Are you single and struggling with sexual temptation? In today’s episode, Ellen Dykas shares an important tool for men and women engaged in the battle against sexual temptation: identifying triggers. Living as both single and sexually faithful might feel impossible, but Jesus stands ready to help when we turn to him. Seeking further help for your battle with sexual sin? Check out our resources below. Resources on pornography. Resources on Sexual Addiction Curriculum for Men Pursuing Sexual Integrity Curriculum for Women Pursuing Sexual Integrity Get Help For Yourself You can read the original article on our website.
How do we disciple girls who seem to act, think, dress, or develop affinities in ways that don’t match our picture of biblical womanhood? What are we seeking to cultivate when we encourage biblical womanhood? In today’s episode, Caitlin McCaffrey explores the difference between cultural tropes and biblical roles, and shares practical advice to help parents and church leaders navigate conversations and discipleship of girls who don't fit the mold. You can read the original article on our website.
If you’re a ministry leader or pastor, roughly one-in-ten to one-in-five of your female teen and young adult weekly attendees have pursued same-sex sexual activity. Single evangelical women are potentially the demographic most rapidly abandoning a biblical sexual ethic in churches today. God’s daughters are in great need. In today’s episode, Caitlin McCaffrey offers practical help to ministry leaders as they seek to respond to these sobering statistics and disciple struggling women in their church. Are you a woman struggling with sexual sin? Harvest USA has many resources for you: Sexual Sanity for Women: Healing from Sexual & Relational Brokenness Sex and the Single Girl: Smart Ways to Care for Your Heart Sexual Faithfulness: Gospel-Infused, Practical Discipleship for Women (Coming March 21, 2025) Transforming Love: Women, Sexual Struggles, and Help in Christ Seek help from our women’s ministry. You can read the original article on our website.
The idea that “men will be men” is tragically used to excuse, minimize, or outright approve of sexual sin and selfishness. How, then, has it become common, even among professing believers, that we expect men’s sexual desires to rule them? Today, Ellen Mary Dykas shows us that “men will be men” often excuses selfish behaviors and attitudes, the harm this brings to women, and how a gospel lens gives us higher expectations for Christian men and women. This article originally appeared in the 2024 edition of the Harvest USA Magazine: Discipling Men & Women in Our Modern Age Read the original article on our website.
Unexpected turbulence hits our lives in all kinds of ways. It can prompt temptations and emotional knee jerk reactions—and it can lead to sin. Even amid long stretches of resisting sexual temptation’s pull toward things like porn, an unholy relationship, and various sexual behaviors, a surprise jostling can threaten our resolve if we’re not prepared. How do we prepare for or respond to the sudden storms that hit our lives? Ellen Mary Dykas offers four practical ways to seek our Savior and resist sexual temptation. Read the article on our website.
How do we reflect and defend God’s truth as it speaks to Transgenderism and Artificial Intelligence? How can followers of Christ answer the world “with gentleness and respect”? In today’s episode, Yohan Huh Prudente shares a framework for engaging these conversations as Christians and applies it to the topics of Transgenderism and Artificial Intelligence. Explore more resources on the topic of Transgenderism: https://harvestusa.org/how-we-help/transgenderism/ Read the original article on our website.
Beloved, I wonder if you can relate? I remember praying, “Father, my transgressions are ever before me. I do the very thing I hate. Why do you call me ‘son’ despite this wretched body?” I felt hopeless, cursed, and unloved. I heard the gospel’s truth, but, as sexual sins poisoned me, my sinful heart persisted in lying about my identity. For me and for you, believer, the foremost remedy is remembering who we are in Christ. Remember Truth: Our identity in Christ Remember Faith: Our adoption in Christ Remember Hope: Our longing in Christ. Remember Love: Our sanctification in Christ. You can read the original article on our website.
Trad wives are aiming to restore the “good old days.” Feminism seeks “progress.” Are these really the best aims for Christians as younger women (Gen Z and millennials) are trending away from the church? How can church leaders faithfully shepherd and equip the next generation of women? Caitlin McCaffrey offers several factors for the church to consider when shepherding the young women among them. Read the original article on our website.
Have you heard a sermon on singleness lately? If you’re honest, as a single Christian, perhaps you bristle at the thought of the topic. But when was the last time you, my single brother or sister, considered how the abundant riches of Christ can be uniquely experienced in your singleness? What are some features of singleness that can draw out—or perhaps even enhance—some of the blessings of a believer’s union with Christ? Caitlin McCaffrey explores them in today’s episode. Are you looking for resources to help you think about singleness and dating biblically? Check our resources page. You can read the original article on our website.
It’s hard to be a Gen Z man in America. As a result, a number of conservative but secular influencers have begun to speak into the challenges many young men face, but is their advice good? How should the church respond to the rising conservatism of Gen Z men? Mark Sanders offers us 3 lessons: 1. Not all “conservative” movements are good. 2. Young men need compassionate, relational investments from older men. 3. Young men need a vision of greatness. This article originally appeared in the 2024 edition of the Harvest USA magazine: Discipling Men and Women In Our Modern Age You can also read the article digitally on our website.