The noise is getting louder. We live in a world full of voices making claims. Claims about what car is the most reliable. Claims about which diet plan is the healthiest. Claims about who has the right to what land. Claims about who should lead. Wars have been fought over such things. They still are. Those who win take the keys and move in, while the defeated move out or bend their knee to serve...
What Does God Think About Masturbation?
Join Josh and Kit this week as they discuss the question, “What does God think about masturbation?” Listen in as they unravel why they think what they do, and really what God’s design is for us all. Highlights:We have to ask, ‘What was God’s design in the beginning? …the fantasy of your spouse is not your spouse… …we are talking about a physical act, but we are also talking about what’s our heart...
Digging Into (and Dealing With) Desire, with Christopher West
Episode 87 – Digging Into (and Dealing With) Desire, with Christopher West Join Josh this week as he and guest Christopher West discuss desire, eros, eggs and much more. ***This is part of a much longer conversation that Josh and Christopher had, we will link the full audio below*** Highlights: …the body is meant for the Lord, The Lord is meant for the body, this is our faith… …invite...
Intimacy and Singleness (Yes, You Can Have Both!)
The scene is familiar to many of us singles: sitting in church on a Sunday, hearing more about the wonderful gift of marriage and the intimate connection it offers. It’s easy to feel deprived or lesser than, like we’re waiting for the day God will finally give us a taste of that intimacy we see married couples experience. We long for that intimacy, we hunger for it–yet it can seem so...
Podcast: An Interview with Drew Berryessa
Join Josh as he speaks with Drew Berryessa about his journey through SSA into freedom and healing. Highlights: when I finally confessed, my struggles, my sin, my failure… ..there was no opportunity to talk about my struggle without feeling condemned and those are both schemes of the enemy, to isolate us from God and his people and all of God’s provision… Guests: Drew Berryessa Mentions: Are We...
Pornography’s Dead
I remember when I first saw it. A teenager in the car next to ours pressed a picture of a naked centerfold against the inside of his window for me and my young brothers to see. I didn’t know what was happening, but I felt a sense of guilt at the same time I felt a sense of curious excitement. Several years later I began a steady diet of viewing porn on my own. I loved it and I hated it. The years...