By: Kyle Thorp Avoidance Romans chapter 1 is one of the harder passages of the Bible to swallow. I remember studying it with my Bible Quiz team in ninth grade. When we got to the part that mentions homosexuality, there were some uncomfortable pauses and throat-clearing before someone said, “Let’s just skip that for…
Sex Bots: Cheating God’s Design
By: Jane Claudio Basics from the Playground Cheaters never win. This is something that we learned early, something we chanted from the playground. If you’re not playing by the rules of the game, you might be able to finagle your way into ending with the most points, but ending the game with the most…
The Life I Didn’t Expect — Kyle’s Story
By: Kyle Thorp How my story begins I grew up in the picture-perfect Christian household. My father was the Sunday School coordinator at our church. My mother homeschooled my two sisters and me. We had family devotions, went to Sunday School, Wednesday night services, youth group, and every other church function that happened. But…
Cultural Conversations on Sexuality
By: Shane O’Neill ProvenMen likes to keep you up to date on the cultural conversations about porn, sexuality, gender and how these topics are being addressed. Below is a list and description of recent resources from various social outlets. Podcast Premier Christian Radio: UNBELIEVABLE For this podcast, Unbelievable brings in Matt Fradd. Matt Fradd has recently released…
Are You Creating Altars or Idols?
By: Shane James O’Neill This is an introduction to a topic that ProvenMen will regularly be addressing. Here at ProvenMen our values include the need for structured affirmation (aka ceremony). Men are addicted to porn because we don’t have settings for fathers to tell and show their sons how they are men, our friends are trapped in lust…
Following Jesus But Living Like Hell
By: Shane James O’Neill Matthew 5:22-24 The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!…
Why Does Purity Even Matter!?
By: Shane James O’Neill Confused by Paul In Colossians 1:24 Paul says something seemingly funky: “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church.” But what the heck does that even…
But Does Porn Really Affect Marriage..? Jennifer’s Story – Part 2
Read part 1 of Jennifer’s story, here. By: Jennifer Troutt “Sex Addict” We were damaged and our marriage was in pieces. So, we decided to meet with our pastor and his wife — we just didn’t know what else to do. We needed a space that was safe so we could stop pretending and…
BUT DOES PORN REALLY AFFECT MARRIAGE..? Jennifer’s Story – Part 1
By: Jennifer Troutt Where To Start? It’s hard to determine where my story begins. Was it late that Wednesday night when I found out about the porn? Or, was it when I found out about the affairs? Was it sitting in that cold room the first time my husband and I heard those two words that cut…
The Gospel From A Knight’s Tale
By: Shane James O’Neill The Story Have you ever watched A Knights Tale? In the film a common peasant – William, played by Heath Ledger – steals the identity of a knight, competes in various tournaments of the day, and then begins to fall in love with a women of high class (pretty original, yeah?)….