029: Sex and the Silent Church with Mo Isom

<p>Mo Isom joins me on the podcast today to talk about her soon-to-be-released book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Jesus-Conversations-Church-Forgot/dp/0801019052/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1519396343&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=sex+jesus+and+the+conversations+the+church+forgot"> <em>Sex, Jesus, and the Conversations the Church Forgot"</em></a>. We are living in both a cultural and church climate that have all but forgotten the design, meaning, purpose, and importance of sex as created by God. The church treats sex as a largely taboo topic (or else as something solely for the purpose of "meeting a husband's needs"), while the culture treats it in such a cheap, even abusive manner that folks are daily reaping the ramifications of having used sex in a way never intended by God. It's time that we finally come to a full understanding of what sex truly is, and Mo is providing us with that and more on the show today. </p> <p>  </p> <p><strong>What we Chat about in This Episode</strong></p> <p>~Mo's new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Jesus-Conversations-Church-Forgot/dp/0801019052/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1519396343&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=sex+jesus+and+the+conversations+the+church+forgot"> <em>Sex, Jesus, and the Conversations the Church Forgot</em></a> - what it's about, Mo's inspiration for writing it, and more</p> <p>~Mo's testimony of her journey through pornography, sexual sin and promiscuity, and finally how she came to Jesus</p> <p>~The ways in which we have idolized and perverted God's design for sex</p> <p>~The power of sex and the importance of getting to the heart of the matter when discussing it in the church </p> <p>~How sexual sin oftentimes stems from ignorance about the true meaning and purpose of sex</p> <p>~The church's silence on sex versus God's practice of addressing it in the very first chapter of the Bible</p> <p>~How viewing sex as being all about merely "meeting your husband's needs" misses the mark</p> <p>~The shamefulness of <em>Fifty Shades of Grey</em> </p> <p>~Advice for how and when to teach your children about sex, pornography, and other related issues</p> <p>~The importance of talking to your children about sex as early as you can</p> <p>~How the church's admonition of "Don't have sex until you're married!!" is an incomplete narrative which oftentimes leads to feelings of guilt when you're finally able to cultivate intimacy in marriage </p> <p>~Sex in marriage as being a weapon against the enemy</p> <p>~The differentiation to make between the idol of virginity and God's call to purity as a whole </p> <p>~Encouagement and hope for the woman with sexual sin in her past or present</p> <p>~And more!</p> <br /><br />Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at <a href="https://rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe</a>