Breaking Free from Porn: How to Rewire Your Brain and Redeem Your Imagination Pornography is not a side issue. It is the cultural battle of our time. Everywhere we turn, from our phones to our streaming platforms, sexualized images bombard us. And while many see it as “just entertainment,” the truth is that pornography is…
Category: Discipleship
Emotional Healing for Men: Power through Honesty
emotional healing for men: discover your power – begin with honesty Marshall Shank was the first Director of Outreach with Proven Ministries, at the helm for over five faithful years. On this episode of the Naked Gospel, he joins Wailer, the current Outreach Director, as they compare notes and review a decade of ministry tendencies,…
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….
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…
How do we fight the culture war?
The culture war we fight today is deadly and tragic. These battles are not of flesh and blood…but against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 6:12). David Platt in the description of his book Counter Culture writes, “as difficult conversations about homosexuality [sic],…
Sin: A Matter of the Heart
Sin is a Cruel Master Can you think of any place in the Bible where sin is described as a good thing? Neither can I. Sin is an evil desire. Sin crouches at our doors. It preys on us, lies to us, enslaves us, and destroys us. Years ago, I struggled with promiscuity, pleasing others,…
3 Characteristics of Sexual Discipleship
By: Beca Bruder 4 min. read What is Sexual Discipleship? Have you ever seen the words “sexual” and “discipleship” side-by-side? Discipleship is at the core of what it means to be Christian. It’s not what we do, but who we are – we are disciples of Christ. But as soon as you put “discipleship”…
Discipleship, Sexual Integrity, and Sanctification
By: Allie Joy Hudson 5 min. read Emmanuel “O come, O come, Emmanuel / and ransom captive Israel.” This is such a striking line from my favorite Christmas carol. (I really like this version by MercyMe.) I love singing and reflecting on these beautiful, poignant words that capture so well our need for a…
Discipleship, Sexual Integrity, and Awareness
By: Allie Joy Hudson 5 min. read Growing Together Earlier this year, I was thinking about ways I want to grow. Something I often came back to was the word confidence. Over the past months, a friend of mine helped me to see how vital it is for me to know who God made…
Discipleship, Sexual Integrity, and Community
By: Allie Joy Hudson 3 min. read Community Grounds Us Last month, my husband and I went to four weddings. And though these weddings involved masks and social distancing, it was beautiful to see friends and family surrounding each of the couples on their special day. Community looks pretty darn different this year than…
Discipleship, Sexual Integrity, and Exhortation
By: Allie Joy Hudson 3 min. read Exhortation – a High Call I love the challenge that the author of Hebrews gives to his readers (and to us today). Hebrews 10:24 tells us, “and let’s consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds.” The word that this short verse brings to my mind…
Jesus, Discipleship, and Sexual Integrity
By: Allie Joy Hudson 3 min. read Jesus and Sex Jesus and His twelve disciples spent a whole lot of time walking together. As they moved across Israel preaching, teaching, and healing from city to city, I’m sure they all wore through some sandals. I love the image of Jesus walking, something so normal,…