Christian Sex: Doubling Down on a Bad Hand Back in the 1960s, the sexual revolution presented an opportunity to Christians. It invited us to rethink the “dirty sex” instincts we picked up back in the second century. But that’s not what happened.

. Saying sex is dirty, is pretty uncool these days. So Christian folk don’t say it out loud. We’re much more subtle now. However, instincts as ancient as our dirty-sex ones, don’t go away easily. In our case, they just went underground.

. We’re Sorry! Through the centuries, we Christian folk have gotten pretty twisted up about sex. Most don’t know how it happened, which makes it really hard to get untwisted when we try. But we’re trying. You’ve probably never heard of Clement of Alexa...

Church folk have a reputation for being sexually repressed. Thank goodness it’s not always true! But unfortunately it’s true often enough. All that sexual repression came from somewhere — and Greek philosophy played a major role.

The sexual journey is a tough one. Young folks could really use someone who has been on the journey a while. They need a road map to help them navigate what’s coming. But that’s easy to say . . . not so easy to do.

. The Climax of The Sexual Journey… Doesn’t Happen During Intercourse The sexual journey culminates in our deep and primal desire to connect being fulfilled. Erotic hunger serves that deeper desire. Biology, and loneliness,

In the last several episodes, I’ve been making the case that our sexuality thrusts us forward on a journey much more expansive than the singular experience of eroticism. When we don’t see the whole picture, we limit our sexuality — which costs us.

There’s More to Sex Than the Orgasm Sexuality is a life-long journey encompassing a profound depth of our humanity. Over a lifetime, eroticism comes and goes. Even romantic friendship waxes and wanes. The ancient Greeks taught us an important stage on ...

Chemical Love Is a Real Thing… But Not the Whole Thing It turns out, that the powerful and intoxicating brain chemicals that make us crazy-in-love, serve another purpose as well — they are actually bonding agents.

   Sexuality Is Progressive — Not Static If we’re paying attention, our sexuality carries us along on a journey. Eroticism is only the first stop (a really nice one, but only the first). Margaret Meade suggested that all women need three husbands.