The Harvest USA Podcast

Should Christian singles apply themselves to preparing for marriage when there’s no guarantee that they will be married someday? In today’s episode, Keith Seary calls single Christian’s to cultivate four traits that mark a Christ-centered marriage: gospel focus, love for others, holy attraction, and submission to God. Even if God does not call you to marriage, cultivating these traits will be frui...

Caring for those struggling with sexual sin can be a humbling and wearying task. God often reminds us that our gifts and skill cannot reach or heal a struggling human heart. If you’re discouraged in ministry, today’s episode is for you. Men’s ministry staff Yohan Huh Prudente shares three precious truths about God’s love that can anchor and empower your ministry to sexual strugglers. You can read...

What can we say to parents grieving the news that their child is about to transition? What do we say or do when our hearts are breaking for our loved ones? Indeed, those who follow Christ face a continuous barrage of conflict and suffering. But you are not alone, dear Christian parent, brother, or sister. In today’s episode, Yohan Huh Prudente leads you to into the presence of our dear Savior, who...

Even through the hope of joy of Christmas, many of us still feel unsatisfied. We’ve sand Christmas carols full of joy and promise, but as we face the new year, we’re reminded that the world is still fallen and we’re still awaiting the return of Christ to make all things new. In today’s episode, former Harvest USA staff David White considers how our holiday aches point to our ultimate hope.

How do you teach your kids about sexuality? How do you talk about sex in a God honoring way? In today’s episode, Dave White, author of “God, You & Sex: A Profound Mystery” and former Harvest USA staff, shares five essential truths for parents to consider as they talk to their kids about sex and biblical sexuality. Check out God, You & Sex: A Profound Mystery: https://harvestusa.org/books/g...

“I believe that Jesus took my shame on the cross, but I still feel shame because of my sexual past. Does that mean I don’t really believe the gospel?” “My husband is addicted to pornography, and I feel terrible shame about this even though I know it’s not my fault. How do I get rid of this shame if he doesn’t change?” On today’s episode, Catherine Krasinski explores the reality that Christians, ev...

The hope of the gospel is glorious, our sins, past, present, and future, are forgiven through Jesus! Yet, even after we’ve been justified, imperfections, weaknesses, and corruption remain. Does this mean that our good works done in faith can’t please God? In today’s episode, Mark Sanders reminds us of this surprisingly freeing truth: even our best works still need the cleansing blood of Jesus. And...

If you want to help your kids walk in biblical sexuality, there are some important theological truths they need to grasp: They need to know that God is the Creator and since we are his creatures, he has the right to direct our lives. They need to know that God created us to be embodied. That human beings are essentially both body and spirit. They need to know that God made us for himself. But how...

How do you respond when the life God gives you isn’t the life you would wish for? Can you still see his goodness amidst struggles with sin, suffering, or discontentment? In today’s episode, Amy Tyson offers the following four truths about God’s providence to nourish our belief that he is good and that he’s able and willing to do us good. Truth #1: God works for our good. Truth #2: God gives what i...

“How can I forgive my husband when I don’t know, and may never know, everything he’s done?” This is a question that comes up with some regularity to our women’s ministry. They’re unsure how to think about forgiving their husband when they don’t know the full scope of his sins. Today’s episode by Women’s Ministry Director Caitlin McCaffrey offers the following practical insights for you to consider...

In the modern age, we are sex saturated. One of the most pervasive lies we face from our culture is that sex is necessary for true fulfillment and that we can’t experience intimacy apart from sexual expression. Buy, if you’re a single Christian, what are you supposed to do? In today’s episode, Caitlin McCaffrey teaches us that intimacy and sex are not the same thing, and that our deepest longings...

Can sin ever be casual? What about pornography? While many may not be looking at explicit websites, they may be struggling or even justifying sexual sin that appears casual in their lives. Seeing suggestive images on social media or in public places. Filling their mouths with vulgarity or coarse joking. Taking double takes or lustful glances at others. Flirting to get sexual attention. In today’s...

