For all other podcast platforms: The Naked Gospel podcast Lewis and Tolkien In the latest episode of the podcast, “Lewis and Tolkien: Imagination and Sexuality,” host Shane O’Neill delves into the profound impact of imagination on our understanding of faith, morality, and sexuality. Joined by renowned Lewis and Tolkien scholars, Michael Ward and…
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Fantasy in the Christian Life: Dr. Corey Latta
(For all other podcast platforms: The Naked Gospel podcast) Episode Summary: The word fantasy has a bad rap amongst Christians. In fact, most Christians only use the word in a negative way, such as, “I’m struggling with fantasy,” or “How are you doing with fantasy?” Fantasy is a catchall word for lust…
A God Who Hates, Weeps, and Loves: A Theology of Emotions—David T. Lamb
(Listen to this episode on any major podcast platform by looking up The Naked Gospel podcast) EPISODE RECAP: Feelings and Faith When it comes to sexual integrity, the problems we all face are not issues of lust, or fantasy, or even pornography. Issues of sexual integrity are fundamentally intimacy issues. Regardless of gender, we all…
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…
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…
Reflections on Our Reputation
By: Allie Joy Hudson 3 min. read Anniversary Reflections Today is my wedding anniversary! My husband, Michael, and I are celebrating three years of marriage! As I reflect on what these past years have looked like, I feel so grateful. God has shown us more of Himself and His character. He has provided and…
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 reread it, it’s opening lines grab my attention right away: “My heart is empty. All the fountains that should run / With longing, are in…
Am I Worthy of Love?
By: Anonymous 3 min. read Searching for Intimacy I’ve always had a fascination with intimacy. Since I was a child, my deepest desire was to be known and to know someone on a deep level. I remember playing with my dolls and imagining that one day I would have a family. I wanted all…
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 victory for us, I wanted to share something that God reminded me of recently. This small but significant lesson really stood out to me because…
Is Porn Actually Bad?
By: Shane James O’Neill 4 min. read. Is Porn the Problem? It’s true that we all use porn to hide. Most of us know that. Porn is a way we all medicate our pain, our loneliness, our boredom, anxiety, and depression; we use porn to get to bed, we use it to start our…
Can a Marriage Heal after Porn?
By: Shane James O’Neill 4 min read “Can we Heal from This??” Recently, I was at a family’s home with several friends for lunch. People were eating all over the house, so I went to the living room, finding myself seated beside the mother of that family. She asked about my work, so I told…
Should You Tell Your Spouse that You Watch Porn?
Porn Isn’t A Big Deal… Should you tell your spouse that you watch porn? Can a person, married or not, get through lust alone? In a recent movie, a man was regularly watching porn but kept it from his wife. The film presented his habit as a good thing. It nurtured his sexual appetites and…
The Importance of Sex in Marriage
By: Allie Joy Hudson Is Sex a Need? Over the past week or so, I’ve been thinking over the question, “Do married Christians need sex”? Why would we need to seek satisfaction if we serve and are genuinely focused on God? But on the other hand, God created sex specifically for the marriage context….
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 God’s definition for the marriage covenant, and since I write and talk about that so often, I figured I could just write the post pretty…