The Naked Gospel: Recent Episodes
Proven Ministries
Our hope is to see a revival of sexual integrity and dignity throughout the Bride of Christ. To that end, we invite guests on for candid and raw discussions around sexual ethics, pornography, sex trafficking, singleness, marriage, and everything in between. Produced by Proven Ministries.
Join the fight to disrupt shallow, meaningless sex and reclaim what’s real. By supporting The Naked Gospel Podcast for just $5/month, you become part of a movement that champions faithful marriages, healing after porn, and safe, meaningful relationships. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a rebellion against sexual exploitation and cultural lies. And as a thank you, you’ll get the exclusive #NoMoreVictims mug to show the world where you stand. Real passion. Real connection. No more victims. Will you disrupt with us? Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/DisruptorTeam
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Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NhJs_mZTDZw
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https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Talk-You-Never-Got/dp/1400243904
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Join the fight to disrupt shallow, meaningless sex and reclaim what’s real. By supporting The Naked Gospel Podcast for just $5/month, you become part of a movement that champions faithful marriages, healing after porn, and safe, meaningful relationships. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a rebellion against sexual exploitation and cultural lies. And as a thank you, you’ll get the exclusive #NoMoreVictims mug to show the world where you stand. Real passion. Real connection. No more victims. Will you disrupt with us? Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/DisruptorTeam
(MEN) : 14 Day P*0rn FREE Video Course = https://bit.ly/P0rnFree
(WIVES) : Roadmap To Restoration FREE Download = https://bit.ly/RoadmapToRestoration
(WOMEN) : Women Struggle Too FREE Download = https://bit.ly/WomenStruggleToo
(PARENTS) : The S3X Talk FREE Video = https://bit.ly/-FreeDownload
Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LlRYzhzGqmA
In this episode of The Naked Gospel Podcast, Nick Liberto and Wailer tackle one of the boldest claims you’ll ever hear: great sex could actually save the world. They unpack why God’s design for intimacy is about so much more than pleasure; it’s about discipleship, family legacy, and cultural transformation. From biblical insights to historical lessons from the fall of Rome, this conversation reframes sex as central to both marriage and mission.
Along the way, they confront the lies the church has inherited, expose how silence has crippled generations, and paint a compelling vision of what happens when couples embrace sex as holy, purposeful, and deeply joyful. Whether you’re single, married, or raising kids, this episode will challenge how you think about intimacy and inspire you to see it as one of God’s greatest gifts for personal and global renewal.
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Join the fight to disrupt shallow, meaningless sex and reclaim what’s real. By supporting The Naked Gospel Podcast for just $5/month, you become part of a movement that champions faithful marriages, healing after porn, and safe, meaningful relationships. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a rebellion against sexual exploitation and cultural lies. And as a thank you, you’ll get the exclusive #NoMoreVictims mug to show the world where you stand. Real passion. Real connection. No more victims. Will you disrupt with us? Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/DisruptorTeam
(MEN) : 14 Day P*0rn FREE Video Course = https://bit.ly/P0rnFree
(WIVES) : Roadmap To Restoration FREE Download = https://bit.ly/RoadmapToRestoration
(WOMEN) : Women Struggle Too FREE Download = https://bit.ly/WomenStruggleToo
(PARENTS) : The S3X Talk FREE Video = https://bit.ly/-FreeDownload
Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n2ylPbZPmps
Pornography has followed every major technology—from the printing press to the internet to AI—reshaping imaginations and destroying lives. In this powerful episode, Nick and Wailer unpack how porn rewires the brain, fuels trafficking, erodes relationships, and undermines masculinity. But they also reveal a better way: a redeemed imagination that sees people with honor, not lust.
Through real stories, Scripture, and science, this conversation shows why detox and disconnection are essential, how to begin rewiring your brain, and why Jesus—not porn—is the model of true manhood. If you’re ready to break free, this is your roadmap.
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David Peterka, Founder of When the Saints, joins Wailer to discuss their work in Malawi. While the stories and statistics are devastating to hear, their work is inspiring and hope-giving in its ongoing impact in such an underserved country. Discover how one team is making a seismic disruption among systemic, cultural evils.
Join the fight to disrupt shallow, meaningless sex and reclaim what’s real. By supporting The Naked Gospel Podcast for just $5/month, you become part of a movement that champions faithful marriages, healing after porn, and safe, meaningful relationships. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a rebellion against sexual exploitation and cultural lies. And as a thank you, you’ll get the exclusive #NoMoreVictims mug to show the world where you stand. Real passion. Real connection. No more victims. Will you disrupt with us? Sign Up Here: https://www.provenmen.org/disruptors/
https://www.whenthesaints.com
When the Saints Documentary
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Dr Carol Tanksley joins Wailer for a deep dive discussion on spousal betrayal trauma. This classy expert is as dignified as she is uninhibited in saying all of the hard, necessary, yet healing things which need to be heard... by both sides of the trauma experience. She shares much of her own story in courageous vulnerability as well as tender wisdom. Credentialed with an MD, a DMin, and decades of real-world ministry experience, Dr Carol is a woman well worth heeding.
Join the fight to disrupt shallow, meaningless sex and reclaim what’s real. By supporting The Naked Gospel Podcast for just $5/month, you become part of a movement that champions faithful marriages, healing after porn, and safe, meaningful relationships. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a rebellion against sexual exploitation and cultural lies. And as a thank you, you’ll get the exclusive #NoMoreVictims mug to show the world where you stand. Real passion. Real connection. No more victims. Will you disrupt with us? Sign Up Here: https://www.provenmen.org/disruptors/
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Wailer revisits the life of Proven Ministries with his predecessor, the former Director of Outreach, Marshall Shank. Deep friendship and raucous joy is prevalent between the two in an obviously rich and meaningful friendship spanning several years. Stay tuned until the end for an insight on the Greatest Commandment that you've likely never heard before.
Join the fight to disrupt shallow, meaningless sex and reclaim what’s real. By supporting The Naked Gospel Podcast for just $5/month, you become part of a movement that champions faithful marriages, healing after porn, and safe, meaningful relationships. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a rebellion against sexual exploitation and cultural lies. And as a thank you, you’ll get the exclusive #NoMoreVictims mug to show the world where you stand. Real passion. Real connection. No more victims. Will you disrupt with us? Sign Up Here: https://www.provenmen.org/disruptors/
To watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zd9Y2i8Hdrs
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Therapist and author Sam Jolman joins the Naked Gospel to talk about his book and deep dive into the beauty awaiting the lover within every masculine heart. He walks a wonderful balance between clinical expertise and pastoral sensitivity. Few men are as equipped as Sam to engage this vitally necessary work of calling men back to their native habitat: our shared Edenic estate wherein we adore, with reverence and awe, the beauty of womankind.
Buy Sam's book at the link below, and check out his website as well!
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https://www.samjolman.com
Join the fight to disrupt shallow, meaningless sex and reclaim what’s real. By supporting The Naked Gospel Podcast for just $5/month, you become part of a movement that champions faithful marriages, healing after porn, and safe, meaningful relationships. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a rebellion against sexual exploitation and cultural lies. And as a thank you, you’ll get the exclusive #NoMoreVictims mug to show the world where you stand. Real passion. Real connection. No more victims. Will you disrupt with us? Sign Up Here: https://www.provenmen.org/disruptors/
To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-gospel/id1504961264?i=1000711044146
To listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7oPBwUAYEJFaINrqcz6AnN?si=BkXFMklPQpGnfNudW50okQ
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Watch the full episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/JSe4aNZodAA
Britney Higgs is a dedicated advocate, Founder, and CEO of HER Campaign, a non-profit organization based in Billings, Montana. With a deep passion for empowering survivors of human trafficking, Britney, alongside her husband Sammy, established HER Campaign in 2016 to provide aftercare programs and support for survivors in their journey from recovery to economic independence. You can check out their website by going to: https://hercampaign.org
Join the fight to disrupt shallow, meaningless sex and reclaim what’s real. By supporting The Naked Gospel Podcast for just $5/month, you become part of a movement that champions faithful marriages, healing after porn, and safe, meaningful relationships. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a rebellion against sexual exploitation and cultural lies. And as a thank you, you’ll get the exclusive #NoMoreVictims mug to show the world where you stand. Real passion. Real connection. No more victims. Will you disrupt with us?
Sign Up Here: https://www.provenmen.org/disruptors/
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In this episode, we dive into the difficult reality of falling back into old habits after a long stretch of freedom from porn. Our guest, Anna Gray, shares insights on how to confront the shame and fear that come with relapse. We discuss practical steps for reclaiming victory, offering guidance for anyone struggling with this hidden battle.
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Get your Free Proven Women E-book here: https://www.provenwomen.org/ebook/
Resources for men and women: provenministries.org
Contact Anna Gray directly at: anna@provenwomen.org
AG was born and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia. She attended Lynchburg College, now the University of Lynchburg, and graduated with a degree in Health and Physical Education. She lives with her husband and dog, “Beamer”, in Lynchburg.
AG started her career in the public school system teaching Middle school heath and PE for four years. This gave her a firsthand view into the over sexualized culture in today’s media and schools. As a result of this and her own past struggles, she recognized a great need for resources and support for women in the church.
AG desires to see women renewed in Christ and for Churches to be prepared to help those who are struggling.
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In this episode Shane sits down with theologian Don Love to explore how biblical theology contrasts with systematic theology, emphasizing the transformative power of story over mere propositions. Together, they delve into how narrative shapes our spiritual formation, influencing areas such as prayer, romance, relationships, and the life of the church.
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Don Love spent almost two decades as a Biblical Studies professor and during that time, he taught over 10,000 students. He holds BS in Biblical Studies and Youth Ministries, an MAR in Church Ministries, a Masters of Divinity (MDiv), a Masters of Theology (ThM), and a PhD in Biblical Theology. His desire is to teach others how to pray through things and how to discuss Biblical truths of the Kingdom of God, the Role of the Holy Spirit, Intimacy with God and Inner-healing through prayer. His most recent authored works are Pray Through It: Letting God Right Your Story and “Worship in the Gospel of John” in Biblical Worship: Theology for God’s Glory (Biblical Theology for the Church). He is the host of our Unquenchable Podcast and a professor and course designer for our Prayer Discipleship School.
https://praythroughit.com/
https://praythroughit.com/unquenchable/
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In this episode, we sit down with Pieter Valk, a Christian therapist who identifies as gay and has chosen a life of celibacy. Pieter shares his journey of reconciling faith and identity, challenging common stereotypes and offering a fresh perspective on what it means to live faithfully in today’s world.
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Pieter Valk is a licensed professional counselor and founder of Equip Ministries, which helps churches support LGBT+ Christians according to a traditional sexual ethic. He also co-founded the Nashville Family of Brothers, an ecumenical community for men committed to vocational singleness. Pieter holds a degree in Chemistry from Vanderbilt University and a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lipscomb University. He is an aspiring Anglican deacon and has spoken widely on celibacy, discernment, and Christian sexuality.
https://www.fathommag.com/stories/is-it-really-better-to-marry-than-burn-with-desire
https://www.pieterlvalk.com/blog/from-involuntary-celibacy-to-thriving
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https://www.pieterlvalk.com/about
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AG was born and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia. She attended Lynchburg College, now the University of Lynchburg, and graduated with a degree in Health and Physical Education. She lives with her husband and dog, “Beamer”, in Lynchburg.
