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],…
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Prioritizing Community in Our Marriage or Singleness
By: Allie Joy Hudson 2 min. read Created for Community God created us to be in community. Genesis 1:27 beautifully declares that God created us in His image. Just as He is in communion with Himself as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we also need to spend time in His presence and around…
Pornography and Anxiety
By: Allie Joy Hudson 4 min read Lust, Satan, Anxiety A struggle with anxiety has brought many of us to our knees. Anxiety isolates you. It chokes out the real world. It steals your motivation, your joy, your energy, your sense of identity. It lies to you. It eats at you. It robs 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 want sexual intimacy. The more distance I get from pornography, the more it becomes less a biological thing and more of a soul thing. …
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 children my age. He was kind and he listened. The infidelity wasn’t overt; he didn’t sleep with another woman. My pastor pursued another woman emotionally…
Is Sexual Integrity Legalism?
5 minute read By: Shane James O’Neill Revolution and Legalism People brought up in church often think people in the world are having a blast, pursuing pleasure however they want it, without shaming from parents, friends, teachers, or pastors. In many of our hearts, this develops a sense of envy for the pleasures they’re…
Pornography and Resurrection
4 minute read By: Shane James O’Neill Abused and Lonely If you’re reading this then it’s likely that you’ve felt the suffocating entrapment of lust, or that you’ve felt the pain of unfaithfulness or even abuse from the lust of another. Lust is a deep hole that chokes both marriages and relationships alike….
3 Ways the Gospel Speaks Into Your Sexual Struggle
By: Shane James O’Neill The gospel does a lot. The Gospel has given explanation and meaning to our origin and our history, and it gives an incredible hope of restoration for the future. In this massive work, the gospel also speaks immediately into our lives. Into my life, and into yours. That’s important. If…