Tag Archives: ministry
8 Mistakes We Make When We Share Our Stories
- Posted on May 6, 2013
- in Freedom and Victory
- by Jessica
In March, I spoke at Union University. My first day there, I sat surrounded by RA’s and other Resident Life Staff when one asked a question. She said How is she supposed to share this part of her testimony? How much should she share? If she leaves information out, is [...]
Continue reading...Skipping Out on God, Catching Up on Porn: How To Re-Order Your Priorities
- Posted on March 4, 2013
- in Pornography, Masturbation, and Lust
- by Jessica
This is a statement from an e-mail I received a couple weeks ago. A young woman had skipped out on church because she didn’t feel well and decided, instead, to catch up on pornography. I think this is a common storyline. I know it has been true in my case [...]
Continue reading...I Lead; I Lust. Am I a Hypocrite?
- Posted on January 11, 2013
- in Pornography, Masturbation, and Lust
- by Jessica
It’s the worship leader who struggles with masturbation. It’s the Sunday school teacher who spent Saturday night watching porn. It’s you. It’s me. All battling with one of the most dreaded fears of Christianity; hypocrisy. Just a bunch of hypocrites Something we hear a lot as Christians is “the church [...]
Continue reading...Should I Marry Someone Addicted to Porn?
After writing my article in response to a question about marrying a woman with a porn addiction, I was delighted to find that, days later, Sheila Wray Gregoire wrote a similar article. Sheila is a Christian author and speaker from Canada who writes about… well… she writes about sex within [...]
Continue reading...Reaching Out: How To Start
- Posted on October 17, 2012
- in Freedom and Victory, Resources
- by Jessica
You’ve decided you’re going to do it. You are going to reach out to women struggling with porn and lust. Maybe you’re a former addict wanting to be a steward of your brokenness or maybe you are a church wanting to be a place of hope healing and grace. It’s [...]
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