AG started her career in the public school system teaching Middle school heath and PE for four years. This gave her a firsthand view into the over sexualized culture in today’s media and schools. As a result of this and her own past struggles, she recognized a great need for resources and support for women in the church.
AG desires to see women renewed in Christ and for Churches to be prepared to help those who are struggling.
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In this episode, we explore "The Transformation Trap" with our guest, Wailer, discussing why many Christians feel stuck and unable to see real change despite their faith. We delve into the link between character development and skill formation, uncovering how to break free from stagnation and truly embody the life Jesus calls us to. Join us as we journey from feeling trapped to experiencing triumphant transformation and genuine freedom.
Suppor that show for $5 and get a Naked Gospel coffee mug: https://www.provenmen.org/disruptors/
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ABOUT WAILER:
Wailer and his wife Adena have been married since 2005, kindling the soul-sparks of six children out into the world during the first ten years of their marriage. The Giles family has been claimed by two dogs as their pack of humans. They’ve been restoring an 1893 Victorian home since 2011 which has also become an ongoing exercise in relational renovation.
Among Wailer’s most favorite disciplines and delights: singing, songwriting, guitar, chess, jiujitsu, Hebraic studies, writing, all things outdoors and conversations that traverse the soul. He enjoys just enough astrophysics to be pretentious about it. And he has classified dessert into two categories: chocolate and everything else. Wailer enjoys cinema where the bad guys get pummeled… perhaps a little too much.
Prior to his full-time employment at Proven Ministries, Wailer spent 16 years as a craftsman in slate & metal roofing, with several of those years running his own business. His outlandish dream job for an alternate universe would be that of a sumo wrestler. However, his position as Director of Outreach has become a very close second. “It’s a labor, but it doesn’t feel like a job!”
Wailer grew up in the family legacy of two grandfathers and a Dad who exemplified covenant fidelity their entire married lives. Due in large part to their godly influence, he never encountered pornography in any form during his formative years and has remained free of that exposure or struggle ever since. His sons and daughters walk the same path into their teenage years. Wailer is passionate about cultivating this kind of generational inheritance among families and faith communities all over the nation; he believes this is our collective calling as children of light in a darkened world.
“The man who listens speaks to eternity…”
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In this episode of The Naked Gospel podcast, we delve into the controversial rejection of TheSexTalk.com, a vital resource designed to help Christian parents equip their kids in today’s sexual culture. We explore how church politics and broader cultural debates are causing churches to disregard essential resources.
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https://www.thesextalk.com/courses/thesextalk-com
Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/8VjaAcXNgYI
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In this episode of The Naked Gospel, we sit down with Sherry Hoppen, author of "The Sober Cycle: Pedaling Through Recovery." Sherry shares her powerful journey of overcoming addiction and finding genuine happiness beyond substances. We delve into why so many people believe they need substances or other vices to be happy and discuss the steps to achieving true fulfillment through sobriety. Join us for an inspiring conversation about breaking free from dependency and discovering the joy that lies on the other side of addiction.
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Sherry Hoppen has lived in West Michigan her entire life, and has traveled extensively throughout the United States and Internationally, she has never lived more than five miles from her childhood home. She worked in various areas of a pregnancy care ministry for over ten years, first as a volunteer then as an employee. She and her husband have three adult children and four grandchildren and love being active in whatever they do. As empty nesters, they enjoy cycling and finding new trails to explore together. Sherry is an avid reader who loves writing, decorating, and time spent on Michigan’s beautiful beaches.
Sober Cycle Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sober-Cycle-Pedaling-Through-Recovery/dp/1951310896/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1707267073&sr=8-1
Website: https://www.shesurrenders.com/
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So you want to outgrow porn. But how? How do you change your brain, heal your heart,...
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In this episode, we sit down with Cynthia Garrett to discuss her groundbreaking new book, The Naked Truth: Reclaiming Sexual Freedom in a Culture of Lies. Garrett boldly addresses the redefinition and manipulation of sex and sexuality in today’s culture, challenging the silence of Christians amidst the noise. We delve into the myths of the sexual revolution and the failures of modern feminism, uncovering Jesus' path to purity in mind, body, and soul. Join us as we explore how to reclaim sexual freedom and live out our faith with courage and conviction.
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The Naked Truth: Reclaiming Sexual Freedom in a Culture of Lies
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Biography:
Cynthia Garrett is an accomplished speaker, author, and television host, known for her candid and inspiring messages on faith, identity, and personal growth. With a career spanning over two decades, she has reached millions through her international TV show, The Sessions with Cynthia Garrett. Her latest book, The Naked Truth: Reclaiming Sexual Freedom in a Culture of Lies, confronts the misconceptions surrounding sex and sexuality, offering a biblically grounded perspective on true sexual freedom. Cynthia's passionate approach empowers Christians to live boldly and faithfully in a culture that often contradicts their values.
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So you want to outgrow porn. But how? How do you change your brain, heal your heart,...
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A conversation about spiritual formation and how desires are formed.
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So you want to outgrow porn. But how? How do you change your brain, heal your heart,...
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The Christian life isn't always straight forward. What does it mean to experience God? How important is Scripture? Is truth more about knowing facts or knowing a person? Can we really say we've been saved from sin if we continue to sin? Why does it sometimes seem so hard to follow God? Theologian, Don Love, joins us to answer these questions and more!
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Don Love spent almost two decades as a Biblical Studies professor and during that time, he taught over 10,000 students. He holds BS in Biblical Studies and Youth Ministries, an MAR in Church Ministries, a Masters of Divinity (MDiv), a Masters of Theology (ThM), and a PhD in Biblical Theology. His desire is to teach others how to pray through things and how to discuss Biblical truths of the Kingdom of God, the Role of the Holy Spirit, Intimacy with God and Inner-healing through prayer. His most recent authored works are Pray Through It: Letting God Right Your Story and “Worship in the Gospel of John” in Biblical Worship: Theology for God’s Glory (Biblical Theology for the Church). He is the host of our Unquenchable Podcast and a professor and course designer for our Prayer Discipleship School.
https://praythroughit.com/
https://praythroughit.com/unquenchable/
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Brit Eaton is a content strategist, writer, speaker, discipler, and all-around pursuer of the kingdom of God. She helps corporate, nonprofit, and ministry leaders find the words to say to move people to action.
Brit received a B.A. in Visual Communication from Mount Vernon Nazarene University, where she serves as an adjunct professor of business and marketing. She received her M.S. in marketing and communication, summa cum laude, from Franklin University.
Check out Brit's work here: https://www.briteaton.com/
George A. Wood is an ordained minister, pastoral care counselor, recovery ministry founder, and recovery activist. A former addict and suicide survivor, George has dedicated his life to radically grace-laced, Christ-centered recovery for people struggling with addiction, mental health problems, and suicidal thoughts.
Click here for George's website: https://www.georgeawood.com/
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Randy Newman is senior fellow for apologetics and evangelism at the C. S. Lewis Institute. He was formerly on staff with Cru, ministering in and near Washington, DC. He is the author of several books, including Questioning Evangelism and Bringing the Gospel Home.
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Brian Zahnd is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri. Known for his theologically informed preaching and his embrace of the deep and long history of the church, Zahnd provides a forum for pastors to engage with leading theologians and is a frequent conference speaker. He is the author of several books, including When Everything's On Fire, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, A Farewell to Mars, and Beauty Will Save the World.
- Visit his website and read his blog at brianzahnd.com.
- Follow him on Twitter: @BrianZahnd
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Watching porn and porn addiction are no longer simply guy issues. Porn viewership among women has been drastically increasing over the last few years. How did this happen? Does this include women in the church? What resources exist for women? Anna Gray joins us today to answer these questions and to share about how hundreds of women are getting freedom from pornography!
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AG was born and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia. She attended Lynchburg College, now the University of Lynchburg, and graduated with a degree in Health and Physical Education. She lives with her husband and dog, “Beamer”, in Lynchburg.
AG started her career in the public school system teaching Middle school heath and PE for four years. This gave her a firsthand view into the over sexualized culture in today’s media and schools. As a result of this and her own past struggles, she recognized a great need for resources and support for women in the church.
AG desires to see women renewed in Christ and for Churches to be prepared to help those who are struggling.
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Sathiya Sam is a coach and speaker that helps men live with confidence and integrity. A recovered addict himself, Sathiya is the creator of DeepCleanTM – a research-based and Bible-backed system for overcoming porn addiction and author of The Last Relapse. This work has helped everyone from college students to medical doctors regain control of their lives and walk in greater levels of freedom. Based out of Toronto, Canada, Sathiya is happily married and a die-hard basketball fan.
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Unleash The Man Within Podcast - www.sathiyasam.com/podcast
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Sathiya Sam is a coach and speaker that helps men live with confidence and integrity. A recovered addict himself, Sathiya is the creator of DeepCleanTM – a research-based and Bible-backed system for overcoming porn addiction and author of The Last Relapse. This work has helped everyone from college students to medical doctors regain control of their lives and walk in greater levels of freedom. Based out of Toronto, Canada, Sathiya is happily married and a die-hard basketball fan.
Check out Sathiya's book here: https://amzn.to/3uiheyw
Website - www.sathiyasam.com
Free Online Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/deepcleaninnercircle
Unleash The Man Within Podcast - www.sathiyasam.com/podcast
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Art Pereira is the Director of Events and Partnerships at Revoice, a ministry that exists to support and encourage gay and same-sex-attracted Christians who follow a historic Christian sexual ethic. Art is committed to seeing the church offering loving discipleship to the LGBTQ+ community, and can be heard on podcasts, seminars, and conferences speaking on discipleship, sexuality, mental health, and Christ-like community.
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Ned Bustard is an accomplished artist and author, and his most recent work is a children's book about Saint Valentine. Ned joins us for a conversation about intimacy and what it looks like to have affectionate friendship. And we also get to hear the history of Saint Valentine!
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Check out Ned's book, Saint Valentine the Kindhearted: https://www.ivpress.com/saint-valentine-the-kindhearted
About Ned:
Ned Bustard is a graphic designer, a children's book illustrator, an author, and a printmaker. As the creative director for Square Halo Books, Inc. and curator of the Square Halo Gallery, Ned has lectured at colleges, schools, churches, and conferences. His work is found in numerous titles including Saint Nicholas the Giftgiver, The O in Hope, Revealed: A Storybook Bible for Grown-Ups, and Every Moment Holy. He lives with his family in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nedbustard
Read Ned's article, "Helping Children Understand Lent through the Lens of Love."
Follow him on Twitter: @nedbustard.
Visit his website at worldsendimages.com
Podcast:https://www.squarehalobooks.com/podcasts
Here is a link to the conference Ned mentioned: https://www.squarehalobooks.com/2024-conference
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Christian individuals and churches alike are struggling with sexual integrity. Individuals don't know how to find freedom—afraid to tell anyone about their struggle and afraid that nothing will work. Churches, likewise, are struggling to address the issues that so many people in the church are dealing with.
In this episode, we walk through the exact steps that both individuals and churches can take to have genuine freedom and lasting sexual integrity.
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Click here to connect with Wailer and to find free resources! https://www.provenmen.org/get-encouragement/
ABOUT WAILER:
Wailer and his wife Adena have been married since 2005, kindling the soul-sparks of six children out into the world during the first ten years of their marriage. The Giles family has been claimed by two dogs as their pack of humans. They’ve been restoring an 1893 Victorian home since 2011 which has also become an ongoing exercise in relational renovation.
