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BWC 2011 Video

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 01:33:13 +0000

All the BWC Video is here: http://vimeo.com/cccnehq

Help for seeking sexual purity

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:13:25 +0000

Ryan’s last post mentioned Ben Burns’ riveting sex talk and lies we believe about our sin. To help counter the lie that you are the only person struggling, here is a list of resources mentioned Sunday night made by people with these struggles, for people with these struggles.

For those struggling with porn:

http://xxxchurch.com/

http://www1.k9webprotection.com/

http://www.covenanteyes.com/

For those struggling with same sex attraction:

http://www.reachtruth.com/

Two great books on men’s and women’s issues:

For women: http://www.campuscrusade.com/WSN/fantasy.htm

For men: http://www.campuscrusade.com/Books/fleshm.htm

As I girl, I can highly recommend “Fantasy”. What I love most is that it’s written more like a magazine than a book. It contains a series of short articles on important issues, along with guides for Bible studies and personal quiet times. You can skip around to read first the articles you like most, and it gives you great ideas to start discussions with other women. I’m sure “Flesh”, the men’s version, is equally as good.

Men's and Women's Panel at BWC

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:41:08 +0000

After Ben Burns gave a riveting, frank and earthy talk about sex in the main session at BWC; I had the opportunity to be part of a men’s panel. The men’s panel answered questions from a room full of male students while the women’s panel answered questions from a room full of women.

Then after an hour, we switched.

It was scary.

The Men's Panel

What made it so terrifying was the pain and confusion embedded in the questions. It was clear that many students had been badly burned by poor sexual choices. It was clear that many students were confused about how to understand their desires, there experiences (some of tragic abuse) or their relationships with others. Looking into the face of this pain and confusion, and trying to answer it, was very difficult.

However, the hardest part of being on the panel was having such a short time to address questions of enormous significance. The best part of the panel was the honesty and transparency of the questions and the answers. At the very least we had the opportunity to recognize that deep issues of sexuality and life are appropriate to bring into the light of healthy community. Healthy Christians talk transparently about the deepest issues of life.

We tend to believe three lies:

I’m the only one who is dealing with this.
I can never change.
Not even God can forgive me.

All three of these lies were exposed and refuted by Ben’s talk and the panels. I have been praying ever since for the students here at BWC and on campuses everywhere, that they would experience the grace and truth of Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit, in the deepest areas of their lives.