Equipping Parents for The Journey
Are you totally comfortable talking to your kids about sex? If you’re not… Welcome to the club. Few things create more anxiety in a parent than the thought of “The Talk.” Debby Wade, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist who is also a committed Christian, joined us...
There is a biblical foundation for our conversation about dating and sexuality. Looking at 1 Corinthians 6:9-20, we see that Paul’s letter to Corinth is about living differently in a fallen world. Paul explains that believers are to have different attitudes toward lawsuits, sex, and other controversial topics. Historically the attitudes toward sex in Corinth...
“A lot of times I feel lonely.” “I often feel left out of things.” “I often wish I had more good friends.” These statements by teenagers were recorded in a recent article found in the September issue of The Atlantic magazine, highlighting a study on the effects of smart phones on our current teen...
Sex. One little word that generates opinions from every angle and poses innumerable questions for parents. “How do you talk about it?” “When do you talk about it?” and even “Do you really need to talk about it?” are some of the most common musings. Hopefully, as we dialogue about this topic more frequently, you...
The world is full of messages that depict sex as fun, enticing, and powerful. Our children are growing up in a world where sex of any type is celebrated and even embraced. Without even trying, our children are being barraged with sexual messages that devalue and degrade them. At the same time, the Christian...
The waves crashing, the children building sandcastles, the aloe ready to relieve the sting. All things making summer tangible. I love this time of year. I love the excitement of road trips leading to the ocean and Fourth of July parades followed by brilliant displays of color in the sky. I love camping and cookouts and...
Simply telling our children not to do something does not always work. You often need to combine knowledge and biblical wisdom as you guide your children toward making good decisions. Instead of telling our kids to just say no to sex, we need to explain why it is a precious gift from God, inspire...
In this session, you’ll learn how to teach your children about God’s desire for them and His view of healthy sexuality. You’ll learn how to build a foundation of truth within them, a basis for which they can compare worldly views....