Do you live under the burden of guilt, shame, and fear when you’re struggling with sexual sin? Do you think to yourself… I am a dirty person for doing this–a lost cause. Nobody gets to tell me what I should or should not do. I define my desires. Nobody knows who I truly am. And I’ll take my secrets to the grave. When the heart is callous toward the gospel, a person’s conscience will err by not pro...

It’s all too common for children to discover that their dad is addicted to porn. Many can trace their lifelong struggles with broken sexuality to one fateful day…the day they discovered dad’s porn. On today’s episode Caitlin McCaffrey shares the long lasting impact porn addiction leaves on families. She discusses how it fuels deceitful relational dynamics, the harm of early childhood exposure to a...

Do you struggle to confess your sins to God right after you’ve fallen into sexual sin? Do you feel like you need to put yourself on probation after falling again and again, believing that God wants you to clean your act up before you approach him again? No matter what we might feel in the moment, humbly confessing our sin is the only solution for the sickness of sin. Today on the Harvest USA podca...

How do I walk with my friend who's struggling with same-sex attraction? All men need brothers in Christ who help bear our burdens and “run the race” alongside us (Hebrews 12:1-2). How do we do this well for our brothers in Christ struggling with same-sex attraction? In today’s episode, Stephen Moss has three encouragements for men who want to walk as a brother in Christ to their friend struggling...

When you married your husband, you didn’t sign up for sexual sin and betrayal. But it happened. Suddenly you’re faced with suffering, confusion, and a chapter in your marriage story that you didn’t sign up for. Where do you turn? In today’s episode, Ellen Mary Dykas points your eyes to Jesus and his nearness to you in this unwanted chapter of your story. He is a refuge, a faithful bridegroom, and...

Building physical fitness requires training, exercise, and discipline, but how do we build “spiritual fitness.” 1 Timothy 4:7-8 tells us that while physical training is of some value, training in godliness is “is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” As you prepare for battle against sexual sin, you must train yourself in godliness. In toda...

What is the opposite of sexual sin? What does real repentance from sexual sin look like? Many people wrestling with addiction think it simply means not giving in to temptation anymore. They focus on obedience to the prohibition…you shall not commit adultery. As Mark Sanders shows us in today’s episode, repentance from sexual sin goes further. Repentance puts on righteousness by practicing Christ-c...

Sleepless nights and sexual temptation. Restlessness seems to cry out from every atom of our bodies, “Give me satiation, peace, comfort, freedom . . . rest!” Masturbation, pornography, sexual fantasy, and extramarital connections—all these expressions of sexual sin pull on our bodies and souls with a magnetic draw to answer such a cry. Yet in those moments of restlessness and sexual temptation, we...

Elevating people over God never ends well. When God doesn’t seem to be cutting it, men and women alike can turn to their relationships to feel good about themselves, imprisoning themselves in relational idolatry. Therefore it’s crucial to have God, people, and sex in their right places. The first commandment is a helpful guard rail toward this end. In today’s episode, Ellen Dykas reflects on the b...

“I don’t believe in God or the Bible anymore.” “You should love me as I am, as God does…unconditionally!” “Our relationship is FINISHED!” When your child says these words, it can deeply troubling. This is especially true for parents of a child who has turned his or her back on the Creator by adopting the falsehoods of LGBTQ+ thinking. But God’s Word remains unchanged, unassailable, and dependable....

God wants us to remember. That’s why an “Ebenezer mindset” can help parents remember God’s character and work in seasons when their child is walking away from the Lord to embrace their own sinful sexual desires. In today’s episode, Joan McConnell offers the following four reasons having an Ebenezer mindset is important for this trying season. We need Ebenezers because we forget. We need Ebenezers...

Few topics create more discomfort for Christian parents than talking with their child about their struggle with masturbation. Yet, parents can’t afford to be silent about this issue. Children and teens struggling with masturbation need the loving counsel of their parents to point them to Jesus. Today Julie Lowe helps parents understand their child’s struggle with masturbation, offers practical tip...

Young people are growing up in an increasingly godless world. Our culture is pressing in on our children, indoctrinating them with false views of romance and love, morality and truth, sexuality and identity. Our kids need to be equipped with wisdom to respond to the evil they encounter in the world, not simply stay sheltered from it. In today’s episode, Julie Lowe helps us think through equipping...