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Christian News
Joshua Butler Resigns as Pastor Following Controversy Over Book About ‘God’s Vision for Sex’
Joshua Ryan Butler, the pastor who drew controversy in March for his article on The Gospel Coalition that compared sex to Christ's relationship with the church, has resigned as pastor from Redemption Tempe in Tempe, Arizona. A copy of Butler's resignation letter was posted online May 3.
Articles for Youth Leaders
Sex Is Not Sexy: Help Young People Value the True Purpose of Sex
Sex is not sexy. The physical act will never satisfy you once and for all. Learn how to help young people understand God's true purpose behind the gift of sex.
Christian News
Josh Butler Addresses Criticisms of His TGC Article About ‘God’s Vision for Sex’
Josh Butler, who was at the center of an online tempest earlier this month because of an article he wrote for The Gospel Coalition, appeared on Preston Sprinkle’s Theology in the Raw podcast Monday to explain what he was trying to communicate in his article and to address the pushback against it.
Christian News
UPDATE: TGC Announces Josh Butler’s Resignation as Keller Center Fellow, Issues Apology for Book About ‘God’s Vision for Sex’
The Gospel Coalition has pulled the introduction and first chapter of "Beautiful Union" by Josh Butler from its website and issued an apology. TGC announced that Butler has resigned as a fellow at the Keller Center, will no longer lead an online cohort with the center, and will no longer speak at TGC23.
Christian News
Billboards Tout Mark Driscoll’s ‘Real Romance’ Sermon Series—And Book
Controversial Arizona pastor Mark Driscoll is presenting an eight-week sermon series about marriage ahead of the Valentine’s Day release of his new book, "Real Romance: Sex and the Song of Songs."
Mental Health
Why Do We Commit Sexual Sin?
Conservative estimates indicate three to six percent of adults are involved in some form of compulsive sexual behavior. This equates to seven to 14 million adults who are creating untold damage in their marriages and families through sexual sin. But why?
Christian News
Pastor Judah Smith Says Pleasuring Yourself Sexually in the Confines of Marriage Is a Gift From God
A video conversation between Judah and Chelsea Smith regarding single people’s sexual desires recently resurfaced because of popular YouTuber Ruslan KD.
Children's Ministry Leaders
Raising Spiritual Kids in a Sexual World
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s not hard to see that we live in a sexualized world in just about every way. Themes and images of sexual and sensual things are lurking around every corner that we turn.