Sex, Jesus, and the Conversations the Church Forgot

by Mo Isom

Paperback, 2018

Status

Available

Call number

241.664

Publication

Baker Books (2018), 192 pages

Description

Sex. In a world overwhelmingly obsessed with it, why is the church so silent about it? While our secular culture twists, perverts, cheapens, and idolizes sex, there are gaping holes in the church's guidance of young people. The result is generations of sexually illiterate people drowning in the repercussions of overwhelming sin struggles. Enough is enough, says Mo Isom. With raw vulnerability and a bold spirit, she shares her own sexual testimony, opening up the conversation about misguided rule-following, virginity, temptation, porn, promiscuity, false sex-pectations, sex in marriage, and more and calling readers back to God's original design for sex--a way to worship and glorify him. This book is for the young person tangled up in an addiction to pornography, for the girlfriend feeling pressured to go further, for the "good girl" who followed the rules and saved herself for marriage and then was confused and disappointed, for the married couple who use sex as a bargaining tool, for every person who casually watches sex play out in TV and movies and wonders why they're dissatisfied with the real thing, and for every confused or hurting person in-between. Sex was God's idea. It's time we invited him back into the bedroom.… (more)

User reviews

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Timely book written with honesty and compassion. Mo did a wonderful job of weaving Scripture throughout each chapter, making her book a powerful echo of what God has to say on this subject. However, I disapprove of two things: one missing, one included. In Chapter 9, Impurity from Impatience, Mo
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misses the opportunity to clarify that when one is living in sexual sin, one should step down from leadership positions. In my view, a visit to the Ellen show after having encountered God through her car accident is not something to be proud of, and I see it as an unnecessary addition to the book. Overall, however, a good book full of truth and hope for all struggling with sexual sin.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

192 p.; 5.5 inches

ISBN

9780801019050
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