For all other podcast platforms: The Naked Gospel podcast Episode Summary Watching porn has become common, casual sex has largely replaced dating, and our malls and movies market sex. All of this is due to the Sexual Revolution. Hearing a neighbor say, “I am a woman trapped in a man’s body,” would have…
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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],…
7 Things God Taught Me through My Time with Proven
By: Allie Joy Hudson 3 min. read An Update Hi, all. Allie here. I wanted to take a moment to thank you for allowing me to have this platform and for taking the time to read what the Lord has led me to share over the years. I wanted to let you know that…
10 Things I’ve Learned through My Husband’s Struggle with Lust
Struggle and Pain, Growth and Gratitude Allie Joy Hudson’s Testimonal In many ways, my husband’s struggle with lust has been a defining force for us as a couple. (He is very open about talking about this and has given me permission to share. I so admire his transparency, and I’ve seen many people open up…
Social Media and Sexual Integrity
By: Allie Joy Hudson 3 min. read A Cultural Gamechanger I remember one part of my thirteenth birthday so clearly. I had been waiting for about a year to get my own Facebook. (Sorry, Dad, for all of the random quizzes I took on your account in the meantime. I just really had to…
The Relationship Between Pornography and Pedophilia
By: Andrew Scoles 5 min. read Sex Culture As our world continues to go down a path of subjective moral relativism and an era of sexual activity and deviance that has been escalating for decades, we’re going to continue to see the normalization of sexual immorality in our culture. I don’t need to tell…
Rashida Jones and Pornography
By: Allie Joy Hudson 7 min. read Who is Rashida Jones? Rashida Jones is the child of two famous parents: Quincy Jones, a major record producer, and Peggy Lipton, an actress who was popular in the 1960s and 70s. Despite her background as a child of Hollywood, Rashida Jones has done a whole lot to…
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 to go discover who it was and find the images, as though it’s a fun game. Let me tell you it isn’t a game. This…
Uber and Strippers
By: Shane James O’Neill A Rough Night As a college student, I would sometimes drive Uber — I was able to work my own hours and work on my own time. There were plenty of cool experiences, as well. I’d get to talk politics, learn new music, learn different cities, meet people from all…
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…
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…