The Naked Gospel

Leave us a rating and review! 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.Consider supporting this show by clicking here.  Get a copy of The Death of Porn here! (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.Support the show

Share this episode if you found it helpful! Leave a Rating and Review. 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.  Support this show and become a cultural disruptor!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 CollegePastoral Sex Addiction Professional (through IITAP)Unwanted Guide (certified through Jay Stringer)https://www.husbandmaterial.com/https://www.drewboa.com/Support the show

Would you leave us a rating and a short review? 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! For Women's Resources, click here!Use Code womenstruggletoo to get 30% off!  Click here to support this show and become a Disruptor! 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 ApologeticsChristianity for Modern PagansFundamentals of the Faithhttps://www.peterkreeft.com/Support the show

Leave us a rating and write a quick review to ensure other people see this content. 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. Support this show here!Watch Harmony's story here!Harmony (Dust) Grillo, MSWSurvivor 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.Support the show

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. Support this show here! To show your support, leave us a review and rating! Thanks everyone! Support the show

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. Support this show and become a Disruptor!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 CollegePastoral Sex Addiction Professional (through IITAP)Unwanted Guide (certified through Jay Stringer)https://www.husbandmaterial.com/https://www.drewboa.com/Join our fundraiser event at: https://www.provenmen.org/product/shootskeet/Support the show

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!Support this show and become a Disruptor! 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/Support the show

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. To support this show check out the Disruptor Initiative!  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.Check out the new Lewis book here! 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.Support the show

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. To support this show check out The Disruptor Initiative!Check out Sheila's book The Great Sex Rescue!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. Support the show

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. Click here to get resources for men, women, wives! To support this show check out the Disruptor Initiative!Support the show