Lightning fast read meant to make you think… 10 Mistakes People Make with Sex (plus 1 bonus): 1. Build a relationship on sex. 2. Think sex is okay outside of marriage. (Exodus 20:14; Acts 15:29; 1 Thessalonians 4:3) 3. Become addicted to sex (pornography). 4. Confuse sex with love (love helps; sex apart from marriage […]
The Day I Found Myself on a Nude Beach
October 5, 2012 by
You read the title right. Yes, I was a Christian at the time. And the beach was marked: “Public.” (I’d gone jogging on it many times.) Which brings me to the story. It was 1985. I was with my friend sitting on our towels. (Yes, we both had our swimming suits on.) We were listening […]
Why Not Sex Outside of Marriage?
July 6, 2012 by
“Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.” (1 Corinthians 6:18; NIV) I’ve always been fascinated by the tigers at the zoo. I can remember one zoo in particular (Como Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota) where you could look down upon […]
Sins Of A Sexual Kind
September 29, 2010 by
“‘But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.’” (Matthew 5:28) Ted Haggard. Tiger Woods. Bishop Eddie Long. All three have something in common. (Long’s situation is still coming to light as of this writing.) Sex sins. Whether you’re […]
Why I’m Using Four Letter Words in Church
March 11, 2010 by
(This is a continuation of a thinking process started in the posts: “Why I’m Wearing Pajamas to Church” and “Why I’m Showing Up Late for Church.”) There’s a movement towards the “casual” in our day. We’re casual in our speech. We’re casual in our showing up for events and appointments. We’re casual in our clothing, […]
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