We (rightly) worry and fight against visual pornography. But what about the dangers of pornography of the mind and heart?
Here’s the dance from Sunday, concluding our series, “Touch: Real Sex in an Artificial World.”
CONCEPT:
There’s an argument regarding our sexuality that we are nothing more than animals, and therefore should treat sex accordingly. Often times, said actions can lead to hurt and shame, as we are intended for more than physical relations. We are built for true relational intimacy on a deeply emotional and spiritual level, uniquely human.
In this dance, the lead character carries a past that she is ashamed of, symbolized by an animal tail. Every time another character tries to engage her, she tries to hide the tail from them, to front that she’s okay. The other dancers reveal to her that we all have things in our pasts that we’re ashamed of. Finally, God liberates us from our pasts, our shame, and our burdens, enabling us to truly engage and dance freely again.
MUSIC: Paper Route - Dance On Our Graves
The hip-hop dance from last Sunday, representing our struggle with temptation. Even when we know things will cause us harm, we are drawn in like moths to the flame (or bugs to the bug-zapper in this case).
Music: The Glitch Mob - Monday (Nalepa Remix)
Smart Sex - Finding love; keeping love; making love work.
A book about love and marriage from an economist? It must be about balancing the checkbook!
Think again. Jennifer Roback Morse, who taught economics at Yale and George Mason University, is author of Smart Sex: Finding Life-long Love in a Hook-up World, which is much more fundamental than joint bank accounts.
National Review Online Editor Kathryn Lopez recently talked to Morse about some of those basics, getting a taste for some of the advice Morse provides in Smart Sex.
Mark Driscoll in a Washington Post article answering the following:
Do your religious beliefs exalt or stigmatize sex (or both)? Is religion a useful tool for helping young people navigate the treacherous world of sex, love and relationships? Does religion present an alternative view of sex and sexual relationships to the culture at large? Should it?
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
The Power of Pixels
Andy Kelly gave a great message on Sunday, part of our series “Touch: Real Sex in an Artificial World.”
“Wholeness” is a core value of Flood Church. God cares about all that we are - including our sexuality. Our sexuality involves our gender, personality, intelligence, emotions, conscience, and will. Culture tends to reduce sex to a purely physical act - an end in itself - yet intercourse was designed by God to be a sacred act.
This topic is delicate because of the power of our sexuality. Sex can bring with it great meaning, pleasure and joy but also deep pain, loss, and confusion.
For additional resources, visit our Core Groups and Counseling Resources page.
