Matthew 15:7-9: You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: 8 “‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’[a]” Footnotes: Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13 Religion stunts your growth spiritually, psychologically, sexually, maritally and socially. Religion is the…
Be very careful who you allow to shape your soul. Joshua Harris, author of the widely popular I Kissed Dating Goodbye and other well-known Christian manuals on dating and purity, has not only divorced his wife, he has also renounced his faith. I’m especially shocked because I, along with other godly Christians I know, read his…
The moralist tends to see sex as dirty or at least a dangerous impulse that leads constantly to sin. There will be an approach-avoidance relationship with sex. The uneasy conscience of the moralist will lead to either complete avoidance OR to a very driven, breathless need for sexual experience. Both come from a glory-vacuum within,…
Not going to name drop but certain parts of the country are much more prudish than others, more specifically around the central states. No offence intended, as I’ve met folks from those areas with some traits I honestly find extremely attractive. In fact, I greatly their admire their family-friendly culture and I was even bent…
Lol. I have multiple porn fighting software and apps on each of my devices. Minutes ago, I tried accessing Isaiah 66:11 on Bible Hub but was blocked for the reason of “nudity.” This particular filter might have been invented by my ultra-puritanical former roommates, like the one who probably didn’t read the Song of Solomon because…
I’m a Christian. I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t use bad words. My shirt is always well-tucked. Whenever I fart or use the bathroom, it always smells like roses. This is the fake, pretentious, moralistic brand of Christianity that is prevalent in most ultra conservative churches, is very damning to the soul, and…
From my experiences, that seems to be the general sentiment among 75% of conservative evangelicals.
“Critics sometimes argue that passages extolling the pleasures of sex are inappropriate and should not be in the Bible. The book of Pr, though, sees sex as a gift from God that is to be enjoyed in the context of the commitment of marriage. An intimate relationship with one’s spouse and the physical delight such a…
Some people find this blog by googling things like “is it sinful to breastfeed my husband?”, and I received this on Wednesday on my Facebook page: “I CANNO’T UNDERSTAND CHRIST CENTERED ANR.HOW CAN LOVE FOR BOOBS AND LOVE FOR CHRIST GO TOGETHER?” It may seem to many that I am preaching a sexualized form of…
“Redeemer represents a middle ground, he says, between the moralism of conventional right-wing Christianity and what he regards as the do-what-feels-right narcissism of secular culture.” One of the reasons I absolutely love Tim Keller is that he’s one of the exceedingly rare pastors in America who tries to walk the fine line between theological conservatism…
You weep over your sin because of the sin, not because of the holy and righteous God it offends. You prioritize your thought life over your spiritual life. You vehemently disagree with this statement: “there needs to be a fair amount of primal, sexual and physical attraction between a man and woman who are considering…
Salvation is a position, not a feeling. When is purity an idol if God’s eyes are too pure to look at evil (Hab. 1:13)? Three years ago, I shared a house with a number of roommates, all Christian guys. Incidentally, when implicitly discussing certain ‘intimate desires’ of mine with the house, one of the roommies counseled…
I just signed up for a Christian financial counseling course online, shortly after which it occurred to me that in many churches, we have financial ministries, children’s ministries, teen ministries, college, young adults, women, men, seniors, sports, career, grief counseling, substance recovery, parenting and lots more ministries, so why can’t we have a greater number…
If you were ever in a situation in which confiding your ANR practice/interest to a pastor or elder is met with a surprising rebuke, with said church leader trying to convince you of its sinfulness, I think you should strongly consider leaving that church. Regardless of what anyone says, the Bible in no way, shape…
Christ-centered ANR 