Among Wailer’s most favorite disciplines and delights: singing, songwriting, guitar, chess, jiujitsu, Hebraic studies, writing, all things outdoors and conversations that traverse the soul. He enjoys just enough astrophysics to be pretentious about it. And he has classified dessert into two categories: chocolate and everything else. Wailer enjoys cinema where the bad guys get pummeled… perhaps a little too much.
Prior to his full-time employment at Proven Ministries, Wailer spent 16 years as a craftsman in slate & metal roofing, with several of those years running his own business. His outlandish dream job for an alternate universe would be that of a sumo wrestler. However, his position as Director of Outreach has become a very close second. “It’s a labor, but it doesn’t feel like a job!”
Wailer grew up in the family legacy of two grandfathers and a Dad who exemplified covenant fidelity their entire married lives. Due in large part to their godly influence, he never encountered pornography in any form during his formative years and has remained free of that exposure or struggle ever since. His sons and daughters walk the same path into their teenage years. Wailer is passionate about cultivating this kind of generational inheritance among families and faith communities all over the nation; he believes this is our collective calling as children of light in a darkened world.
“The man who listens speaks to eternity…”
*Proverbs 21:28
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The Christian message is often a message about sin, with an angry, disappointed God and a crucified Jesus. It can seem like sin and shameful repentance is the message. What is the place of beauty in the Christian life and in the Christian story? Today we sit down with Wheaton President to explore a theology of beauty!
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Philip Graham Ryken (DPhil, University of Oxford) is the eighth president of Wheaton College. He preached at Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church from 1995 until his appointment at Wheaton in 2010. Ryken has published more than fifty books, including When Trouble Comes and expository commentaries on Exodus, Ecclesiastes, and Jeremiah. He serves as a board member for the Gospel Coalition and the Lausanne Movement.
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Nancy Pearcey is an acclaimed scholar, and her latest work about masculinity has seen praise and hostility alike. In this conversation, she joins us to discuss the toxic AND transformational realities of masculinity.
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The Toxic War on Masculinity: https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-War-Masculinity-Christianity-Reconciles/dp/0801075734
Love Thy Body: https://a.co/d/hecyzza
Nancy Pearcey is the author of The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes,as well as Love Thy Body, The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, and Total Truth. She is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University. She has been quoted in The New Yorker and Newsweek, highlighted as one of the five top women apologists by Christianity Today, and hailed in The Economist as "America's pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual."
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Dr. Dan Allender and Dr. Curt Thompson are two of the most trusted and renown Christian therapists. They have spent their lives exploring what healing and redemption looks like, and they both join us for a long-form conversation.
We discuss the relationship between science and faith, belief and our bodies, healing vs medicating, and the difference between abundant life and consumerism.
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Dr. Thompson's latest book: The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope (https://a.co/d/8e3T1v6).To learn more about Dr. Thompson visit:https://curtthompsonmd.com/Dr. Allender: Visittheallendercenter.org to find training opportunities, online courses, conferences, and workshops. (http://theallendercenter.org)
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Psychiatrist, speaker and author Curt Thompson connects our intrinsic desire to be known with the need to tell truer stories about ourselves — showing us how to form deep relationships, discover meaning and live integrated, creative lives.
Dr. Dan Allender is a pioneer of a unique and innovative approach to trauma and abuse therapy. For over 30 years, Narrative Focused Trauma Care has brought healing and transformation to hundreds of thousands of lives by bridging the story of the gospel and the stories of trauma and abuse that mark so many.
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The role of women in leadership is an important topic. In our last episode, we interviewed an egalitarian theologian—a biblical scholar who believes that men and women can have the same roles as pastors and leaders. Shane gives a short response to that conversation as the Naked Gospel gets ready for new conversations this fall!
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Biblical scholar Nijay Gupta joins us to talk about women in Scripture. Shane asks Nijay about the male focus of Scripture, why Jesus only picked men as his apostles, and the role of women in the church.
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Nijay K. Gupta (PhD, New Testament, University of Durham) is a professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary. Previously, he was a professor of New Testament at Portland Seminary, where he also oversaw the Master's thesis program, and advises doctoral students. He is the author of the book Worship That Makes Sense to Paul and Prepare, Succeed, Advance: A Guidebook for Getting a PhD in Biblical Studies and Beyond along with Bible commentaries and over a dozen academic articles in theological journals.
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It’s common to speak of living in a “fallen world,” but what precisely does this mean? What is the bad news that the gospel is actually addressing? In this episode, Shane and Dr. Chase look at Genesis to try and make sense of the exile and fall story.
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Short of Glory: A Biblical and Theological Exploration of the Fall (https://www.crossway.org/books/short-of-glory-tpb/)
Mitchell L. Chase (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is an associate professor of biblical studies at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the preaching pastor of Kosmosdale Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and is the author of several books. He blogs regularly at Biblical Theology on Substack.
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What does Gender have to do with God?? Do men and women reflect God differently? If someone has a disability do they reflect less of God? Dr. Carmen Imes lets us ask these questions and so many more!
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Carmen Joy Imes (PhD, Wheaton) is associate professor of Old Testament at Biola University. She is the author of Bearing YHWH's Name at Sinai, Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters and Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends.
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Porn is not some distant sin; we all know at least one person who struggles with porn. For many, using porn is just an assumed reality, even if no one else knows about it. Why don't we see more churches seriously addressing pornography? And is there a real way that we can help those around us get free and heal from porn??
In this episode, we look at a specific way that thousands of men and women are being restored from the entrapment of pornography.
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Relationships are always difficult. And when it comes to same-sex attraction or LGBTQ+ individuals, many of us take either an accepting or rejecting position. But we all, regardless or sexual orientation, struggle with loneliness. Art Pereira works for Revoice and is same-sex attracted. Art lives a life of celibacy, but he refuses to believe that a life of celibacy is the same thing as a life of loneliness. Art joins us to discuss relationships within God's family.
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Art is the Director of Community Care for Revoice. Art immigrated from Brazil with his parents when he was 4 years old, and has lived in New Jersey since. Art lives with his best friend/chosen brother
Art has spent the past decade working in local church youth ministry, predominately in the suburbs. Between his immigration background and his experience as a sexual minority, he loves to build bridges between different communities. Art especially has a heart for community and friendship in the Church.
Zachary Wagner recently wrote a book about non-toxic masculinity. He joins us for a very honest conversation about the damaged sexuality we see in the church and all around us as well as what a restored sexuality could really look like.
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Zachary Wagner is an ordained minister and editorial director for the Center for Pastor Theologians. He is currently pursuing a PhD in New Testament at the University of Oxford. He lives in Oxford, England, with his wife and three children.
Culture shapes our understanding of intimacy, identity, and relationships. So, what does it look like to be disciples of Jesus and be intentionally shaped by Him? Sathiya Sam joins us to discuss how we can heal from the direct and indirect impacts of porn and hookup culture.
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Sathiya Sam is a coach and speaker that helps men live with confidence and integrity. A recovered addict himself, Sathiya is the creator of DeepCleanTM – a research-based and Bible-backed system for overcoming porn addiction and author of The Last Relapse. This work has helped everyone from college students to medical doctors regain control of their lives and walk in greater levels of freedom. Based out of Toronto, Canada, Sathiya is happily married and a die-hard basketball fan.
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What do we do when we continue fail over and over again? What do we do when our desires don't line up with the truth we know? What is the place of desires in the Christian life? And how do we recapture the intimacy that we no longer feel?
Lent is an ancient practice that has been shaping Christians lives for nearly two thousand years. But what is Lent, and what does it have to do with lust? Join us as we discuss Lent, lust, and rediscovering intimacy!
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The God of the Bible is emotional. Many Christians don't want to associate emotions with God. Emotions feel irrational, and the idea of God experiencing hate, anger, and jealousy can be confusing and problematic. And yet the Bible is full of stories where God expresses deep emotion. Does God feel, and what is the place of feelings in the Christian life? Join Shane and Biblical scholar David T. Lamb as they explore a theology of emotions.
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David T. Lamb is the Allan A. MacRae Professor of Old Testament and dean of faculty at Missio Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He previously worked in campus ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and has taught extensively in various crosscultural contexts. He is the author of God Behaving Badly, Righteous Jehu and His Evil Heirs, and The Historical Writings: Introducing Israel's Historical Literature (coauthored with Mark Leuchter).
Have you ever heard a sermon about any of the rape or sexual abuse passages in Scripture? Not many of us have. Dr. Caryn Reeder joins us to talk about how our reading of Scripture impacts our relationships and actions in the Church.
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Caryn A. Reeder (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of New Testament and co-coordinator of the Gender Studies program at Westmont College. Her books include The Enemy in the Household: Family Violence in Deuteronomy and Beyond and Gendering War and Peace in the Gospel of Luke.
Whether we're pastors, missionaries, or everyday Christians, we know that sin is wrong, harmful, and that we'll feel miserable afterward. So, why do we go back to the same sins over and over again? Why do pastors who know and teach God's truth still pursue sexual sin? Why do Christians watch porn and have affairs as much as non-Christians? In short, why do we believe that sin is beautiful and continue to pursue it? Dr. Joe Wooddell has a Ph.D. in the study of beauty and joins us to talk about the power of beauty upon our beliefs and actions.
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Dr. Joe Wooddell grew up in Cincinnati, served three years in the Army, got saved and called to ministry in the military. He did his B.S. at Liberty University in Music, an M.Div. at Southwestern Seminary in Ft. Worth, TX, where he also received his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion and Theology. Dr. Wooddell completed an M.A. in Political Science at University of Texas, Arlington. He is married with three kids and enjoys traveling, hiking, running, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
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The Beauty of the Faith: Using Aesthetics for Christian Apologetics (https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Faith-Aesthetics-Christian-Apologetics-ebook/dp/B013XTFDHO/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1669937189&refinements=p_27%3AJoseph+D.+Wooddell&s=digital-text&sr=1-2&text=Joseph+D.+Wooddell)
The Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Critical Issues in America's Largest Protestant Denomination (https://www.amazon.com/Baptist-Faith-Message-2000-Denomination-ebook/dp/B009GIPELC/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1669937460&refinements=p_27%3AJoseph+D.+Wooddell&s=digital-text&sr=1-1&text=Joseph+D.+Wooddell)
People are have become hesitant to get married and quicker to get divorced. Why are marriages failing and why is marriage counseling failing? Marriage counselor, Dr. David Hawkins, joins us to discuss the beauty of marriage and its difficulties.
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Dr. David Hawkins, MBA, MSW, MA, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has brought healing and restoration to thousands of marriages and individuals since he began his work in 1976. He is passionate about helping couples heal marriage wounds and rediscover deeper connection and intimacy. In addition to marriage counseling, Dr. Hawkins is a leader in the field of treatment for narcissism and emotional abuse in the context of relationships. Dr. Hawkins is the founder of the Marriage Recovery Center in Mill Creek, Washington, north of Seattle. A speaker and trainer for the American Association of Christian Counselors, he writes for Crosswalk.com, CBN.org, and Believe.com, and has made regular appearances on Moody Radio and Faith Radio. Dr. Hawkins is a best-selling author of over thirty books, including When Pleasing Others Is Hurting Youand Dealing with the CrazyMakers in Your Life. He earned his doctorate and master’s degrees in psychology from George Fox University. He also received his MBA from Strayer University and a master’s in social work from Portland State University. Dr. Hawkins and his wife Christie live on Bainbridge Island, Washington, west of Seattle.
