Read this blog from The union movement about overcoming porn addiction.
Read MorePornography has never been more easily accessible than now through the technology in our pockets. Our children are seeing things at eye-level in grocery store checkout lines that used to be tucked away in the centerfold spread of Playboy magazines of the past.
Read MoreIn this months blog by Steve Massey he’ll share some of his heart on transgenderism. Psalm 139: “You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.”
Read MoreWhat happens when the men of a nation sow abandonment, dishonor, and selfishness into the women around them? They reap two million women marching through the streets of our nation with a desire to be heard, noticed, validated, valued, and loved. As men, we are reaping what we have sown.
Read MoreWe need to start talking to a generation about sexuality instead of dancing around the issue and pretending nobody in the church has been affected by it.
Read MoreThere is a frontal assault against God’s gift of sexuality that originated in the boardroom of hell. Without much effort, you can observe it in the culture. It affects everything. Things once clearly defined have now become clouded and are under fire. Who thought up the idea of sex? Did God design it? What does God’s gift of sexuality entail?
Read MorePictured above are our eight children. They are worth every night of disrupted sleep they caused us, the 300+ pounds I gained in my pregnancies, the frequent feelings of inadequacy I had in raising them…
Read MoreAccording to the teachings of Scripture, marriage is the place where there can be an unashamed amount of attraction that gets you tipsy, that then leads to sexual intimacy in the privacy of your relationship. It is celebrated and encouraged, and the Bible clearly says that "the marriage bed is undefiled".
Read MoreGod designed men to take risks—to be watchmen, guardians, and defenders who are willing to fight for and protect those they care for. They are designed to do what is right instead of what is easy.
Read MoreBeing with Juliette is just as important and powerful as me praying for her in my prayer closet or worshipping for her in the front of the church. My time with her fills her heart with her true identity as a beloved daughter.
Read MoreThe lesson of singleness is learning that there are some needs in your life that only God can meet—needs that even your future spouse God may give you cannot meet.
Read MoreEarly on in our marriage, I had a terrible fear that was actually quite rational. I was afraid I would get pregnant! I felt so inadequate and certain I would be a terrible mother.
Read MoreIf sex is like frosting, our culture says you need to find the biggest bowl available, fill it with frosting, get the biggest spoon possible, and eat as much frosting as you can, as often as you can, with as many people as you can.
Read MoreDaughters have this built-in need to know we are cared for, protected, appreciated, and known. When I say protected, I don’t mean locked up in an ivory tower and insulated from life. It simply means being known and cared for.
Read MoreI always try to remind them, "They are real people. Try to look them in the eye and show them that you respect them for who they are on the inside. Remember, women are not just bodies."
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