Approximately eight years ago, Proven Ministries financed Barna research into the status of sexual integrity throughout American churches. More recently, our colleagues at Pure Desire have revisited the data with…
Category: Church
Pornography is Idolatry
Pornography is idolatry – the single most ostentatious idolatry of our day. Someone might think that’s a bit harsh, even from a Christian perspective. For all the shame so common…
How Pastors Can Save the Next Generation from Porn and Exploitation
The world today is saturated with messages about sex. Whether we like it or not, it’s a conversation happening everywhere—both inside and outside the church. As pastors, we are called…
The Silent Complicity of the Church: Sexual Integrity and the Fall of Pastors
***Musings on the recent fall of another prominent pastor and a response to Albert Mohler’s comments. The Silent Complicity of the Church: Sexual Integrity and the Fall of Pastors The…
An Apocalyptic Dystopia
Step into an IMAX Theater with me for a few moments. If you wouldn’t mind, I’d like to invite you into a thought experiment. Let’s pretend that we lived in…
Sexualizing the Church – The Call of our Generation
Every generation has its one definitive crisis of conscience, its greatest principle failing. We are not only endeavoring to revitalize the sexual integrity of the Church. Our mission is also…
Pray with Power
By: Allie Joy Hudson 3 min. read A Question A few weeks ago, I was sharing with a close friend of mine about some challenges that my husband and…
Let’s Talk About Sex
By: Allie Joy Hudson 5 min. read My Confession If you know me or if you’ve read my blogs before, you’ve probably noticed that I’m pretty open in talking…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Fight Against Pornography
Joseph Gordon-Levitt By: Shane James O’Neill Your Value? In talking about the way our culture lives, Joseph Gordon-Levitt remarks that we’re actually objectifying ourselves. This strikes me as insightful, because I’m…
When a Pastor Falls
By: Shane James O’Neill A Pastor Falls My pastor fell to unfaithfulness at my childhood church. I really liked him. His teaching was captivating, he was personable, he had…