Dr. John Foubert, a researcher and parent, joins us to discuss how to protect your children from internet pornography. John and Shane look at questions like: is porn really an issue for children? What can parents do to protect their kids porn exposure? How and when should parents talk about sex? All in all, this conversation considers the science, risks, and ways to protect your children from internet pornography.
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Dr. John Foubert, LLC, is an interdisciplinary scholar and thought leader who uses trauma-informed, data-based practices to write and speak about sexual assault prevention, bystander intervention, and the harms of pornography. Dr. Foubert has been a guest several times on CNN and NPR. He is cited regularly in news outlets like the New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, and the Washington Post.
Dr. Foubert has testified before Congress and has been called upon by the White House and the Pentagon about how to end sexual violence. He travels nationwide to speak to colleges, military units, high schools, conferences, and churches about sexual assault and the harms of pornography. Learn more at johnfoubert.com.
Pastor Will joins The Naked Gospel podcast to discuss his own history with porn and mental health. Shane and Will talk through issues of abuse among Christian leaders, how Christians should respond to sexual misuse, how we should handle leadership abuse, and what it means to build safe Christian communities.
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William Butt is pastor and disciple maker located in Northern Virginia. He is a father and husband working to follow Jesus every day. He holds a master’s degree in Christian Ministries from Liberty University. You can find him on Twitter, william_b04
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What is purity culture? Is it actually an important topic to discuss? What's the history of purity culture and why has it impacted so many people?
Without having an attractive and compelling story for sex, more and more Christians are embracing the hookup culture story for sex. Pastor Dean Inserra joins us today for a conversation about purity culture. As a pastor, Dean has watched Christians reject purity culture, but without anywhere to go, those same Christians are now living into hookup culture. So, where do we go from here?
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DEAN INSERRA is a graduate of Liberty University and holds a M.A. in Theological Studies from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the founding pastor of City Church. Dean is passionate about reaching the city of Tallahassee with the Gospel, to see a worldwide impact made for Jesus. He is married to Krissie and they have two sons, Tommy and Ty, and one daughter, Sally Ashlyn.
Drew Boa and Sathiya Sam both founded organizations that help men and women rebuild relationships, heal from trauma, and recover from unwanted sexual desires.
This is the first of many episodes where Drew, Sathiya, and Shane will get together to discuss the landscape of sexual integrity and sexual pain — from porn, lust, love, to science, the church, and secular culture.
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The president of Saving Innocence joins us today to talk about sex exploitation and how men are the primary perpetrators. What can men do to turn from being perpetrators to become protectors?
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Alan serves as the Executive Director for Saving Innocence, an anti-human trafficking, community based organization focused on the recovery and restoration of child victims of sex trafficking. Based in Los Angeles, Alan has responsibility over Direct Services and Business Operations. His main focus includes budgeting and resource development, strategic partnerships, staff development and client services. You can learn more about Saving Innocence at www.savinginnocence.org.
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Former porn star Crissy Outlaw joins us to discuss how she got into the porn industry and what the porn industry is like.
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In 1999, Crissy Outlaw began working in adult entertainment. She was in the business until 2006, when she became a Christian. Since leaving the industry, she has spoken out about the harmful effects of porn and has helped other women also transition out of the sex industry. Her story has been featured in a number of publications, films, documentaries, and, most recently, a TV mini series. Crissy shares her story at conferences, universities, churches, and community groups throughout the United States and abroad. In 2013, Crissy married the love of her life. They live in Houston, Texas.
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In this episode, Shane and Corey talk through how fantasy is used in lust and how imagination can be used in prayer. Along with that, Dr. Latta also helps us to see that our draw to stimulation is also an addiction to shame, and he helps us to see the good news in the midst of our shame. As a practitioner, Dr. Latta helps us to look at these issues not only as thinker but also as a counselor.
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Corey Latta, PhD, is a husband, father, writer, speaker, counselor, as well as the author of When the Eternal Can Be Met, C. S. Lewis and the Art of Writing and the forthcoming Serve the Work: Reflections on Christ and the Creative Life. Corey is the father of four (two sets of twins!), Justice, London, Gus, and Emma.
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https://www.amazon.com/Lewis-Art-Writing-Apologist-Theologian/dp/1498225349
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C. S. Lewis scholar Michael Ward and J. R. R. Tolkien scholar Holly Ordway join us today to discuss the place of fantasy and imagination in the Christian life. Is fantasy always a bad thing? What is imagination? Can reason and imagination have a healthy relationship? What does imagination even have to do with sex? Join us as we discuss these questions and several more!
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Check out Dr. Ward's latest book, After Humanity. And check out Dr. Ordway's latest book, Tolkien's Modern Reading.
MICHAEL WARD, a Catholic priest, is Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. He is the author of the best-selling and award-winning Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis, co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis, and presenter of the BBC television documentary The Narnia Code. On the fiftieth anniversary of Lewis’s death, Michael Ward unveiled a permanent national memorial to him in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey, London.
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Holly Ordway is Fellow of Faith and Culture at the Word on Fire Institute. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the author of Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith (Emmaus Road, 2017), and Not God’s Type: An Atheist Academic Lays Down Her Arms (Ignatius, 2014). She is also a Subject Editor for the Journal of Inklings Studies, Visiting Professor at Houston Baptist University,and a published poet. Her academic work focuses on imaginative apologetics, and on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. Her forthcoming book is Tolkien’s Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages (Word on Fire Academic, 2021).
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This episode finishes up the independent mini-series on porn. Cale joins this episode as he and Shane discuss porn in their own life, how they've addressed it, and what life looks like after porn.
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Ted Shimer joins us so that we can ask him the harder questions around pornography. In this episode, Shane and Ted talk about how common porn actually is in the Church and what it really takes to get clean and free.
Check out Ted's book The Freedom Fight: The New Drug and the Truths that Set Us Free
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Ted Shimer has mentored men since 1991 with the collegiate ministry Student Mobilization. He received his MABS from Dallas Seminary and was trained as a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor.
His discipleship background, theological instruction and world class clinical training gives Ted a unique and grounded approach to porn addiction recovery that is biblically based, scientifically sound, gospel centered and effective.
Ted is the Founder of The Freedom Fight, an online porn addiction recovery program.
Ted and his wife Amber have four adult children and live in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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Author, speaker, and apologist Josh McDowell joins us today to discuss porn and abuse in the Church. Josh has spoken to over 46 million people in 139 countries and he began warning the Church about porn over 20 years ago. In this interview, we discuss the damage of pornography and what it looks like to find healing.
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Josh has addressed more than 46 million people, giving over 27,200 talks in 139 countries.Josh and his team have created many cutting-edge live events to help young people stand strong and firm in their faith in the face of a rapidly-changing culture. These have often developed into full-blown campaigns. Since 1960, Josh has written or co-authored 151 books in 128 languages including:
- More Than a Carpenter— over 27 million copies distributed
- Evidence That Demands a Verdict — named one the twentieth century’s top 40 books and one of the thirteen most influential books of the last 50 years on Christian thought by World Magazine.
In addition to many other awards, Josh has been nominated 36 times for the Gold Medallion Award and has received that award on four occasions.
How should we be honest about porn in our life and what is the place of forgiveness in healing? This episode kicks us off our four week mini-series on pornography. Sathiya Sam joins us to discuss his story with porn.
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Sathiya Sam is a coach and speaker that helps men live with confidence and integrity. A recovered addict himself, Sathiya is the creator of DeepCleanTM – a research-based and Bible-backed system for overcoming porn addiction and author of The Last Relapse. This work has helped everyone from college students to medical doctors regain control of their lives and walk in greater levels of freedom. Based out of Toronto, Canada, Sathiya is happily married and a die-hard basketball fan.
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Today, John Hopper joins us to talk about faith and reason in the Christian life. We're taking a short break from looking specifically at sexual ethics to examine the place of apologetics in the Christian life. What does it mean to question God? What does it mean to be a witness? Join us as we look at these questions and more!
John Hopper has discussed questions about God and life with Muslim clerics in Uzbekistan, Buddhist monks in Canada, slum-dwellers in Guatemala and tennis professionals at Wimbledon. Now, he serves as Houston Area Director for Search Ministries, a nationwide organization focused on creating opportunities for stimulating, sensitive and respectful conversations for those wrestling with life’s big questions. Prior to joining Search, John served for 16 years as a pastor at BridgePoint Bible Church in Houston.
John has always enjoyed learning and was in school far too long! He earned a B.A. in Economics at Trinity University, an M.Ed. at the University of Houston, an M.A. in Transformational Leadership at Bethel University, and a D.Min. at Biola University, where he focused on Christian apologetics and worldview studies.
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Shane and Heather look back on what's happened culturally and with the podcast this past year. They look at the themes, conversations, and guests of 2021.
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Books of the Year:
The Death of Porn by Ray Ortlund
Our Bodies tell God's Story by Christopher West
The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson
What God has to Say about Our Bodies by Sam Allberry
In an interview with Howard Stern, Billie Eilish discussed how pornography destroyed her brain and her understanding of sex. In this episode, we discuss how Eilish's exposure at such a young age is as devastating as she says it was and how that pattern is perpetuating among young people everywhere.
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What is masculinity? What does it mean to be manly? Why are men in the church struggling so much with loneliness, depression, anxiety, and pornography? And how is all this impacting women in our lives?
Justin Camp joins today to discuss these questions and several more!
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Check out Justin's latest book, Rescue!
Justin is a writer and a storyteller with a heart for adventure. Justin co-founded Gather Ministries with his wife, Jennifer, and created the popular WiRE for Men devotional. Justin also writing The WiRE Series for Men—a set of books for the publisher David C Cook. The first book in the series, Invention, released in spring 2017. Odyssey released in spring 2020, and Rescue released in fall 2021. Invention, Odyssey, Rescue, and the WiRE one-year compilation ebook were all Amazon #1 bestsellers.
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Sam Allberry joins us in this episode to discuss the place our bodies have both theology and the culture around us. Sam and Shane talk about Jesus as an embodied person, how Christians should approach their bodies, and how to have hope in the midst of hook up culture.
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Check out Sam's latest book, What God Has to Say about Our BodiesSam Allberry is a pastor, apologist, and speaker. He is the author of 7 Myths About Singleness, Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With?, and, most recently, What God Has to Say About Our Bodies. He is in the process of moving to the United States to join the staff at Immanuel Nashville, is a Canon Theologian for the Anglican Church in North America, and is the co-host (with Ray Ortlund) of TGC’s podcast You’re Not Crazy: Gospel Sanity for Young Pastors.
Desire is often thought of as a bad thing amongst Christians, so what should Christians do with their desires? What is the place of desires? And does God care about our desires? Dr. Curt Thompson joins us to discuss the place of desires and longings in the Christian life. Shane and Curt talk through the desires of Jesus, how our emotions allow us to know God, and what it looks like to reshape desires.
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Psychiatrist, speaker and author Curt Thompson connects our intrinsic desire to be known with the need to tell truer stories about ourselves — showing us how to form deep relationships, discover meaning and live integrated, creative lives. Curt and his wife, Phyllis, live outside of Washington DC and have two adult children.
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Christopher West joins us to discuss how our bodies are not merely biological but they are also theological. Shane and Christopher talk through gender, hook up culture, post-modernism, singleness, and how our bodies fit into God's story.
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Christopher West is cofounder, president, and senior lecturer of Theology of the Body Institute, and professor of theological anthropology in the jointly sponsored master’s program with Pontifex University. His global lecturing, bestselling books, multiple audio and video programs, and popular podcast (co-hosted by his wife Wendy) have made him one of the world’s most recognized teachers of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.
