Together to Test Your Relationship? Dating, Dating Well, Sex & Dating, Sexuality, Sex & Dating
October 15, 2023 Why You Should Stop Having Sex With Your Spouse Marriage, Conflict & Crisis, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
August 2, 2023 Seeking Help After Abuse Marriage, Conflict & Crisis, Divorce & Remarriage
July 30, 2023 Is It Abuse? And What Should I Do? Marriage, Conflict & Crisis, Divorce & Remarriage
June 21, 2023 Weathering the Storms of Life as A Couple Marriage, Growing Your Marriage, Conflict & Crisis
May 17, 2023 Establishing Sexual Boundaries Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
May 14, 2023 What Does Your Love Life Need? Marriage, Growing Your Marriage, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
March 19, 2023 What I Wish I Knew as a New Parent Parenting, New Parents
February 12, 2023 Does God Expect Our Marriage to Include Sex? Marriage, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
February 5, 2023 Helping Our Children Face Life's Disappointments Parenting, Parenting Kids, Parenting Teens, Holiday Celebrations
January 29, 2023 Spiritual Disciplines for Family Life Parenting, Spiritual Nurturing, Grandparenting, Mentoring Faith, Spirituality, Family Devotions & Worship, Spiritual Nurturing, Mentoring Faith
January 11, 2023 Steps for Overcoming Pornography Use Dating, Sex & Dating, Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
January 8, 2023 Can "Ethical" Porn Enhance Your Marriage? Marriage, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
November 9, 2022 Marriage Boundaries: Tending Our Fences and Opening Our Gates Dating, Challenges & Conflict, Marriage Preparation, Marriage, Growing Your Marriage, In-Law Relationships
October 16, 2022 The Wisdom of Seeking Counsel Marriage, Growing Your Marriage, Conflict & Crisis, Divorce & Remarriage
October 2, 2022 Expressing Emotions Dating, Challenges & Conflict, Marriage, Communication, Conflict & Crisis
September 21, 2022 Cohabitation: Should Christians Live Together Before Marriage? Dating, Dating Well, Challenges & Conflict, Marriage Preparation, Sex & Dating
September 14, 2022 Preventative Maintenance For Your Marriage Marriage, Growing Your Marriage, Conflict & Crisis
June 5, 2022 Uprooting the Idols in Our Families Marriage, Conflict & Crisis, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Marriage, Spirituality, Spiritual Nurturing, Mentoring Faith
May 25, 2022 Lies The Church Tells About Sex Dating, Sex & Dating, Marriage, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Dating, Sex & Marriage
May 22, 2022 Lies Our Culture Tells About Sex Dating, Sex & Dating, Marriage, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Dating, Sex & Marriage
March 30, 2022 Sex After Kids Arrive? Parenting, New Parents, Sex & Parenting
March 16, 2022 Stop Looking for Your Soulmate Dating, Dating Well, Marriage, Conflict & Crisis
February 23, 2022 How to Parent When You Disagree Parenting, Parenting Kids, Parenting Teens
November 10, 2021 How to Improve Your Sex Life Marriage, Growing Your Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
October 20, 2021 The Art & Grit of Granting Forgiveness Dating, Challenges & Conflict, Marriage, Conflict & Crisis, Parenting, Discipline, Grandparenting, Boundaries & Conflict
August 25, 2021 Help for Overcoming Pornography Sexuality, Sex & Dating, Sex & Marriage, Sex & Parenting
August 22, 2021 When You Discover Your Spouse Has a Porn Habit Marriage, Conflict & Crisis, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
August 4, 2021 Teaching Our Children to Ask God Parenting, Parenting Kids, Spiritual Nurturing
August 1, 2021 Teaching Our Children to Thank God Parenting, Parenting Kids, Spiritual Nurturing
July 25, 2021 Teaching Our Children to Adore God Parenting, Parenting Kids
July 14, 2021 Teaching the Importance of Confession Parenting, Parenting Kids, Spiritual Nurturing, Spirituality, Family Devotions & Worship, Spiritual Nurturing
May 16, 2021 How Can I Ever Forgive Myself? Spirituality, Grief & Loss
May 9, 2021 How to Date When You Can’t Go Out Marriage, Growing Your Marriage
March 31, 2021 What does Submission in Marriage Look Like? Marriage, Newlyweds, Growing Your Marriage, Conflict & Crisis
