Pause and think with me for a moment. The last time temptation to give into unwanted sexual behaviors stirred for you, did you hear an alarm? (If you don’t struggle with a sexual temptation, the same can apply to other addictive behaviors.) I don’t mean a literal alarm, but for many of us, we experience one of two alarms, sometimes both. The first kind of alarm sounds, “Opportunity! Opportunity!”...
Good God, Good Light
Light is powerful. It can rise, grow, reflect, change, dim. Light can be intimidating, scary even when we consider it in the same breath of our secrets. Jesus, the light of the world, offers His light to you. We invite you to listen to this episode to consider Jesus’ light for you in the dark, painful, scary things in your life. We’ll focus on John 3 and 4 comparing Jesus’ meetings with...
Why You Are Meant to Brave the Dangerous Light
Imagine with me for a moment that you’re waiting for an elevator. When the doors finally open, there’s one other person standing inside. You get in, press your floor number, and the doors close. As the elevator begins its ascent, you are suddenly struck with an awareness you can’t explain: that the other person in the elevator with you can read your thoughts. In fact, he or she can tell...
What It Means When Your Flesh Is Weak
As we journey away from unwanted behaviors, sexual or otherwise, it can often feel like our bodies are opposed to change. We want to eat healthy, but our mouths water even though our stomachs are full.We want to exercise, but our bodies feel too tired.We want to be faithful to our spouse but our bodies feel aroused by the sight of someone else.We want to remain calm, but anger seems to...
Damn These Eyes
Your body was created by God and it is very good. If that doesn’t feel true to you, this episode is for you. We’re challenging the lie that says your body is to blame. And that’s harder than it sounds. What would it look like to allow the words in this podcast to make their way from your ears to your brain, to your heart all the way to your fingertips? Be willing to believe your...
Self-Giving, Self-Sacrificing Love – Treading Boldly
There’s a problematic approach to dealing with our hyper-sexualized culture that many, many Christians are making. And it’s making the problem worse. The problem is focusing too much on what not to do. For parents, this looks like having talks with your kids about sex that center primarily around sexual sin. This can also look like: Emphasizing the most important thing is to not have sex before...