In our adult Bible study, we are currently studying the Beatitudes. As dedicated Christians, how often do we aspire to these character traits? I suspect, not often enough! In our culture, we tend to focus on survival-of-the- fittest mentality and independence, forgetting that the Beatitudes are a picture of a citizen of Christ’s Kingdom and…
Author: rsp
True vs. False Change
Many caught living in secret sexual sin have sat in my office in tears.
Betrayed in Love
Sexual sin can quickly become a nightmare. John started looking at pornography when he was nine years old. Along with masturbation, that habit continued through seminary and into his marriage to Joyce. By the time he was pastoring, he was sexting and sex chatting online. When asked if he wanted sex with a sixteen-year old…
Can You Repent Without Changing?
For more than 25 years, I have counseled Christian men and women who have lived in bondage to sexual sin. I’ve met with people who have hired prostitutes, had affairs, were addicted to pornography, lied, and blamed a spouse for their problems. I’ve listened while they described financial loss, job loss, sleep loss, and familial loss, all due to sexual sin.
The Myth of Sexual Freedom
by Dr. Harry W. Schaumburg The definition of human sexuality is being redefined right before our very eyes. Dr. Al Mohler says, “In the face of the sexual revolution, the Christian church in the West now faces a set of moral challenges that exceeds anything it has experienced in the past.” The belief that we…
Alternative Sex: Is It Really An Alternative?
The movie, Fifty Shades of Grey, opens Thursday night just before Valentine’s Day, and it is reported it will be Fandango’s top five advance ticket-sellers in the company’s 15-year history. That’s right up there with Harry Potter, Hunger Games and Twilight movies. Interest in the movie grows as people look for an exciting girls’ night out or as a date night for Valentine’s weekend.
Identical Twin Studies Prove Homosexuality is Not Genetic
by Mark Ellis – Originally posted on orthodoxytoday.org Eight major studies of identical twins in Australia, the U.S., and Scandinavia during the last two decades all arrive at the same conclusion: gays were not born that way. “At best genetics is a minor factor,” says Dr. Neil Whitehead, PhD. Whitehead worked for the New Zealand…
Your Husband Looks at Porn: Now What?
(First published in Today’s Christian Woman) Dr. Harry W. Schaumburg Typically the event doesn’t start with a confession, but by discovering your husband has a secret problem with lust, masturbation, and pornography. Faced with horrifying acts of betrayal, your reactions may range from sadness to depression, anger to rage, to sexual disinterest, to having an…
Message To Parents
Romeo and Juliet is a tragic Shakespearean romance about two young lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Juliet was just shy of fourteen years of age. Today, thirteen-year-old girls may long for a romantic relationship with their “Romeo” only to be pressured into performing sex on the boy who then puts the video…
Lust Is Dangerous!
Lust often goes no further than visual sex, yet there is a loss of control of the lustful thoughts. Contrary to the disease model there remains for many a strong motivation of fear that controls the progression of the behavior. For others, the loss of control coupled with living in a digital world quickly moves…