Dear Teenagers, I am thirty-five years old, and I have worked with young people for the last seventeen years, as a youth pastor, teacher, and coach. I have been married for almost eight years and have had three…
This is the second piece in our series, “The Scriptures I Use When I Teach On _____.” Our hope is to offer our readers some of the go-to Scriptures we use for teaching on certain topics that aren’t…
Three years ago, I heard a speech delivered by an Ivy League rugby coach. He was talking about relationships and at a certain point said, “When I listen to my players talk about their sex lives, you would…
1) Real Sex: The Naked Truth About Chastity by Lauren Winner There are few better starting points for exploring a scriptural understanding of sex and chastity than Lauren Winner’s Real Sex. Winner is able to write with accessibility…
It is essential to understand sexuality as being a part of a bigger Story. All too often, it is made into either far more, or far less than it was created to be. It becomes an identity, it…
You can find the first article in our current series on sexuality here. You’ll have a hard time finding a more passionate advocate for sexual abstinence than I. Beyond the biblical parameters that confine sex within marriage, the…
I knew a young girl who regularly attended youth events and was actively engaged in the church. Her faith was real and vibrant. As she matured physically, she began to enjoy the added attention of the males around…
To guard, or not to guard… that is the question. Or is it? How has the idea of ‘guarding our hearts’ evolved? We see the phrase used in Proverbs (4:23), but everyone has their own idea of…
A must-read from Relevant Magazine, this article examines the high rate of Christian singles having sex and digs deep into why our abstinence campaigns aren’t working. Also check out CNN’s take on the issue here. Considering the staggering…