March 24, 2021 Battling a Negative Body Image Parenting, Parenting Kids, Parenting Teens
March 10, 2021 Helping Your Teen Gain Self-Worth Parenting, Parenting Kids, Parenting Teens
January 17, 2021 Keeping the Emotional Pot from Boiling Over Marriage, Conflict & Crisis
January 10, 2021 What’s Your Emotional Bank Balance? Parenting, Parenting Kids, Parenting Teens, Discipline
November 4, 2020 Bearing One Another's Burdens Spirituality, Family Devotions & Worship, Spiritual Intimacy
October 14, 2020 In The Ruins…God Sees You Spirituality, Spiritual Intimacy, Grief & Loss
September 16, 2020 Mentoring Children to Manage their Conflicts Parenting, Parenting Kids, Discipline
August 16, 2020 Managing Covid Conversations Marriage, Conflict & Crisis, Grandparenting, Boundaries & Conflict
May 17, 2020 Cultivating Intimacy in Your Marriage Marriage, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
April 26, 2020 Navigating anxiety Spirituality, Grief & Loss
April 12, 2020 Where is God When Your World Falls Apart Spirituality, Grief & Loss
April 8, 2020 Practices to Strengthen your Relationship With Jesus Parenting, Spiritual Nurturing, Grandparenting, Mentoring Faith, Spirituality, Family Devotions & Worship, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Nurturing
February 19, 2020 Marriage 101: Learning to Communicate Marriage, Growing Your Marriage, Communication
February 9, 2020 Initiating Sex with Your Spouse Marriage, Sex & Marriage
January 29, 2020 How Can I Glorify God in the Gutters of Life Spirituality, Spiritual Intimacy
January 8, 2020 Parenting for the Long Run Parenting, Parenting Kids
October 2, 2019 Creating Worship Practices at Home Spirituality, Family Devotions & Worship
September 29, 2019 What Makes a Good Marriage? Marriage, Growing Your Marriage, Sex & Marriage
September 8, 2019 Four Lies You Should Believe to Ruin Your Sex Life Marriage, Sex & Marriage
June 23, 2019 Self-Care, or Self-Indulgent? Spirituality, Spiritual Nurturing
February 20, 2019 How Far is Too Far? Dating, Sex & Dating, Sexuality, Sex & Dating
January 9, 2019 How Sex Changes Relationships Dating, Sex & Dating, Marriage, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Dating, Sex & Parenting
October 28, 2018 Couples Who Cannot Have Sex Marriage, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
August 8, 2018 Build friendship into your marriage Marriage, Growing Your Marriage
August 1, 2018 Letting Go and Sticking Together Marriage, Newlyweds, Growing Your Marriage
June 4, 2018 Teaching Children Money Management Parenting, Parenting Kids
May 14, 2018 Your Marriage: Covenant, or Contract? Marriage, Newlyweds, Growing Your Marriage, Conflict & Crisis
March 22, 2018 Sex: It doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
January 18, 2018 A Biblical Look at Singleness Dating, Living Single
November 16, 2017 A Healthy Posture for Approaching Conflict Marriage, Communication, Conflict & Crisis
October 2, 2017 How are Assumptions Impacting Your Marriage? Marriage, Growing Your Marriage
June 28, 2017 Summer Reading to Grow Your Marriage Marriage, Growing Your Marriage, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
June 22, 2017 Help for the Sexless Marriage Marriage, Sex & Marriage, Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
June 5, 2017 Creating a Gracious Marriage Marriage, Growing Your Marriage, Conflict & Crisis
April 24, 2017 Your Money Or Your Marriage? Marriage, Growing Your Marriage, Conflict & Crisis
March 20, 2017 Fighting For Your Marriage Marriage, Conflict & Crisis, Divorce & Remarriage
February 13, 2017 Marriage Conflict: Rules of Engagement Marriage, Conflict & Crisis
December 26, 2016 Help! My Schedule is Making Me Crazy! Spirituality, Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Nurturing, Mentoring Faith
October 3, 2016 Parenting In a Media-Saturated World Parenting, Kids & Technology
September 1, 2016 Is this Allowed? Guidelines for Christian Sex Sexuality, Sex & Marriage
February 29, 2016 A Biblical Approach to Masturbation Dating, Living Single, Sex & Dating, Marriage, Sex & Marriage, Parenting, Sex & Parenting, Sexuality, Sex & Dating, Sex & Marriage, Sex & Parenting
August 6, 2015 Effective Discipline: Echoing the Gospel Rhythm of Grace Parenting, Discipline

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