What if the sex that is being described by many male authors is actually male-centric? What if the way they're talking about sex actually hints that it's not about her pleasure at all, but is simply focused on his climax during intercourse? That's what we think is...
Are there women in the Bible whose stories you've never heard? There likely are! Nijay Gupta opens his new book Tell Her Story with the story of the four African American women featured in the book Hidden Figures, who worked at NASA for the first space flights and...
Every Young Man's Battle is a dangerous book. Part of the Every Man's Battle series, it is addressed to teenage boys to help them battle lust and pornography. I hear about Christian schools and youth groups that are still going through it with 13, 14, or 15-year-old...
What if you just can't find a healthy church? Or what if you realize the church you're in is toxic? One of our big findings in our research for our new book She Deserves Better is that church attendance as a whole is good for girls. It leads to better self-esteem,...
It's our podcast with Aimee Byrd--plus something super fun! I've been looking forward to this podcast for a long time. First, I just love Aimee Byrd, and while we talk a lot online, I haven't had the opportunity to have her on my podcast yet. So this was a treat. And...
Let's talk Non-Toxic Masculinity! Men were not created to sin; and men were not created to be clueless when it comes to emotions and relationships. Today we have Zachary Wagner on the podcast with his new book that I am so excited about--Non-Toxic Masculinity. Then...
Where do we go from here? And what will happen if we don't change? Those are the questions we're asking in today's podcast, as we're celebrating the launch of our new book She Deserves Better! It launched on Tuesday and it is selling SO WELL (thank you, everyone!). ...
Have you ever heard the J.O.Y acronym? It's supposed to sum up our attitude towards how we live our lives, and it stands for: Jesus first Others second You last This is very much what we're taught in church--that we come last. Yet Jesus said that we're to love others...
It's definition day on the podcast, as we talk Shame with Jasmine Holmes! Plus some other fun stuff! I find Jasmine such an engaging person and a really insightful writer, who has done the hard work of wrestling with difficult things. Her new book Never Cast Out is...
We talk so much about trauma--but what it is? How can we address it? And what makes some people more likely to sympathize with the perpetrators of abuse rather than the traumatized victims? One of the big things we're realizing in our launch group for our new book...
Consent and Modesty: Let's talk about two ways the church often gives terrible messaging to teens--and why Today on the podcast we're looking at two more aspects of our upcoming book She Deserves Better, which launches on April 18! We're going to start by interviewing...
How does hearing modesty messages as a teen affect you as an adult? We're working through another big chapter in our new book She Deserves Better today! For She Deserves Better, we surveyed 7000+ women to learn how their experiences as teens in church affect them...
Ever heard that stat that women speak 25,000 words a day and men only 10,000? Or maybe you heard 15,000 and 8,000. Or 50,000 and 25,000. There are so many iterations of it! Well, in today's podcast we follow the rabbit trails to find out where these claims come from...
What dating rules work best for teen girls? We're so excited that our brand new book She Deserves Better: Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self and Speaking Up launches next month! Until that launch, we want to take the podcasts to walk you through some...
Sex trafficking is one of the gravest injustices we can imagine. It is horrible. It is affecting children, both those who are trafficked and those who are exposed to pornography. And it needs to stop. Today on the podcast I invited Benjamin Nolot, the CEO and founder...