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Talking to Your Son About His Body by Stephen Moss

Dads…talking to your son about his body is one of the most important jobs you have. Silence is not an option. The world is eager to tell your son what his body is for and how he should use it. Often in ways that displease God and ultimately harm him. But God placed you in his life to tell him a better story about his body and how to use it for God glorifying purposes. Today’s episode from Stephen Moss encourages to engage these crucial conversations with their teenage sons. He shares five false stories the world is already telling your son about his body and the better story God tells. The story that will help become the kind of man who offers his body in sacrificial love for others out of love for God. Read along → https://harvestusa.org/talking-to-your-son-about-his-body/

The Insecurity of Lust by Mark Sanders

Every day we are tempted to lust after people. It can be discouraging to feel overwhelmed by attractive people who pull your heart in unhealthy directions. But what causes lust? In today’s episode, Mark Sanders reveals that there is more going on when we struggle with lust than what we see with our eyes. Covetousness, insecurity, and how we understand ourselves in comparison to others all factor into how we’re specifically tempted by lust. Mark teaches us that the solution to our struggles with lust require not only the guarding of our eyes, but faith to embrace who Christ if for us and our secure identity in Him. Read along with today’s episode: https://harvestusa.org/the-insecurity-of-lust/

When Is a Residential Treatment Center Appropriate for Pornography or Sexual Addiction? by John Freeman

Should I enter a residential treatment center to deal with my porn addiction? This is a question our Founder, John Freeman, receives fairly often. Seeking residential treatment for pornography or sexual addiction requires a lot of wisdom. Today’s episode offers seven criteria to think through if you (or someone you love) are considering a residential treatment option. Read along → https://harvestusa.org/when-is-a-residential-treatment-center-appropriate-for-pornography-or-sexual-addiction/

Today’s Youth Ministry Isn’t for the Faint-Hearted by John Freeman

What do you do when someone attends your youth group who openly identifies as gay? What do you do when students and parents in your youth ministry have different opinions about sexuality and gender, especially when those opinions contradict the Bible? How do you create a culture in your youth group where young men and women who are struggling with sexual sin, same-sex attraction, or gender distress feel comfortable sharing those struggles with trusted disciplers and mentors? If a youth pastor isn’t prepared to address tough topics related to sexuality and gender, questions like this can throw his ministry into turmoil and confusion. Today’s episode from Harvest USA founder John Freeman offers a plea to youth pastors to take up the serious responsibility of equipping students, youth leaders, and parents how to understand biblical sexuality and compassionately minister to struggling youth. Read along: https://harvestusa.org/youth-ministry-isnt-for-the-faint-hearted/

How Can the Church Love People with Intersex Conditions? by Ellen Mary Dykas

How can the church help people with intersex conditions? The sexuality conversation in the church often revolves around topics that are more mainstream than intersex conditions. Battling the pornography pandemic, holding fast to a biblical view of marriage and relationships, and raising kids in a tech- and AI-saturated society provide much to keep us busy. But we must study, learn how to walk alongside, and teach and disciple our people to think biblically and minister compassionately to people with intersex conditions too. Today’s episode from Ellen Mary Dykas helps churches care for and understand those with intersex conditions using the word of God as her guide. She defines why intersex conditions are different from cultural gender categories, shares why those with intersex conditions often experience suffering, and shares four steps to help churches expand their application of the gospel into the lives of families and individuals who need care. Understanding the medical condition is one thing; loving the person is another. If your church wants to grow in understanding and caring for those with intersex conditions, listen to this edition of The Harvest USA Podcast! Resources mentioned in today’s episode: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Klinefelter and Other X and Y Chromosome Variations Program → https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/klinefelter-and-other-x-and-y-chromosome-variations-program The Gospel Coalition’s review of Intersex in Christ: Ambiguous Biology and the Gospel by Jennifer Anne Cox → https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/review/intersex-in-christ-ambiguous-biology-and-the-gospel/?queryID=d1e387c4ccb1e8eb2619f80dd67f3967 The Gospel Coalition’s review of Beyond Male and Female? A Theological Account of Intersex Embodiment by Sam Aston: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/review/beyond-male-and-female-a-theological-account-of-intersex-embodiment/?queryID=d1e387c4ccb1e8eb2619f80dd67f3967 You can read along here: https://harvestusa.org/how-can-the-church-love-people-with-intersex-conditions/

