Episode 71 – Pulling down the Idols of Romance, Marriage & Sex Join Josh and Kit as they discuss this longing we have to worship, to hope in, to set our eyes on. Highlights: We don’t like unresolved longing, we just can’t deal with it. An immature approach at dealing with a very mature problem, which is what do we do with desire? …we are trying to shortcut the resolution to the...
Giving Small Yesses
When battling sin or addiction, especially sexual sin, we often feel the pressure to change everything all at once. We have to completely give up that particular sin and rededicate our lives to Christ; if we falter and sin again, we think we’ve failed and are back at square one. We forget Jesus’s gentleness in wooing people to himself and replace it with our own harshness. This makes our failures...
Podcast: Sexual Sin Is a Squatter
Episode 69 – Sexual Sin Is a Squatter Join Josh and Kit as they discuss Connection, Power, and Meaning and how we go to sexual sin (and others) when our truest needs aren’t met. Highlights: I think one of the areas that’s neglected for a lot of people has to do with emptiness. there’s been research that shows the older a man gets actually the fewer and fewer friendships...
When Your Struggle Goes On and On
What do you do when God doesn’t seem to be showing up in the ways you need Him? When you continue to struggle and it seems to go on and on. You’ve been working hard to love your spouse but the love isn’t returned.You’ve cried out to God to set you free from porn but you keep slipping.Your daughter starts referring to herself as “he,” and some of your Christian friends applaud her decision.You...
Podcast: Impact of the Family You Grew up in and Your Present-Day Struggles
Episode 68 – Impact of the Family You Grew up in and Your Present-Day Struggles Join Josh and Kit as they unpack the impact of the families we grew up with and how they can tie into our present-day struggles. Highlights: “The first key childhood driver of unwanted sexual behavior is having a family system that was characterized as rigid and/or disengaged.” I’ve talked to...
Stop Trying to Cook without Food
Have you been trying to apply spiritual disciplines to work your way out of a sinful habit? I know so many people who dive headlong into doing Christian things in hopes of overcoming an area of sin, only to be disappointed again and again. Jan committed herself to memorizing a new Scripture verse each week to help remind her of the truth and keep her from falling into sexual temptation again with...