The Naked Gospel

Sean McDowell: Sex and Porn

Sean McDowell joins us to discuss what we should do when we're trapped in porn or sex-addiction. He also helps us to process how Christians can approach a sexualized culture. Check out The Disruptor Initiative here!Watch this episode here! Dr. Sean McDowell is a gifted communicator with a passion for equipping the church, and in particular young people, to make the case for the Christian faith. He connects with audiences in a tangible way through humor and stories while imparting hard evidence and logical support for viewing all areas of life through a Biblical worldview.  Sean is an Associate Professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. https://seanmcdowell.org/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC321oNTD2yrszfYoz3-X1wSupport the show

Technology, Sexuality, and Christianity w/ Brad Huddleston

In this episode, Brad Huddleston joins us to talk about what technology is doing to our relationships and our sexuality. Specifically, Shane and Brad work through how technology is shaping our Christianity. Become a Disruptor! Click here to watch this video! Brad Huddleston is an internationally respected speaker, consultant, teacher and author on the important issues such as technology and culture. He has worked with universities, schools, churches and law enforcement, and spoken to hundreds of thousands around the world on both the advantages of well-used technology tools and the dangers of the growing trend toward technology addiction. Brad has an on-going collaboration with the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) and its Neuroscience Division at the University of South Africa. Brad has a degree in Computer Science and a Diploma of Biblical Studies and is a credentialed minister in the Acts 2 Alliance (A2A) movement in Australia. He's also a frequent guest on radio and television and author of Digital Cocaine: A Journey Toward iBalance and The Dark Side of Technology: Restoring Balance in the Digital Age.Brad and his wife, Beth, live in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Virginia (USA).Podcast: bradhuddleston.com/podcastWebsite: bradhuddleston.comMinistry Facebook page: facebook.com/bradhuddlestonministriesPersonal Facebook page: facebook.com/rbradleyhuddlestonSupport the show

Bi-Sexuality, Homosexuality, Marriage, and Following Jesus w/ Brenna Blain

Brenna Blain is a same-sex attracted woman who is in a wonderful heterosexual marriage with two kids! Join us as we hear her story and what it's been like to follow Jesus in a sexualized culture. Check out the Disruptor Initiative Here! Watch this episode here!Brenna Blain is a wife, mom, christian speaker and podcast producer from the PNW. She has a BA in Theology and Biblical Studies from Multnomah University and uses her degree to help christians pursue a deeper and more authentic relationship with the living God. While she speaks on many topics, Brenna is most passionate about God’s involvement in our pain and personal struggles including mental illness, same sex attraction and abuse. You can connect with Brenna on social media and hear more of her speaking as well as check out her podcast by searching for @bunonmyhead Check out Brenna's website here! Support the show

May Podcast Update

Shane is getting married so we're taking May off! Get some rest and check out older episodes, we've got plenty! Thank you for thinking and processing alongside of us. You folks are a gift! Support the show

Sex, Vows, and Virginity: A Pre-Marriage Conversation w/ Kaylee and Shane

Shane and Kaylee are one week out from their wedding day. For this episode they share their fears about sex, the wedding night, vows, and finding Jesus in marriage. Check out the Purity Assessment here!And watch this episode at: thenakedgospel.org Support the show

Regrets, Fears, and Hopes: A Post-Dating conversation with Shane and Kaylee

Shane and Kaylee are set to get married in t-minus 17 days. In this episode they both talk together about moments they went too far physically, what Jesus has taught then through dating, boundaries that protected them, and what it looks like to grieve your singleness while you celebrate marriage.  Check out the Purity Assessment here! And watch this episode at: thenakedgospel.org Support the show

Why Do Christian Leaders Keep Falling to Sexual Sin?? A Conversation with Hope Johnson and Sue Drake

Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz, mega church pastor Bill Hybels, apologetics super star Ravi Zacharias, all of these men have been guilty of sexual misconduct and sexual infidelity. So, what do you do when the people you look up to are revealed to be predators and exploiters? Join us for this conversation as Shane sits down with two women to discuss relationships in the Church.Check out the purity assessment here! Watch this podcast at: thenakedgospel.orgHope Johnson is a writer based in Upstate New York whose passion is writing through the hard questions of the Christian life in pursuit of the truth. She most often writes about her journey with Jesus through unexpected singleness, and she desires to encourage and empower other believers in a similar place. She is also the host of Hope Unyielding, a weekly podcast where Christians from all walks of life share stories of God's faithfulness in the dark, difficult, and unexpected parts of their journeys. You can download her free eBook on satisfaction in Jesus as a single at https://hopeunyielding.com/, and you can find her podcast, Hope Unyielding, at https://hopeunyielding.buzzsprout.com/ as well as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Sue is a mother of two young adult sons and has been married to her best friend, Jeff, for thirty years. She has also been in education for thirty years and is currently teaching college English. She loves coffee, dark chocolate, and is devoted to her church and ministries. Not in that order.Lori Anne Thompson's video!Ravi video by Mike WingerSupport the show

Is Porn Really A Problem??

Is porn a problem, or is porn just a way we medicate our deeper problems? Here are three studies that look at the impacts of pornography!Check out the Purity Assessment!Click here for the Porn Studies! Support the show

Following Jesus in a Pornographic Age w/ Dr. Matt Tan

Porn and hook up culture steal our attention and our affections away from the people in our lives who matter. Matt Tan joins us to reimagine what it looks like to follow Jesus after pornography.Support this show for $5 and get a free Naked Gospel coffee mug!! https://www.provenmen.org/disruptors/Matthew Tan is the Dean of Studies at Vianney College, the seminary of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga. Previously, he was senior lecturer in theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia, and was a research and formation officer in the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. He is the author of two books, his most recent being Redeeming Flesh: The Way of the Cross with Zombie Jesus (Cascade 2016). He blogs at Awkward Asian Theologian. Twitter: @asiantheologianFacebook: @awkwardasiantheologianBlog: www.awkwardasiantheologian.comSupport the show

The Orgasm Gap w/ Sheila Gregoire

Sheila Gregoire joins us to talk about the sexual disconnect between men and women, and what it looks like to for men and women to actually know and be known by one another. Sheila and Shane talk through the orgasm gap, erectile dysfunction, vaginismus, and so much more!  Get Sheila's book here: The Great Sex RescueSheila Gregoire is a speaker, a blogger, an award-winning author, and a wife and mom. She loves speaking to women and encouraging them in authentic relationships with God, with their families, and with each other. Sheila has been speaking at women’s outreaches and retreats since 2003, and it’s one of the big callings on my life.Check out Sheila's website here! Support the show