Your Dating Relationship and Your Sexual Past by Ellen Mary Dykas

How do I share about my sexual past with my boyfriend or girlfriend? If you’re dating relationship is moving towards engagement and marriage, it’s critical that you have honest conversations about your sexual past with your significant other before it reaches that point. Marriage is a wonderful but serious commitment, one couple’s should make with true knowledge of one another’s character, strengths, weaknesses, walk with Christ, temptations, shortcomings and more. In today’s episode, Ellen Mary Dykas shares wisdom to help couples navigate these conversations. She affirms the difficulty of these conversations, why it’s important to have the conversation before engagement and formal pre-marital counseling, and the comforts available in Christ for couples courageously pursuing this path of honesty and vunerability. If you’re anxious about the how, what, when, and the how much of sharing the parts of your story that include sexual struggle and sin, this episode provides the Christ-centered comfort and wisdom you need to take this step. PurchaseYour Dating Relationship and Your Sexual Past by Ellen Mary Dykas → https://shop.harvestusa.org/products/your-dating-relationship-and-your-sexual-past-how-much-to-share-minibook

Parents, Watch Out for Bad Advice by Joan McConnell

When it comes to sexuality and gender, advice for parents is plentiful. There is no shortage of voices telling parents how they should raise their kids or support their adult children regarding these topics. How can Christian parents discern whether such advice is good or bad. Today’s episode from Joan McConnell explores the following five diagnostic questions parents can apply to the advice they receive… Does the advice prioritize the child’s happiness as a goal? Does the advice regard the child’s feelings or choices as primary or directive? Does the advice minimize human fallenness? Doe the advice dilute the authority of Scripture? Does the advice minimize God? If you’re trying to raise kids who honor God with their sexuality or need help interacting with an adult child who embraces worldly categories for sex and gender, this episode will give you the tools you need to discern through the mountains of advice the culture and Christians are offering. Read along here: https://harvestusa.org/parents-watch-out-for-bad-advice/

My Husband Sinned Against Me—Why Do I Carry the Shame? by Ellen Mary Dykas

If your husband has sinned sexually, you might be surprised at how deeply you feel ashamed. Why does this happen? Ellen Mary Dykas shares why the intimacy of the marriage covenant, and the oneness of life between spouses, contributes to the powerful shame wives can feel in the aftermath of foundation shattering sin entering their marriage. She seeks to help wives understand shame, why they’re experiencing it, and why Jesus brings freedom from both shame and betrayal truama as a our compassionate Savior. Jesus knows what it’s like to experience the “dirtiness” of someone else’s sin. He can set you free from the shame your feeling. Read along with today’s episode here: https://harvestusa.org/my-husband-sinned-against-me-why-do-i-carry-the-shame/

Church Discipline: The Heart of Discipleship for Lost Sheep by Yohan Huh Prudente

Church discipline is a painful subject. Yet it’s vital to the health of the church and the practice of discipleship. For the men and women who come to Harvest USA with sexual sin struggles, their experience with church discipline, or the lack of it, can be painful and complicated. In today’s episode, Yohan Huh Prudente appeals to church leaders to embrace the value and necessity of church discipline as part of their discipleship. He presents the historical reasons why church discipline should be regarded as an essential mark of the church and appeals to pastors and elders to know their sheep and practice church discipline in a spirit of love that reflects God the Father and Christ, the great Shepherd of His sheep. Read along: https://harvestusa.org/church-discipline-the-heart-of-discipleship-for-lost-sheep/

Christ Offers Life – Techniques Don’t by Mark Sanders

What is the most important thing for me to do to overcome sexual sin? While techniques that reduce sexually sinful behaviors such internet filters, getting rid of your smartphone, or meticulously planning your day to avoid temptation are essential, if you’re a Christian, the answer is clear: abide in Jesus Christ. Today’s episode from Mark Sanders shows Christians struggling with sexual sin why the life Christ offers through the means of grace are essential to our growth in sexual integrity. Read along here: https://harvestusa.org/techniques-dont-offer-life-christ-does/

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