sex
August 4, 2014
There is a long held belief in many circles that there are certain subjects that should not be mentioned at church or from the pulpit. They are “reserved for the home.” There are two problems with that whole frame of reference. Shouldn’t SEX Talk Be Reserved For The Home? 1) SEX was created by God. The idea that sex should not be discussed in church flies in the face of the fact that SEX is a beautiful gift, created by God, for the purpose of giving a husband and wife an intimate physical way of connecting and expressing their love […]
October 16, 2013
I received a tough email from a ministry friend this week. It said, "I found out Sunday night that an 11 year old girl from my children's church is addicted to porn. I am totally shocked because she seemed so quiet and shy, I would like to know how to approach her and minister to her." Unfortunately, this is a situation that happens more often than we would like to admit. With the literal explosion of technology (including hand-held mobile devices) in the world of kids in the last five years, children are being exposed (sometimes even accidentally through pop-ups […]
August 9, 2012
For too long, the church has been silent on the issue of SEX. Children (and adults alike) hear little to nothing on the subject of healthy sexuality from the church. Part of the reason it is not spoken about from the pulpit is that it makes us uncomfortable. It makes us uncomfortable because it rarely brought up in the pulpit. It's a self-perpetuating cycle, so we consider it off limits. Many parents are so paranoid about their kids becoming sexually active, they foolishly think that by not approaching the subject of sex for as long as possible, they will somehow […]