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: Scripture
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…
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…
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….
Battling with Forgiveness
By: Allie Joy Hudson 3 min. read Conviction and Mercy Sometimes I harbor some strange desire to hold onto my guilt and shame. I apologize over and over, whether…
Reflections on “The Naked Seed” by C.S. Lewis
By: Allie Joy Hudson 3 min. read Dry My favorite poem is an obscure little work by C.S. Lewis, called “The Naked Seed.” Every time I go back and…
A Love That Never Leaves
A Love That Never Leaves By: Allie Joy Hudson 3 min. read A Renewed Truth As we celebrate Passion Week this week and reflect on Jesus’ great sacrifice and…
Resurrection in the Midst of COVID-19
COVID-19… By: Allie Joy Hudson 5 min. read A Time of Grief and Praise Social media has looked pretty interesting this past week. I’ve seen countless posts about people…
Purity in The Face of Defeat
Battle By: Allie Joy Hudson 4 min read If you’re struggling to overcome a porn habit, and you head home just hoping to not watch it that night, you…
Longing for Lust: Three Psalms to Pray
Three Psalms to Pray By: Shane James O’Neill Sex: More Than Biology No matter what kind of beautiful community I have around me, there are times when I just…
How Secret Sin Will Devastate Marriage
4 min read By: Shane James O’Neill A Marriage Trapped in Lust Recently, a family in their late 30’s with several children had me and some friends over for…
These Three Things Will Help You Know Purity
Joshua — 6 minute read By: Allie Joy Hudson The Age of Sexual Commodity It only takes a few minutes of watching TV, scrolling on social media, or even…
Trapped in Sexual Sin
5 min read By: Cale Baker Trapped in Sexual Sin We often feel that our addiction to porn is too much to overcome. I know I’ve reached that despairing…
Stepping Stones to Healing
4 min read By: Shane James O’Neill Failure and Healing When stats tell us 97% of men in the church have viewed porn, it’s safe to say nearly all…
Can God Use My Sin?
4 min read By: Shane James O’Neill Can God Use My Sin? There is a difficult passage in the book of Hebrews, a passage that always sobers my soul….
Lust and The Sin of King David
6 min read By: Allie Joy Hudson Lust and The Sin of King David After a two-day reprieve visiting with King David, Uriah traveled back to where his fellow soldiers…
Can I Ever Be Free of Porn?
Free of Porn — 6 minute read By: Shane James O’Neill Shaped by Porn We know lust and pornography deeply impact us. Porn rewires our brains: porn creates grey…
Shameful Nakedness, Beautiful Dignity
4 minute read By: Allie Joy Hudson Self-Porn (In this article we’re going to reference an incident of a celebrity who had images leaked. You’ll likely feel a desire…
How To Find Sexual Purity
Timothy W. Brophy What if I told you that the secret to maintaining sexual purity was revealed somewhere between 2,500 and 3,000 years ago? Although lust may seem like…
How to Amputate Porn From Your Life
By: Shane James O’Neill An Adolescent Addiction I’ve struggled with pornography throughout the entirety of my adult life. If I’m being honest, I struggled with it even before then,…
How to Trust God with Your (Sex) Life
By: Allie Joy Hudson The Harlot Stronghold The twenty-third chapter of the book of Isaiah prophesies the city of Tyre’s fall. Isaiah’s bleak description opens with images of wailing,…
Why Does Marriage Matter?
By: Allie Joy Kapus Getting Marriage Right If I’m being completely honest, I put off writing this part of the series. I knew that I would be writing about…
The Best Equipment for the Worst Predicament
By C. T. Giles “…take the helmet of salvation…” Who doesn’t want their own signature helmet? I wouldn’t bother with setting mine out in some formal looking display. No….
How Faith Shields From Pornography and Infidelity
By: Shane James O’Neill Lying to Myself I’ve had patches of abusing pornography throughout my Christian life. I’m always shocked to see how quickly the habit grabs a hold…