For all other podcast platforms: The Naked Gospel podcast Singleness in the Church Are you single and part of a church community or interested in caring for singles better? Tune into the latest episode of the Naked Gospel podcast. Host Shane O’Neill engages in a riveting conversation with Hope Johnson, a dynamic writer,…
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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…
An Interview with My Husband: Renewing Your Mind
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…
Single and Sexual
By: Beca Bruder 4 min. read Exposing Lies For many years, I believed the lie that I should not learn about my sexuality while I am still single. People always encouraged me to read books on how to remain pure for marriage, develop friendships that provide accountability, and understand why God calls single Christians…
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…
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…
Sex in Marriage Won’t Fix You
By: Shane James O’Neill 4 min read Once I Get Married… An article titled A Laptop Never Say No begins by stating the fear of competition a woman feels in relationships. In the opening paragraph the author says: “Once upon a time, a woman’s greatest fear was a good-looking … blonde. These days, her…
Why We Pursue Porn over Sex
3 minute read By: Shane James O’Neill The Porn Oscars WHy We Pursue porn Kevin D. Williamson describes how every year the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is packed out for the Adult Video News awards ceremony (AVN) — also known as the “Porn Oscars”. Presentations are given, new products are displayed, vendors of…