Finding Your Way in a Sexually Confused Culture
There is no question that the landscape of our culture when it comes to sexuality and identity is disorienting and confusing. Who would’ve thought it would be offensive to ask, “What is a woman?” Or that an idea such as “men can have periods” would be celebrated as “brilliant progressive thought”? How can the church respond? How can we regain confidence when so many foundations are being questioned?
Safe sex: why consent alone will never satisfy
Despite the strong cultural pull in the direction of “greater sexual choice,” it’s increasingly clear that this generation is not actually any happier with how things are going. Maybe there is more to “safe sex” or even “good sex” than merely two consenting adults.
Putting Out Fires: How Churches Can Respond to Sexual Scandal
As a person who believes that we are meant to thrive in healthy communities of faith, recent news headlines about sexual scandal are troublesome and grievous. And I know that I’m not alone in the desire to make the bleeding stop. The problem is not a new one, but the solution will be uncomfortable.
Living with a Pure Heart in an Pornographic World
We see and hear things all the time that are trying to distort our mindset about sexuality. Maybe it starts as a seed, but if it remains unconfronted, it can grow to a place that wreaks havoc.
You can read some key truths here that will help you know what to do.
Surviving an Affair: Staying Whole When You are Broken
As I’ve walked with other women through healing from affairs, I’ve been able to identify several lies that the enemy uses to try to take us down. These are common to anyone who has been sexually violated, but they cannot compete with God’s truth. If you have been wounded by someone else’s sexual sin, let me encourage you that you can trust God’s word over your feelings, fears, or what anyone else has told you. If you recognize any of these lies, know that you are not alone!
3 Reasons Why You Keep Doing What You Do (and the keys to stop those sabotaging habits)
There are some habits in our lives that carry some major, long-lasting consequences. You likely know what they are in your life. These habits could ruin your relationships, destroy your marriage and sabotage your destiny.
So how do we identify the sabotaging habits and also step out of them to a new habit of freedom in Christ? Here are 3 key things you need to understand in order to get free from those sabotaging habits.
Talking about Sex in Church
You cannot be a follower of Christ without it impacting your sexual choices.
The early church leaders knew it. The question is, do the 21st century church leaders know it? And if they do, where is the mainstream conference session? It makes me wonder why there aren’t more sermon series on these matters?
Woke or Awakened?
In these desperate times, we can’t afford to just try to say the right things - we are in need of an awakening of the heart. We are in need of complete transformation -- this is available through Jesus.
A Confession to Make
To confess is to admit that you are or have been wrong. It is difficult enough to admit to yourself that you’ve been wrong. It is downright painful to have to admit it to others.
If it is so scary, why should we confess our faults, our past, and even our moral failures to one another?
The Conflict of Curiosity
Curiosity can lead us all on a path to greater understanding and innovation. However, I’m coming to see all the more clearly that curiosity is not a character trait free from conflict.
When Your Heart Stops Feeling
Even as our hands grow callous from repeated pressure and friction, our hearts can also grow hard. The trouble is that a hardened heart stops feeling, and without our feelings we cannot grow into true maturity. We can continue to modify our behaviours, but we won't walk in wholeness and we won't be able to sustain the destiny we dream of. This hard-heartedness is becoming an epidemic in the world around us and most succumb to it for the sake of survival through this life.
The "M" Word - Real talk about masturbation
PureHeart Japan is a ministry focused on bringing truth and hope in the area of sexuality. Today, we are happy to include their voice on a topic that hits close to home for many - masturbation, lust, and living satisfied as a single.