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With more single people in the church than marriage people, we have to be attentive to the life of singleness. Heather and Beca are single women who join us to discuss sex, longings, and singleness within the church and the broader culture.
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Pastor Rob Singleton joins us today to examine how social media is shaping our humanity. With the creation of social media we are now able to present ourselves, so we need to ask the questions: how is this shaping my relationships? am I presenting a fake image of myself? what does it even mean to follow Jesus in a social media age?
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ROB SINGLETON
the lead pastor of The Summit Church in Centennial, Colorado, has more than thirty years of experience speaking at churches, conferences, retreats, and camps.
Over the years, he has been involved in church planting and was the founding and lead pastor of Impact Church and founding and lead pastor of Southbrook Church, both in North Carolina.
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Pastor Ray Ortlund joins us today to talk through why Christians are hooked on porn. Shane and Ray discuss why porn is present in the Church, the nature of sex industry, and where Jesus is in the midst of porn.
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(ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary; MA, The University of California, Berkeley; PhD, University of Aberdeen, Scotland) is president of Renewal Ministries, and an Emeritus Council member of The Gospel Coalition. He founded Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and now serves from Immanuel as Pastor to Pastors. Ray has authored a number of books, including The Gospel: How The Church Portrays The Beauty of Christ and Marriage and the Mystery of the Gospel. He and his wife, Jani, have four children.
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Both Drew and Shane have a childhood history with pornography and abuse. But now they both work for different organizations that fight against porn and for healthy, whole relationships. In this episode, Shane and Drew look at their own histories with porn, they're journey's to freedom, and how they go about helping other people find freedom.
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Drew Boa is an author, podcaster, and coach. He is the founder of Husband Material, where he helps Christian men outgrow porn and heal all kinds of sexual brokenness.
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In this classic replay, Shane and Dr. Kreeft touch on everything from Boredom, to Neitzsche's insanity, to desire and pornography. This is one of our nerdiest podcast episodes and we hope you thoroughly enjoy it!
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Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College. He loves his five grandchildren, four children, one wife, one cat, and one God. His 95 books include:
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Harmony Dust joins us to discuss what the sex industry is like and our role in contributing to the pornographic culture we see around us. Harmony created an organization dedicated to helping women get out of the sex industry and in the interview she discusses how the cultural demand for porn-content impacts the supply of pornography and prostitution.
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Harmony (Dust) Grillo, MSW
Survivor of exploitation turned UCLA honor student, in 2003, Harmony founded Treasures to help women and girls entrenched in sexual exploitation find freedom. She has provided training for the Department of Justice and the FBI and has helped launch outreaches in 120 cities worldwide. Her story has been featured on NPR, in Glamour and in her memoir, Scars and Stilettos.
Today we're playing a classic replay — last years most popular podcast. Lexie Smith shares her story of being sex trafficked at a young age in Chicago to help us see the connections between pornography and sex trafficking.
Lexie's story helps us to see the people behind the pleasure we pursue as products.
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Our culture is one of desire, lust, and sexual impulse. But what does it look like to know God with our desires? Is God for or against pleasure? And where is God in the midst of our passions? Drew Boa joins us today as we talk through how lust hijacks our longings and what it looks like to reshape our desires.
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Drew Boa is an author, podcaster, and coach. He is the founder of Husband Material, where he helps Christian men outgrow porn and heal all kinds of sexual brokenness.
M.A. in Christian Formation from Wheaton College
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What does it look like to have a conversation with you parents about sex? Why is the current generation so disconnected from the older generation? Here is a conversation between Shane and his father, as they discuss pornography, sex, trust, and so much more!
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Jim O'Neill served as a missionary for 13 years in the Philippines. He was the executive director for the mission organizations such as Crossworld and ABWE. Jim is currently the director of mobilization at Frontier Ventures. Check out his work at: https://nextgenleader.net/
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Dr. Harry Poe joins us to see what we can learn from the life of Lewis. In this episode we look at Lewis' transformation from an atheist to a Christian.
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At the end of World War I, young C. S. Lewis was a devout atheist about to begin his studies at Oxford. In the three decades that followed, he would establish himself as one of the most influential writers and scholars of modern times, undergoing a radical conversion to Christianity that would transform his life and his work.
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Scholar Harry Lee Poe unfolds these watershed years in Lewis’s life, offering readers a unique perspective on his conversion, his friendships with well-known Christians such as J. R. R. Tolkien and Dorothy L. Sayers, and his development from an opponent of Christianity to one of its most ardent defenders.
Harry Lee Poe (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as the Charles Colson University Professor of Faith and Culture at Union University, where he has taught a course on C. S. Lewis for over fifteen years. He is the author of The Inklings of Oxford and C. S. Lewis Remembered, as well as numerous articles. Poe hosts regular Inklings Weekend retreats and is a speaker on Lewis at major libraries worldwide.
Most of us think that sexual integrity is about singleness and that our sexual problems will go away once we get married. Today, we are joined again with Sheila Gregoire to discuss if sexual integrity is needed in marriage and the place of sex in marriage.
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Sheila Wray Gregoire is the face behind ToLoveHonorandVacuum.com, which was the largest single-blogger marriage blog until she invited Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach and Joanna Sawatsky to join her. Sheila is also an award-winning author of nine books, including The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex, and a sought-after speaker.
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We have a lot of high level conversations on this podcast, whether that be in theology, philosophy, cultural awareness, or sex trafficking. However, today we're looking at a tangible resource and organization devoted to helping people kick pornography.
Proven Ministries have been around for 20 years and has helped thousands of men and women break free from pornography and rebuild their lives.
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This episode is a shout out to all of you! We hit 1,000 subscribers on Youtube, which helps fulfill the vision of this podcast and see conversations about sexuality and sexual integrity become normalized within the Church and the lives of Christians.
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When most of our relationships and information are funneled through technology, we have to ask how technology is shaping our humanity. In this episode, psychotherapist Christopher Miller joins us to discuss how technology forms our humanity. Christopher's work sheds light on how media shapes our relationships, our sense of meaning, and even our identities.
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Christopher Miller attended Anderson University for his undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Religion, as well as Biblical Studies, and received two graduate degrees from Hollins University as well as a graduate degree in Counseling and Human Development from Radford University. Dr. Miller obtained his Ph.D. in Humanities and Culture from Union Institute and University.
A practicing psychotherapist, Chris lives with his wife and children in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The world renowned C. S. Lewis scholar, Dr. Michael Ward, joins The Naked Gospel to discuss Lewis' approach to sexuality. In this episode, Shane and Michael discuss everything from Lewis' personal struggles to Lewis' views on gender and contraceptives.
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Check out Dr. Ward's latest book After Humanity.
MICHAEL WARD, a Catholic priest, is Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. He is the author of the best-selling and award-winning Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis, co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis, and presenter of the BBC television documentary The Narnia Code. On the fiftieth anniversary of Lewis’s death, Michael Ward unveiled a permanent national memorial to him in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey, London.
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Once a year we release a short video letting you all know why we're here and what our vision is.
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Most of what we do is interview cultural thinkers and authors to better understand what it looks like to follow Jesus with our bodies, our relationships, and our sexuality. Occasionally we release a video like this one, which we call a Dispatch. Each Dispatch runs for under 10 minutes and we use this time to inform you all about things happening in the culture around us — such as the Ravi Zacharias scandal.
Christians have long neglected these kinds of raw conversations and we're all paying the price for it, as we see hook up culture invade the Church, pornography infest our lives, marriages broken apart, and abuse take place in the lives of those we love.
Our hope is to normalize these kinds of conversations amongst our friends, communities, churches so that we can know the redemption Jesus lived and died to give us.
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Josh and Dan join us to discuss how Christians should live and parent in a pornographic world.
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Joshua Glaser and Daniel Weiss—authors of the book, Treading
Boldly through a Pornographic World: A Field Guide for Parents— provide parents with the tools they need to navigate a hypersexualized culture. As leaders of Christ-
centered ministries aimed at helping families live in God’s beautiful design for sexuality, Josh and Daniel are passionate about helping parents raise healthy kids—both relationally and emotionally. In Treading Boldly through a Pornographic World, Josh and Daniel are the experts parents need to help their kids navigate a digital world full of landmines.
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Sean McDowell joins us to discuss what we should do when we're trapped in porn or sex-addiction. He also helps us to process how Christians can approach a sexualized culture.
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Dr. Sean McDowell is a gifted communicator with a passion for equipping the church, and in particular young people, to make the case for the Christian faith. He connects with audiences in a tangible way through humor and stories while imparting hard evidence and logical support for viewing all areas of life through a Biblical worldview. Sean is an Associate Professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University.
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In this episode, Brad Huddleston joins us to talk about what technology is doing to our relationships and our sexuality. Specifically, Shane and Brad work through how technology is shaping our Christianity.
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Brad Huddleston is an internationally respected speaker, consultant, teacher and author on the important issues such as technology and culture. He has worked with universities, schools, churches and law enforcement, and spoken to hundreds of thousands around the world on both the advantages of well-used technology tools and the dangers of the growing trend toward technology addiction. Brad has an on-going collaboration with the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) and its Neuroscience Division at the University of South Africa. Brad has a degree in Computer Science and a Diploma of Biblical Studies and is a credentialed minister in the Acts 2 Alliance (A2A) movement in Australia. He's also a frequent guest on radio and television and author of Digital Cocaine: A Journey Toward iBalance and The Dark Side of Technology: Restoring Balance in the Digital Age.
Brad and his wife, Beth, live in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Virginia (USA).
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Brenna Blain is a same-sex attracted woman who is in a wonderful heterosexual marriage with two kids! Join us as we hear her story and what it's been like to follow Jesus in a sexualized culture.
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Brenna Blain is a wife, mom, christian speaker and podcast producer from the PNW. She has a BA in Theology and Biblical Studies from Multnomah University and uses her degree to help christians pursue a deeper and more authentic relationship with the living God. While she speaks on many topics, Brenna is most passionate about God’s involvement in our pain and personal struggles including mental illness, same sex attraction and abuse. You can connect with Brenna on social media and hear more of her speaking as well as check out her podcast by searching for @bunonmyhead
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Shane is getting married so we're taking May off! Get some rest and check out older episodes, we've got plenty! Thank you for thinking and processing alongside of us. You folks are a gift!
Shane and Kaylee are one week out from their wedding day. For this episode they share their fears about sex, the wedding night, vows, and finding Jesus in marriage.
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Shane and Kaylee are set to get married in t-minus 17 days. In this episode they both talk together about moments they went too far physically, what Jesus has taught then through dating, boundaries that protected them, and what it looks like to grieve your singleness while you celebrate marriage.
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Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz, mega church pastor Bill Hybels, apologetics super star Ravi Zacharias, all of these men have been guilty of sexual misconduct and sexual infidelity. So, what do you do when the people you look up to are revealed to be predators and exploiters? Join us for this conversation as Shane sits down with two women to discuss relationships in the Church.
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Hope Johnson is a writer based in Upstate New York whose passion is writing through the hard questions of the Christian life in pursuit of the truth. She most often writes about her journey with Jesus through unexpected singleness, and she desires to encourage and empower other believers in a similar place. She is also the host of Hope Unyielding, a weekly podcast where Christians from all walks of life share stories of God's faithfulness in the dark, difficult, and unexpected parts of their journeys. You can download her free eBook on satisfaction in Jesus as a single at https://hopeunyielding.com/, and you can find her podcast, Hope Unyielding, at https://hopeunyielding.buzzsprout.com/ as well as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Sue is a mother of two young adult sons and has been married to her best friend, Jeff, for thirty years. She has also been in education for thirty years and is currently teaching college English. She loves coffee, dark chocolate, and is devoted to her church and ministries. Not in that order.
