By: Allie Joy Hudson 6 min. read In a lot of my blogs, I write about how my husband and I have been learning over the years to strive for sexual integrity together. He has been on this journey for about a decade, and it’s been so awesome to see him surrender this area…
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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…
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…
Sex is…
By: Allie Joy Hudson 3 min. read The “What’s” of Sex How do you usually hear sex being discussed, especially from a Christian perspective? I’ve noticed that oftentimes in the Church, when sex does get mentioned, it’s mentioned from the angle of context. We hear about what context – marriage – is right for…
Marriage and the Fantasy of Options
Marriage and the Fantasy of Options By: Shane James O’Neill 3 min. read Marriage: A Horrible Idea When I was preparing to get engaged, all I could think about was how marriage is basically a thought experiment gone horribly wrong. It played out like this: Professor enters the classroom. “Kids, today in class I…
Discipline, Sex, and Your Marriage
By: Allie Joy Hudson 5 min. read Sex and Fire I always like the analogy that compares sex to a fire. In the right context, like a fireplace, a fire is a beautiful thing. It’s warm, comforting, and purposeful. It sustains life. But, when a fire occurs outside of the right context, it’s destructive,…
Let’s Talk About Sex
By: Allie Joy Hudson 5 min. read My Confession If you know me or if you’ve read my blogs before, you’ve probably noticed that I’m pretty open in talking about sex. Sex is such a gift and a beautiful reflection of Jesus’ love for His people. I think it’s really important to talk about…
8 Ways to Strengthen Your Sex Life Together
By: Allie Joy Hudson 5 min. read The Sex List Sometime last year, my husband and I sat down at our kitchen table and wrote out our “sex list.” We have open talks about sex often, but writing this list gave us an opportunity to clearly express our expectations, hopes, and goals for our…
Sexual Integrity After “I Do”
Sexual Integrity After “I Do”: Continuing the Fight By: Allie Joy Hudson 4 min. read What About After Marriage? “Lord, why won’t my struggle with lust just go away? Please take it from me!” This prayer is not just the prayer of a single man. Sexual struggles can be long-lasting and stubborn for both…
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…
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,…
Three Ways to Run Toward Sexual Integrity
5 min read Three Ways to Run As Christians, we often hear the comparison of faith to running a race. Just before his death, the apostle Paul reflects that he had “finished the race” (2 Timothy 4:7). Running is one of my favorite ways to exercise. I was running the other day, and while…