(For all other podcast platforms: The Naked Gospel podcast) Episode Summary: The word fantasy has a bad rap amongst Christians. In fact, most Christians only use the word in a negative way, such as, “I’m struggling with fantasy,” or “How are you doing with fantasy?” Fantasy is a catchall word for lust…
Gender and the Image of God: Dr. Carmen Imes
(For all other podcast platforms: The Naked Gospel podcast) Episode Summary: The communities and cultures around us are asking a lot of questions about gender. Some people are asking if gender makes a difference in churches or families, others are asking if gender even matters for identity, and others are questioning if gender exists…
Nancy Pearcey: Porn, Hookup Culture, and Transgenderism
(For all other podcast platforms: The Naked Gospel podcast) Episode Summary: Nancy Pearcey joins us to discuss current issues about sexuality. Nancy Pearcey is a professor and author who is known for engaging the most difficult cultural issues. She joins us to discuss a recent book called Love Thy Body: Answering…
Same Sex Attraction, Celibacy, and Intimacy: Art Pereira
(For all other podcast platforms: The Naked Gospel podcast) Episode Summary: Every human knowns what loneliness and the longing to be know is like—regardless of sexual orientation or theological position. Sexual intimacy is a way of being known, but it is not the only way to be known. And sexual intimacy does not…
Sexual Integrity Leadership Summit
Can you remember ever being around a group of people where everyone was a good listener? Over the years, the only times that I have had such an occasion has been whenever I was in the company of internationals. In my experience, South Koreans are especially adept at listening. Otherwise, as a rule, Americans are…
Pornography Addiction Withdrawals
Breaking free from pornography addiction is possible, although it can be a challenging and uncomfortable process. When you stop watching porn, your body and mind go through a range of physical and emotional changes, manifesting pornography addiction withdrawals. In this article, we’ll explore the chemical and hormonal changes that occur within your body when you…
Beat Porn
are you feeling beat down? Are you struggling with an addiction to pornography? You’re not alone. With the easy accessibility of the internet, pornography has become more prevalent than ever before. It’s a powerful addiction that can destroy relationships, careers, and self-esteem. But there is hope! You don’t have to let porn beat you. Proven…
AI Porn
ai porn “Adult entertainment” is a paradoxical, absurd, self-defeating term. What exactly is *adult* about the entertainment? Any juvenile can fixate on the erotic even in their naïveté. Absolutely zero emotional maturity comes into the arrangement, whether it’s digitized or in person. The labeling is ridiculous. While the content might be restricted, there is nothing…
How to Sexually Reset Your Brain
how to sexually reset your brain Nowadays sex is everywhere in our atmosphere. It’s become part of the everyday air that we breathe. Our culture is saturated by the sexualization of everything, from entertainment to product placement to identity politics. A place as innocuous as the checkout isle in a grocery store has a body…
Joshua Ryan Butler Interview: Sex as Salvation
Joshua Ryan Butler (For all other podcast platforms: The Naked Gospel podcast) Episode Recap: All around us we hear the message that sex has no real meaning. Sex is just fun; the body doesn’t matter. We are told that sex is whatever we want it to be. Or to say it another…
Joshua Ryan Butler and the Erotic Philotic
Joshua Ryan Butler and the Erotic Philotic Here’s your trigger warning: if you are already decided upon despising Joshua Ryan Butler and his erotic philotic theology, then read no further. On the other hand, if you’re on the fence or willing to engage in honest dialogue, then come on in! This is Proven Ministries, after…
Pornography addiction is there hope
pornography addiction is there hope “Pornography addiction: is there hope?” Yes. Emphatically and irrefutably yes. Without reservation – yes. With unshakable confidence and empirical proof thousands of times over: yes and yes and yes! A body need not contend with that question for the rest of their lives. If you have felt desperate, paralyzed, hopeless,…
Imagine a world…
THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS Imagine a world created in baffling beauty and extravagant elegance. A world of incomprehensible intricacy yet daily ease of interaction. Here we are capable of breathing in our joys, breathing out songs. In this place, we are permeated by infinite wonders and ineffable mysteries. Our birthright is nothing short…
Pornography and the Sex Trafficking of Minors
the saga begins January of 2018 marked my first formal engagement with the ministry. I was a relatively new acquaintance to Shane O’Neill, host of Proven Ministries’ Naked Gospel Podcast. We were on the fast track to lasting friendship, but we didn’t quite know it at the time. My predecessor and (now) good friend, Marshall…
The Best Gift for Valentine’s Day
Reflections from a hapless middle schooler When I was in Middle School, I was terrified that somebody might out me for never having kissed a girl before. As I’ve looked back over my memories from those years, I’ve never been able to identify any singular source for that fear. It was just something that I…
Nancy Pearcey: Hookup Culture vs Biblical Sexuality
(Listen to this episode on any major podcast platform by looking up The Naked Gospel podcast) EPISODE RECAP: Professor and bestselling author, Nancy Pearcey, joins us to discuss what a biblical theology of sexuality means and looks like. Nancy and Shane spend the first half examining hookup culture—modern day sexuality. They explore the features…
A God Who Hates, Weeps, and Loves: A Theology of Emotions—David T. Lamb
(Listen to this episode on any major podcast platform by looking up The Naked Gospel podcast) EPISODE RECAP: Feelings and Faith When it comes to sexual integrity, the problems we all face are not issues of lust, or fantasy, or even pornography. Issues of sexual integrity are fundamentally intimacy issues. Regardless of gender, we all…
Women and Pornography: Allie’s Story
(Listen to this episode on any major podcast platform by looking up The Naked Gospel podcast) Episode Recap: WOmen and Pornography Most people assume porn is a guy a thing. And while porn certainly does impact men, fantasy, desire, and longing, are not exclusive to men. Women long to be known as much…
When Your Husband is Unfaithful: Theresa Hesch
(Listen to this episode on any major podcast platform by looking up The Naked Gospel podcast) Episode Recap Last week we interviewed Joel and discussed his addiction to masturbation, his attempt to sleep with one of his wife’s friends, and his road of healing. This week we talk with Joel’s wife, Theresa. Theresa shares…
Addiction, Adultery, and Desperation: Joel Hesch
(Listen to this episode on any major podcast platform by looking up The Naked Gospel podcast) Episode Recap Adultery and Desperation Joel Hesch was an accomplished lawyer in D.C. He lived in a thriving faith community, had money, respect, and a beautiful wife. However, Joel was also addicted to self-pleasure. For years he hid…
Renewing our passion for God
PROVEN starts with being passionate for God. The word passion comes from the Latin root pati, which means suffering. We get the word patience from this root, too. Consider in 1 Corinthians 13 how God’s Word describes love as “long-suffering” in one translation and “patience” in another. They mean the same thing. Think about it….
Called to be PROVEN
Proven Ministries. I first learned of Proven Ministries in fall 2021. My husband and I had encountered a challenging parenting situation and spoke to our pastor about it. One of our pastor’s children had gotten involved in learning about Proven Women. From this mention, I visited the website and had a couple of conversations with…
Encounter the Resurrected Christ
Last weekend, believers around the world reflected on the death and burial of Jesus Christ. Sunday we celebrated His resurrection. From church, many went home to a large lunch or dinner and enjoyed time with family. What did the disciples do? They sought the resurrected Christ. The empty tomb Christ’s disappearance dumbfounded the disciples. Peter…
How do I break my Entertainment Addiction?
Do you spend a lot of time in front of a screen, even if you don’t consider it an addiction? What about your kids? What kind of entertainment do you pursue, either with your family or when you are alone? Who among us can say that if unbelievers observed our lives–the obvious and the secret–for…
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