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Is porn a problem, or is porn just a way we medicate our deeper problems? Here are three studies that look at the impacts of pornography!
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Porn and hook up culture steal our attention and our affections away from the people in our lives who matter. Matt Tan joins us to reimagine what it looks like to follow Jesus after pornography.
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Matthew Tan is the Dean of Studies at Vianney College, the seminary of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga. Previously, he was senior lecturer in theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia, and was a research and formation officer in the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. He is the author of two books, his most recent being Redeeming Flesh: The Way of the Cross with Zombie Jesus (Cascade 2016). He blogs at Awkward Asian Theologian.
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Sheila Gregoire joins us to talk about the sexual disconnect between men and women, and what it looks like to for men and women to actually know and be known by one another. Sheila and Shane talk through the orgasm gap, erectile dysfunction, vaginismus, and so much more!
Get Sheila's book here: The Great Sex Rescue
Sheila Gregoire is a speaker, a blogger, an award-winning author, and a wife and mom. She loves speaking to women and encouraging them in authentic relationships with God, with their families, and with each other. Sheila has been speaking at women’s outreaches and retreats since 2003, and it’s one of the big callings on my life.
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Author and pastor Joshua Ryan Butler joins us to discuss what God has to say about sex. Josh helps us to see the beauty of sex, and he helps us to see what happens when that beauty is exploited and abused.
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Joshua love helping people who wrestle with some of the tough topics of the Christian faith. I wrote two books on this theme: The Skeletons in God’s Closet: The Mercy of Hell, The Surprise of Judgment, The Hope of Holy War (Thomas Nelson: Oct 2014), and The Pursuing God: A Reckless, Irrational, Obsessed Love That’s Dying to Bring Us Home(Thomas Nelson: May 2016). Josh is a pastor at Redemption Church - Temple in the Phoenix area.
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Preston Sprinkle joins the Naked Gospel for our first conversation on transgenderism. In this episode, Shane and Preston explore what transgenderism is and how Christians should approach transgenderism.
Check out Preston's latest book Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say
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Preston Sprinkle (Ph.D.) is an international speaker and a New York Times bestselling author, who’s written a dozen books including People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is not just an Issue. Preston currently serves as the president of The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender, an organization that equips Christians to engage questions about faith, sexually & gender with theological faithfulness and courageous love. Preston also hosts the popular podcast “Theology in the Raw” and posts regularly on his YouTube channel “Preston Sprinkle.”
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Is singleness just a waiting period till marriage? What is the place of singles in the Church? What does it mean to have the gift of singleness? Hope Johnson joins us to explore these questions and so many more!
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Hope Johnson is a writer based in Upstate New York whose passion is writing through the hard questions of the Christian life in pursuit of the truth. She most often writes about her journey with Jesus through unexpected singleness, and she desires to encourage and empower other believers in a similar place. She is also the host of Hope Unyielding, a weekly podcast where Christians from all walks of life share stories of God's faithfulness in the dark, difficult, and unexpected parts of their journeys. You can download her free eBook on satisfaction in Jesus as a single at https://hopeunyielding.com/, and you can find her podcast, Hope Unyielding, at https://hopeunyielding.buzzsprout.com/ as well as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Article on Singleness: https://www.provenmen.org/singleness-and-the-death-of-options/
If our churches and organizations don't have policies and procedures in place to support leaders and workers then something is terribly wrong! Here's the latest update about Ravi Zacharias!
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Report about Ravi: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rzimmedia.rzim.org/assets/downloads/Report-of-Investigation.pdf
Letter from RZIM Board of Directors: https://www.rzim.org/read/rzim-updates/board-statement
Ken is our first ever pastor to come onto the show and discuss his previous failings with pornography and what it looks like to pastor in a pornographic age.
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Kenny is a husband to his wife Jenna of eight years and father to Lillie who is almost 3 years old. He has been in full-time ministry as a pastor for almost 10 years now and currently pastors at MissionWay Church in Jacksonville, Florida. He hosts two podcasts - Cowford Catechism and Hold Fast and loves more than anything to communicate the Word of God. Kenny's mantra for life and ministry is that Jesus is better.
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Author, speaker, and writer, Laurie Krieg, joins us to discuss marriage, sex, one-ness, attraction, and so much more!
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Laurie Krieg is a speaker, author, and Hole in My Heart Podcast host whose mission is to equip Jesus-followers with a gospel-centered approach to sexuality. Laurie speaks and trains extensively about the gospel, sexuality, and marriage–often alongside licensed therapist and her husband, Matt Krieg.
Check out Laurie's podcast, blog, and ministry here!
The Rev Dr David Instone-Brewer joins us this episode to talk through what the Bible has to say (and doesn't have to say!) about masturbation, polygamy/polyamory, divorce, and so much more.
Rev Dr David Instone-Brewer is an Honorary Research Fellow of Tyndale House, Cambridge, specialising in ancient Jewish background to the Bible. He brings a pastoral heart to scholarly issues, which he communicates in both widely read and academic publications. He exercises his other love - computer programming - by creating websites such as www.STEPBible.org, where you can read multiple Bibles and understand the underlying Greek and Hebrew without knowing the languages.
Check out Dr. Instone-Brewer's recent book here!
Links mentioned on the program:
www.STEPBible.org
www.BibleContexts.com
www.DivorceRemarriage.com
What are the things in our culture that are shaping us and what are they shaping us into? Dr. Matt Tan walks us through the ways that sex and porn shape our humanity.
Matthew Tan is the Dean of Studies at Vianney College, the seminary of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga. Previously, he was senior lecturer in theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia, and was a research and formation officer in the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. He is the author of two books, his most recent being Redeeming Flesh: The Way of the Cross with Zombie Jesus (Cascade 2016). He blogs at Awkward Asian Theologian.
Twitter: @asiantheologian
Facebook: @awkwardasiantheologian
Blog: www.awkwardasiantheologian.com
Harmony grew up in the world of the sex industry, until she met Jesus. Come hear about how Harmony went from exotic dancing to intentionally loving the lonely and lost.
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HARMONY GRILLO, MSW
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Survivor of exploitation turned UCLA honor student, Harmony’s goal is to help women and girls entrenched in sexual exploitation find freedom.
Armed with personal experience, evidence-based theories and a Master’s Degree in Social Work, she comprehensively sheds light on the impact of a pornified culture and the lives of those trapped within it. Her pursuit of justice has led to Congressional recognition and opportunities to train the Department of Justice and FBI in best practices. In 2003, she founded Treasures to support other women in their recovery from the commercial sex industry and trafficking.
Harmony’s memoir, Scars and Stilettos, details her harrowing account of moving from victim to survivor to liberator.
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A massive victory against PornHub and porn in general. Here's how it happened!
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Exodus Cry Petition and Trafficking Hub
New York Times Article: The Children of Pornhub"
Shame, regret, guilt, humiliation. We've all experienced these emotions, but more than that, these emotions have shaped our most intimate moments. Psychiatrist, researcher, and author, Dr. Curt Thompson, joins the Naked Gospel to help us see the impact that shame has on our relationships and on our bodies.
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Psychiatrist, speaker and author Curt Thompson connects our intrinsic desire to be known with the need to tell truer stories about ourselves — showing us how to form deep relationships, discover meaning and live integrated, creative lives. Curt and his wife, Phyllis, live outside of Washington DC and have two adult children.
Check out Dr. Thompson's resources here!
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Is there any connection between hooking up and sex trafficking? What's the relationship between sex trafficking and pornography? And is sex trafficking only something that takes place in distance lands or does it happen in our own country? Join us as we sit down with Emily Worsham from Freedom 4/24.
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Emily Worsham has been on staff with Freedom 4/24 since 2014. She has had the privilege of working with victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking in India, Thailand, Uganda, and here in the USA. In her free time, Emily enjoys renovating her house, playing fetch with her dog, and making pottery.
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During the month of December we are taking a brief break from our regularly scheduled posting to enjoy the holiday season. But we wanted to continue to provide you all with content so we will be posting podcast highlights onto our youtube so that you still have content to enjoy!
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Thank you for investing your time with us and for making space this year to consider what it looks like to follow Jesus with our bodies and imaginations.
And if You're interested in more long format content then check out Marshall's podcast interview with Freedom 424: https://anchor.fm/freedom424/episodes/Season-3-Trailer-en6a24
When it comes to pornography, many of us can't help but wonder how harmful pornography actually is. In this episode, Shane asks subject-matter expert Ted Shimer all the questions he's wanted to ask about pornography.
Check out Ted's book The Freedom Fight: The New Drug and the Truths that Set Us Free
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Ted Shimer has mentored men since 1991 with the collegiate ministry Student Mobilization. He received his MABS from Dallas Seminary and was trained as a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor.
His discipleship background, theological instruction and world class clinical training gives Ted a unique and grounded approach to porn addiction recovery that is biblically based, scientifically sound, gospel centered and effective.
Ted is the Founder of The Freedom Fight, an online porn addiction recovery program.
Ted and his wife Amber have four adult children and live in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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Officer Scott Medlin joins us today to help us see into how porn and hookup culture are impacting those in the police force.
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Scott Medlin has worked as a Police Officer since 2007. Prior to that, he was in the United States Marine Corps. He also attended college. He was deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and 2005. Once he was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps and earned his Bachelors Degree, Scott entered into law enforcement. Through deployments and time in law enforcement, Scott has done his best to inspire others and be a team player. Scott has helped fellow officers keep marriages together, pull through during hard financial times, overcome depression, and has provided encouragement whenever an officer needed it. He is also willing to share his mental health fights to teach others how to become aware, and overcome.
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In this episode, Shane sits down with historian Carl Trueman to discuss his latest book on the Sexual Revolution: The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/YYBME2eBv0k
Our culture is largely addicted to porn, casual sex has replaced honest dating, and our movies and malls are hyper-sexualized—all due to the Sexual Revolution. But how many of us can actually define what the Sexual Revolution is/was? Is it an event? An ongoing phenomenon? Or something else entirely? During this interview, Dr. Trueman helps us see where we are as a culture and how we got here!
Check out Dr. Trueman's latest book about the Sexual Revolution: The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual RevolutionCarl R. Trueman (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College. He is an esteemed church historian and previously served as the William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and Public Life at Princeton University. Trueman has authored or edited more than a dozen books, including The Creedal Imperative; Luther on the Christian Life; and Histories and Fallacies. Trueman is a member of The Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
Jill and Marshall have been married for over four years. But before they got married, they both had porn addictions. In this episode, Shane interviews them to see what kind of impact porn had upon their marriage and how they have known redemption in their intimacy.
Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/fie3kD0rkKg
If you're struggling:
For Men: https://www.provenmen.org/nopornnovember/
For Women: https://www.provenmen.org/nopornnovember/
For Wives: https://www.provenmen.org/nopornnovember/
Jill and Marshall Shank have been married for 4 years and “some change”. Jill works full-time as a travel logistics coordinator for educational trips at Liberty University, and is a part-time wedding coordinator for A Little Party Events LLC. Marshall works full-time at Proven Men as the Director of Outreach and owns and operates his own woodshop, Shank Woodcraft. They live in their home in Lynchburg, VA with their yellow lab, B.
