The Naked Gospel

Leave us a rating and review! Pastor Ray Ortlund joins us today to talk through why Christians are hooked on porn.  Shane and Ray discuss why porn is present in the Church, the nature of sex industry, and where Jesus is in the midst of porn. Consider supporting this show by clicking here.  Get a copy of The Death of Porn here! (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary; MA, The University of California, Be...

Share this episode if you found it helpful! Leave a Rating and Review. Both Drew and Shane have a childhood history with pornography and abuse. But now they both work for different organizations that fight against porn and for healthy, whole relationships. In this episode, Shane and Drew look at their own histories with porn, they're journey's to freedom, and how they go about helping other people...

Would you leave us a rating and a short review? In this classic replay, Shane and Dr. Kreeft touch on everything from Boredom, to Neitzsche's insanity, to desire and pornography. This is one of our nerdiest podcast episodes and we hope you thoroughly enjoy it! For Women's Resources, click here! Use Code womenstruggletoo to get 30% off!   Click here to support this show and become a Disruptor! Pete...

Leave us a rating and write a quick review to ensure other people see this content. Harmony Dust joins us to discuss what the sex industry is like and our role in contributing to the pornographic culture we see around us. Harmony created an organization dedicated to helping women get out of the sex industry and in the interview she discusses how the cultural demand for porn-content impacts the sup...

Today we're playing a classic replay — last years most popular podcast.  Lexie Smith shares her story of being sex trafficked at a young age in Chicago to help us see the connections between pornography and sex trafficking. Lexie's story helps us to see the people behind the pleasure we pursue as products. Support this show here!  To show your support, leave us a review and rating! Thanks everyone...

Our culture is one of desire, lust, and sexual impulse. But what does it look like to know God with our desires? Is God for or against pleasure? And where is God in the midst of our passions? Drew Boa joins us today as we talk through how lust hijacks our longings and what it looks like to reshape our desires. Support this show and become a Disruptor! Drew Boa is an author, podcaster, and coach. H...

What does it look like to have a conversation with you parents about sex? Why is the current generation so disconnected from the older generation? Here is a conversation between Shane and his father, as they discuss pornography, sex, trust, and so much more! Support this show and become a Disruptor! Jim O'Neill served as a missionary for 13 years in the Philippines. He was the executive director f...

Dr. Harry Poe joins us to see what we can learn from the life of Lewis. In this episode we look at Lewis' transformation from an atheist to a Christian. To support this show check out the Disruptor Initiative!   At the end of World War I, young C. S. Lewis was a devout atheist about to begin his studies at Oxford. In the three decades that followed, he would establish himself as one of the most in...

Most of us think that sexual integrity is about singleness and that our sexual problems will go away once we get married. Today, we are joined again with Sheila Gregoire to discuss if sexual integrity is needed in marriage and the place of sex in marriage. To support this show check out The Disruptor Initiative! Check out Sheila's book The Great Sex Rescue! Sheila Wray Gregoire is the face behind...

We have a lot of high level conversations on this podcast, whether that be in theology, philosophy, cultural awareness, or sex trafficking. However, today we're looking at a tangible resource and organization devoted to helping people kick pornography. Proven Ministries have been around for 20 years and has helped thousands of men and women break free from pornography and rebuild their lives. Clic...

This episode is a shout out to all of you! We hit 1,000 subscribers on Youtube, which helps fulfill the vision of this podcast and see conversations about sexuality and sexual integrity become normalized within the Church and the lives of Christians. To celebrate this milestone we wanted to give you three resources to kick porn, which you can use in your own life or offer them to a friend in need....

When most of our relationships and information are funneled through technology, we have to ask how technology is shaping our humanity. In this episode, psychotherapist Christopher Miller joins us to discuss how technology forms our humanity. Christopher's work sheds light on how media shapes our relationships, our sense of meaning, and even our identities. Check Out the Disruptor Initiative Here!...

The world renowned C. S. Lewis scholar, Dr. Michael Ward, joins The Naked Gospel to discuss Lewis' approach to sexuality. In this episode, Shane and Michael discuss everything from Lewis' personal struggles to Lewis' views on gender and contraceptives.  Watch this episode here! Check out Dr. Ward's latest book After Humanity. MICHAEL WARD, a Catholic priest, is Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriar...

Once a year we release a short video letting you all know why we're here and what our vision is. The Naked Gospel is a podcast but we also video record all of these interviews and make them available on Youtube . Check out the Youtube channel and subscribe to help other people become aware of these conversations!  Most of what we do is interview cultural thinkers and authors to better understand w...

Josh and Dan join us to discuss how Christians should live and parent in a pornographic world. Join the Disruptor Initiative here! Watch this episode here! Get Josh and Daniel's new book on parenting through porn here! Joshua Glaser and Daniel Weiss—authors of the book, Treading  Boldly through a Pornographic World: A Field Guide for Parents— provide parents with the tools they need to navigate a...

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. H...

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 cultur...

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 Multn...

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

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

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

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 ass...

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

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. Pr...

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 Rescue Sheila Gregoire is a speaker, a blogger, an award-winning author, and a wife and m...