Category Sex

The Honeymoon Night - sex

The Honeymoon Night

QUESTION I am a virgin, but one day when I am married (hopefully) I’ll have sex. I keep hearing all of my friends that are going to get married talk about having to stretch themselves so that their husbands will…

Sexting - sex

Sexting

SEXTING QUESTION Is sexting or sending naked pictures wrong to do between a boyfriend and girlfriend? What if it makes them feel closer or more connected? I have read in the Bible of stories where someone saw somebody else naked…

Is Birth Control Morally Right - sex

Is Birth Control Morally Right?

QUESTION I’m a newly-wed. My wife wants to have sex using condoms/pills to prevent pregnancy. I don’t think that is morally right for the same reason I am against abortion. I understand that sex is about intimacy, but it is…

IUD's for Birth Control - sex

IUD’s for Birth Control

QUESTION I am getting married and started reading about birth control. I am thinking about using the IUD. Do you have any thoughts on that? DOCTOR’S ANSWER With the older generation of IUDs, I would have considered this among the…

Same Sex Practice - same sex practice Bible

Same Sex Practice

QUESTION Why are same-sex sexual practices not good for you?   DOCTOR’S ANSWER I frequently receive questions about same sex practice.  Sexual intercourse was designed to be between man and woman. Theologically speaking, God is quite clear in scripture both…

The Reality of Slavery - sex trafficking

The Reality of Slavery

 AN ALL TOO COMMON TALE When I started working at the call center that year, I didn’t really know how this meaningless job would impact me so greatly. Yes, it was the worst, soul-sucking job of my life, but for…

Women's Rights or Human Rights - abortion

Women’s Rights or Human Rights?

MORE THAN JUST YOUR BODY As a woman, there are just some days when I bury my head under the sand and cringe at what my fellow gender is doing and saying. In particular, the pendulum swing seen among most…

Real Sex, Real Life - real sex real life

Real Sex, Real Life

SEX: A DIVINE ENCOUNTER Before meeting my husband, I had bought into the media’s version of sex. I believed that it was just an act that I would have to perform to keep my husband satisfied so that he wouldn’t…

Fighting to Be a Man of Purity - sex

Fighting to Be a Man of Purity

GOING THROUGH SHAME TO GET TO GOD  I remember the first time I masturbated. I was on a school trip to Germany, sharing a testosterone-charged room with my peers. We were all competing to prove that we were making it…

Same Sex Attraction - lgbtq+

Same Sex Attraction

A HISTORY OF THE SEXUAL WORLD  The subject of gender identification has become a hot topic over the last 20 years or so. However, same gender sexual experiences have been around almost as long as humans have. Abraham’s nephew, Lot, was…

Rebuilding a Relationship - healing & restoration

Rebuilding a Relationship

PUTTING THINGS INTO REVERSE About three and a half years ago, a sequence of events began that would ultimately change my life forever. About that time, I was living with my girlfriend who, in all honesty, I hooked up with in…

From Lonely to Loved - healing & restoration

From Lonely to Loved

RAW, REAL, RADICAL GRACE When I was 18 years old, I completely compromised my sexual purity in exchange for what felt like acceptance. It was a reality I had never experienced before, but one my heart had hungered after my…