Often times, knowing where we came from will help us create a way forward. In this episode, Shane shares the development of pornography and where the porn industry is headed.
Watch this episode at: https://youtu.be/IrHK--yCOmk
To fight for healthy love and wholesome marriages, check out the Protector Initiative at: https://www.provenmen.org/protectors/
Article about the history of pornography: https://www.provenmen.org/the-history-of-pornography/
Shane sits down with former porn star, Crissy outlaw. Crissy was in the porn industry for 7 years, at which point she met Jesus and everything began to change. Check out her ministry below and leave a review if you appreciated this interview.
watch on youtube: https://youtu.be/wpd3U2gEpus
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In 1999, Crissy Outlaw began working in adult entertainment. She was in the business until 2006, when she became a Christian. Since leaving the industry, she has spoken out about the harmful effects of porn and has helped other women also transition out of the sex industry. Her story has been featured in a number of publications, films, documentaries, and, most recently, a TV mini series. Crissy shares her story at conferences, universities, churches, and community groups throughout the United States and abroad. In 2013, Crissy married the love of her life. They live in Houston, Texas.
https://crissyoutlaw.com/
Is the fight against porn only a religious issue? Here are three actors who fight porn (along with several others)! For more info see links below on over a dozen actors and actresses who actively fight porn!
To fight for healthy love and wholesome marriages, check out the Protector Initiative at: https://www.provenmen.org/protectors/
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: https://www.provenmen.org/joseph-gordon-levitts-fight-against-pornography/
Orlando Bloom: https://www.provenmen.org/orlando-bloom-how-6-months-of-celibacy-changed-his-view-about-porn-and-sex/
Terry Crews: https://www.provenmen.org/terry-crews-and-his-journey-through-pornography/
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/eXyNzuR8QHg
Nick Liberto Sits down with Kent Evans, Executive Director of Manhood Journey, to discuss having "The Talk" and what it's like to raise sons in this hyper technological world.
Kent Evans is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Manhood Journey. Kent's the author of Wise Guys: Unlocking Hidden Wisdom from the Men Around You . He and his wife April have five sons and live in Louisville, Kentucky.
Donate: https://www.givedirect.org/donate/?ci...
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The worst things that could possibly happen from watching porn happened to Marcos. His story is many of our worst nightmare. Yet, Jesus can redeem even the worst of things.
To fight for healthy love and wholesome marriages, check out the Protector Initiative at: https://www.provenmen.org/protectors/
Watch this this podcast episode at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lxcBT-GD3A
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Having been sexually molested at the age of 6, having struggled with porn addiction for 15 years, and having experienced a traumatizing public exposure through falling victim to an online sextortion scam, resulting in the loss of his engagement, Marcos Peres knows all too well the dark realities of shame, guilt, depression, pain, and loss, that accompany sexual addiction. He understands the dynamics of sexual addiction that keeps a person in bondage but has also learned the truths and strategies to finding liberation, healing and restoration from the strongholds. By the Grace of God, Marcos has been walking in freedom from unwanted sexual behaviors since February 2015, after having surrendered his heart and life to Christ, and is now devoted to helping other men and women find the same freedom.
Marcos Peres is a full-time commercial and residential real estate agent, a leader for the men’s ministry at Church In The Son and the Demand Prevention Coordinator for United Abolitionist, an anti-human trafficking 501c3 nonprofit on a mission to end modern day slavery. As the Demand Prevention Coordinator, his role is to organize and facilitate trainings and accountability groups to help educate, equip and empower men to find freedom from their sexual bondage, or unwanted sexual behaviors. He does this through creating awareness about the harms of pornography and sharing the truth and beauty of healthy sexuality, so that he can begin to shift men’s views and attitudes about women and sex into practices of sexual integrity and healthy intimacy.
In the last 5 years, Marcos has shared his testimony at universities, churches, non-profits, corporations, conferences, tv & radio stations, podcasts, men’s retreats, small group events, and social media platforms reaching thousands with the message of truth, hope and healing. In 2018, he helped pass the Resolution to Declare Pornography a Public Health Crisis in the state of Florida and in 2020 he was featured in Kingdom Works Studios’ new sexual integrity series, Warpath, taught by Dr Doug Weiss. Marcos resides in Orlando, FL and is currently pursuing his Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Master of Divinity degrees at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
https://www.unitedabolitionists.com/
Kristen Jenson has authored children's books and other resources to help parents raise their children safely in a sexualized culture. Kristen joins us to discuss the dangers and abuse children face, as well as resources to help them thrive.
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/LOww8YMgV7Y
To fight for healthy love and wholesome marriages, check out the Protector Initiative at: https://www.provenmen.org/protectors/
Books/Website: https://www.protectyoungminds.org/books/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtectYM/
Instagram: @protectyoungminds
Twitter: @protectYM
Kristen A. Jenson is the author of the best-selling Good Pictures Bad Pictures series of read-aloud books. With over 150,000 copies sold worldwide in 7 languages, her books are a valuable resource to help children develop an internal filter against inappropriate content. She is the founder of Protect Young Minds, an organization dedicated to helping parents empower their kids with tools to resist and reject pornography including the new Brain DefenseTM Digital Safety curriculum for elementary students. Kristen is an active member in the Safeguard Alliance of the National Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation, spoke at the 2019 United Nations Civil Society conference, and has testified before the Washington State Senate Law and
Justice Committee on the public health crisis of pornography.
She is a popular guest on radio broadcasts as well as podcasts and webinars and continues to be a strong voice for protecting children from all forms of sexual exploitation. Kristen has appeared on various Christian networks including Family Life Today, BeBroken Ministries, and many more. Her work is endorsed by Josh McDowell of Josh McDowell Ministry and Ron DeHaas of Covenant Eyes.
Kristen earned a B.A. in English Literature and an M.A. in Organizational Communication. She is the mother of three children and her latest honor is becoming a grandma! Kristen lives with her husband in the beautiful state of Washington.
Company: Glen Cove Press LLC
Short Bio: Author of Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids and Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds; Founder of ProtectYoungMinds.org, owner and CEO of Glen Cove Press, LLC.
Twitter: @ProtectYM
Facebook: ProtectYM
Instagram: @ProtectYoungMinds
In all my (Shane) years of working for a sexual integrity non-profit, I have only ever met two men who have never watched porn. In this episode we interview one of those men — Nick Peters.
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/VXExRrhM6h8
To fight for healthy love and wholesome marriages, check out the Protector Initiative at: https://www.provenmen.org/protectors/
Nick Peters is a Christian apologist in the Cumming area near Atlanta. He has been married to his wife, Allie, for ten years with one fur baby, a cat named Shiro. Nick has a Bachelor's from Johnson University and hopes to get a Master's in New Testament and/or apologetics. He blogs at deeperwatersapologetics.com and hosts the Deeper Waters Podcast. He and his wife both have Aspergers. For hobbies, he is a passionate gamer. Of course, he affirms the virgin birth.
Check out Nick Peter's ministry at: https://www.deeperwatersapologetics.com/
In this episode, we bring on Nick Liberto and Marshall Shank — Directors from a sexual integrity ministry called Proven Ministries. Both of these guys have been married for 4 years, and we bring them on to discuss what they wish they'd known before getting married.
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Yh-gDmb4Uis
To fight for healthy love and wholesome marriages, check out the Protector Initiative at: https://www.provenmen.org/protectors/
From the moral failings of college professors to the moral standing of college students, here's a dispatch about what's happening right now.
To fight for healthy love and wholesome marriages, check out the Protector Initiative at: https://www.provenmen.org/protectors/
Watch on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/EPdTvgGI1n8
professor: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-miami-professor-porn-fired-bookmark-20200429-4sfy4wqzyre7javby52t3qau7y-story.html
college house: https://fightthenewdrug.org/brilliant-porn-fighting-system-all-guys-college-house/
Best selling author and Christian apologist, Josh McDowell, began talking about porn a decade ago, long before the Church and the research started to engage the issue. Today, he joins us to discuss his thoughts and involvement in the prophet fight against pornography.
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/zIM8xK1TcWE
To fight for healthy love and wholesome marriages, check out the Protector Initiative at: https://www.provenmen.org/protectors/
Josh has addressed more than 46 million people, giving over 27,200 talks in 139 countries.Josh and his team have created many cutting-edge live events to help young people stand strong and firm in their faith in the face of a rapidly-changing culture. These have often developed into full-blown campaigns. Since 1960, Josh has written or co-authored 151 books in 128 languages including:
- More Than a Carpenter— over 27 million copies distributed
- Evidence That Demands a Verdict — named one the twentieth century’s top 40 books and one of the thirteen most influential books of the last 50 years on Christian thought by World Magazine.
In addition to many other awards, Josh has been nominated 36 times for the Gold Medallion Award and has received that award on four occasions.
Check out Josh's ministry at: https://www.josh.org/
Pastor, academic, and counselor Mike Kunzinger gives us a look into the counseling world or marriage, abuse, and hook up culture.
To fight for healthy love and wholesome marriages, check out the Protector Initiative at: https://www.provenmen.org/protectors/
In this episode, Dr. Thornhill walks us through the biblical and historical theology of sexuality.
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Elv-bjgnCxA
To fight for healthy love and wholesome marriages, check out the Protector Initiative at: https://www.provenmen.org/protectors/
Originally from Culpeper, VA., Dr. Thornhill transferred to Liberty University to complete a B.S. degree in Religion and subsequently completed the MAR, MDiv, and PhD. Dr. Thornhill teaches courses in New Testament, Greek, and Theology. He is the author of The Chosen People (IVP, 2015), Greek for Everyone (Baker, 2016), and co-editor of Divine Impassibility (IVP, 2019).
Dr. Thornhill and his wife Caroline have one son and two daughters. In his spare time, Dr. Thornhill enjoys following reading, rock climbing, and playing guitar and banjo.
Lexie Smith joins today to share her story of being sex trafficked at a young age in Chicago, and to help us see the connections between pornography and sex trafficking.
To fight for healthy love and wholesome marriages, check out the Protector Initiative at: https://www.provenmen.org/protectors/
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/aGrfVsZf3oM
Dr. Alastair Roberts walks us through a biblical sexual ethic and what it means to love God with our bodies.
Watch Episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/KwKOShwT7LA
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Alastair Roberts is a Teaching Fellow of the Theopolis Institute and the Davenant Institute, a blogger and writer, and one of the hosts of the Mere Fidelity podcast. His personal podcast is Alastair's Adversaria, where he produces daily reflections upon Scripture. He is the author of Echoes of Exodus: Tracing Themes of Redemption through Scripture (2018).
In the craziness and busyness of life, what does it mean to actually know God? In this episode, Justin Camp walks us through how to be known by God in the midst of crazy.
Watch this Episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/GrdEB9uVMpU
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"Justin is a writer and a storyteller with a heart for adventure. He is the author of Odyssey: Encounter the God of Heaven and Escape the Surly Bonds of This World. He also created the free WiRE for Men devotional and is a co-founder of Gather Ministries, a nonprofit he runs with his wife, Jennifer. Before that, he was a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley and a lawyer on Wall Street. Justin, Jenn, their three teenagers, and one super insecure Golden Retriever live on the San Francisco Peninsula."
Click here to check out Justin's book!
In this episode, Dr. Anderson and Shane discuss what a sexual ethic is and whether or not the body actually matters.
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/8YsFmkVeBR8
Matthew Lee Anderson is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion, and the Associate Director of Baylor in Washington. He is an Associate Fellow at the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Life at Oxford University, where he completed a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics. Academically, Anderson writes on a wide range of subjects, including pro- and anti-natalism, political theology, and bioethics. Anderson has an M.Phil. from the same university, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University’s Torrey Honors Institute. In 2005 he founded Mere Orthodoxy, a web-based magazine that provides both long- and short-form commentary on matters of religion, politics, and culture from a broadly conservative, evangelical standpoint. He is the author of two books. Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith was one of the first efforts (2008) within evangelicalism to develop a robustly theological account of bodiliness. The End of our Exploring is an attempt to articulate a spirituality and theology of questioning. Anderson writes occasionally for Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. He was listed among Christianity Today’s ‘33 under 33’ list of younger evangelical leaders, and co-hosts Mere Fidelity, a podcast on faith, theology, and ethics. He lives in Waco, Texas, and in his spare time enjoys beating fourth-graders at basketball.
Taylor shares her story through pornography, the impact porn has upon women, and a glimpse of the industry behind pornography.
Taylor is 21 years old with a passion to see the hurt and broken find hope and freedom. Her heart is to see those addicted to pornography set free as well as those trafficked and abused in the porn industry. Staying silent about the things that matter is not her thing. She currently works for a missions organization called “Circuit Riders” and is residing in Huntington Beach, California with her husband Alvin.
Follow her on Instagram: @taylormuthoka
Resources for Women and Men: endporn.org
Watch on youtube: https://youtu.be/wPxV-rO-C-c
In this episode, Shane is joined by pastor Jay Holland. Jay's work has revolved around parenting for the better part of two decades and joins us to talk through childhood sexual formation and lust in marriage.
Watch episode at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjsL-ANi8T4
Jay Holland is a husband to Emily, biological and adoptive father of four, and has served as a pastor in Family and Student Ministries for the past twenty years. He hosts a weekly marriage and family podcasts called Let’s Parent on Purpose. Jay and his family live and serve at Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church in Stuart, Florida.
In this episode, Shane interviews Pastor Bronwyn about sexual and non-sexual relationships, family, and biblical sexuality.
Watch interview at: https://youtu.be/ABLtLJfdWSY
Bronwyn Lea has been active for twenty years in vocational ministry to serve, encourage, teach, and mobilize Christians of all ages. A graduate of law school and seminary, she ministers in her local church and also heads up Propel Sophia, the Christian living wisdom resource for Propel Women. Bronwyn is mom to three school-aged kids, who keep her somewhere between hilarious laughter and desperate prayer on any given day. She and her fellow South African husband live in Northern California, where they count the men and women in their church as both friends and family.
Check out Bronwyn's book here!
Check out Bronwyn's writings at: https://bronlea.com/
Facebook: @bronleablog
Instagram: @bronwyn_lea
Twitter: @bronleatweets
Dr. Paul Gould and Shane talk through how we all live in a story and how fantasy and lust pull us into a story of pleasure. They also work through what it means and looks like to live into Jesus' story.
Paul M. Gould (Ph.D. philosophy, Purdue University) is an Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Director of the M.A. Philosophy of Religion program at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He is the author or editor of ten scholarly and popular-level books including Cultural Apologetics, Philosophy: A Christian Introduction, and The Story of the Cosmos. He has been a visiting scholar at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School’s Henry Center, working on the intersection of science and faith, and is the founder and president of the Two Tasks Institute. He is a widely sought after speaker in apologetics and philosophy. He speaks regularly at universities, churches, and ministries around the country, including Summit Ministries, the C.S. Lewis Institute, and the Evangelical Philosophical Society’s annual apologetics conference. He is married to Ethel and has four children.
Check out Paul's apologetics and religion department here! — https://www.pba.edu/academics/programs/ma-philosophy-religion.html
Paul's podcast: https://www.twotasksinstitute.org/podcast/
In this interview, Shane is joined by Dr. Holly Ordway. Dr. Ordway is an atheist turned Christian who explores the beauty of the Christian imagination. This conversation dives into questions like "What is meaning?" "What is fantasy" and "How can we faithfully use our imaginations to know Jesus?"
Check out Holly's book here!
Holly Ordway is Fellow of Faith and Culture at the Word on Fire Institute. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the author of Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith (Emmaus Road, 2017), and Not God’s Type: An Atheist Academic Lays Down Her Arms (Ignatius, 2014). She is also a Subject Editor for the Journal of Inklings Studies, Visiting Professor at Houston Baptist University,and a published poet. Her academic work focuses on imaginative apologetics, and on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. Her forthcoming book is Tolkien’s Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages (Word on Fire Academic, 2021). Her website is
Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/kJdIsxi-338
In this episode, Shane and Dr. Latta talk through how fantasy is used in lust and how imagination can be used in prayer. Along with that, Dr. Latta also helps us to see that our draw to stimulation is also an addiction to shame, and he helps us to see the good news in the midst of our shame. As a practitioner, Dr. Latta helps us to look at these issues not only as thinker but also as a counselor.
Corey Latta, PhD, is a husband, father, writer, speaker, counselor, as well as the author of When the Eternal Can Be Met, C. S. Lewis and the Art of Writing and the forthcoming Serve the Work: Reflections on Christ and the Creative Life. Corey is the father of four (two sets of twins!), Justice, London, Gus, and Emma.
https://www.amazon.com/When-Eternal-Can-Met-Bergsonian/dp/1625644213
https://www.amazon.com/Lewis-Art-Writing-Apologist-Theologian/dp/1498225349
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/OceX3ubCe3s
2 minute history of the #MeToo and what's going on with Harvey Weinstein. Also, a way to get involved and say together "No More Victims!" See the first link below!
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/G8eb_e3jaOI
https://www.provenmen.org/protectors/
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41594672
https://fightthenewdrug.org/harvey-weinstein-found-guilty-of-rape/
In this conversation Shane and Dr. Kreeft touch on everything from Boredom, to Neitzsche's insanity, to desire and the Transcendentals.
Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College. He loves his five grandchildren, four children, one wife, one cat, and one God. His 95 books include:
Handbook of Christian Apologetics
Christianity for Modern Pagans
Fundamentals of the Faith
https://www.peterkreeft.com/
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/RH2X-bQdgxQ
Imagination is what humans use when they watch porn and fantasize. But can imagination be used to know Jesus and if so, how? In this conversation, Shane and Paul discuss the significance of imagination in the Christian life part 1 of this multi-guest conversation on imagination and fantasy.
Watch the Youtube Video Here: https://youtu.be/oV9iuqtOZdA
Check out Paul's book here!
Paul M. Gould (Ph.D. philosophy, Purdue University) is an Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Director of the M.A. Philosophy of Religion program at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He is the author or editor of ten scholarly and popular-level books including Cultural Apologetics, Philosophy: A Christian Introduction, and The Story of the Cosmos. He has been a visiting scholar at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School’s Henry Center, working on the intersection of science and faith, and is the founder and president of the Two Tasks Institute. He is a widely sought after speaker in apologetics and philosophy. He speaks regularly at universities, churches, and ministries around the country, including Summit Ministries, the C.S. Lewis Institute, and the Evangelical Philosophical Society’s annual apologetics conference. He is married to Ethel and has four children.
Check out the program Dr. Gould is heading up at Palm Beach Atlantic University: https://www.pba.edu/academics/programs/ma-philosophy-religion.html?fbclid=IwAR1UCa57SNVXPc0RW1ayqw5I9qHiZxogns-setNepxxCsIXAhLIUz-_i0g0
Get Dr. Gould's Book here: https://www.amazon.com/Cultural-Apologetics-Conscience-Imagination-Disenchanted-ebook/dp/B07BB5Y111/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=cultural+apologetics&qid=1589337436&sr=8-2
Check out Dr. Gould's work at: http://www.paul-gould.com/
In this episode, Shane and Matt Fradd discuss various myths and lies that our culture believes about pornography.
View the episode video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxIDFc99LVc
Click here to check out Matt's book!
Matt Fradd speaks to tens of thousands of people every year. He is the best-selling author of several books, including Does God Exist?, The Porn Myth, andMarian Consecration With Aquinas. Matt’s podcast Pints With Aquinas receives hundreds of thousands of downloads every month.
Matt earned his master’s and undergraduate degrees in philosophy from Holy Apostles College.
His new course STRIVE: A 21-Day Detox from Porn equips men with the tools needed to quit porn for good.
Matt lives with his wife, Cameron, and their children in Georgia.
Watch the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/yxIDFc99LVc
How important is sexuality? Is there more to humanity than sexuality, and, if so, what more is there? Join Shane for his discussion with Dr. Adam McClendon.
View video interview at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuSpMjeyZ4U
Dr. Adam McClendon is the father of four wonderful children and the husband of his dear wife, Adrienne. He has extensive ministry experience and has served educational institutions in various capacities. He currently serves as the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Liberty University. He is also the founder and director of New Line Ministries (www.newlineministries.org). Among his other publications, he is the author of Square One and Timeless Church.
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Nancy Pearcey is the author of Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality. Her earlier books include The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, and two ECPA Gold Medallion Award Winners:How Now Shall We Live (coauthored with Harold Fickett and Chuck Colson) and Total Truth. Her books have been translated into eight languages. She is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University. A former agnostic, Pearcey has spoken at universities such as Princeton, Stanford, USC, and Dartmouth. She was highlighted as one of the five top women apologists by Christianity Today and was hailed in The Economist as "America's pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual."
Allie Peters is 29 years old who struggles with addiction and mental illness. She’s been a Christian since she was 14 years old and currently goes to Sts Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene Greek Orthodox Church in Cumming, GA. She hopes to go to cosmetology school some day so she can do hair and makeup for people in hospitals.
https://www.deeperwatersapologetics.com/
https://www.provenmen.org/women/
Preston Sprinkle has a Ph.D. in New Testament and Early Judaism, and has been a college professor for a number of years. He's a New York Times bestselling author, who’s written several books including People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is not just an Issue. Preston currently serves as the president of The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender, an organization that’s aimed at helping Christians engage questions about faith, sexually & gender with theological faithfulness and courageous love. If you have questions related to the LGBTQ conversation, please check out The Center’s website, centerforfaith.com, for lots of great resources.
Questions about faith, sexuality & gender are among the most pressing ethical questions facing the church today. This is why I’m so excited to tell you about the Grace/Truth learning experience, the highly acclaimed small group material produced by The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender. Grace/Truth 1.0 and 2.0 is a 10 week small group learning experience that helps Christians, churches, and community groups to engage the conversation about homosexuality and LGBTQ related questions with theological faithfulness and courageous love. If you’re interested in engaging this conversation with other Christians, then the Grace/Truth learning experience is a perfect place to begin.
Articles: https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2019/fall/polyamory-next-sexual-frontier.html
https://centerforfaith.com/blog/a-response-to-the-critics-of-my-ct-article-on-polyamory
Preston's ministry: https://centerforfaith.com/about/leadership/dr-preston-sprinkle
In this episode we sit down with Theresa Hesch and discuss her life-altering experience with a husband who was addicted to pornography and who tried to sleep with one of her close friends after years of marriage.
Link for Proven Women: https://www.provenmen.org/women/
Link for Proven Wives: https://www.provenmen.org/for-wives/
Joel comes on to discuss his expectations for marriage, his hidden issues, and his attempted adultery. From those experiences, Joel came clean to his wife, his friends, and his pastor. Over the years of that experience he developed the kind of ministry and resources that he wished existed when he really needed help.
Check out Proven here: https://www.provenmen.org/