Pure Sex Radio

Marriage is stressful! A couple may love each other and want to spend their lives together, but once they enter the covenant of marriage they discover the challenges that want to work against intimacy. This episode is a talk that Jonathan gave to a group of married couples who wanted to pursue greater intimacy. Listen in to discover hope and a word that might just be what your marriage needs to experience greater intimacy.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

What does it look like for ministry leaders to "practice what they preach" in their own lives and marriages? This episode is a conversation with Steve and Jamie Wiechman from Breathe Life Ministries about their transition from one season of life and ministry to another. Gain insights and encouragement for your own marriage as you face various challenges and transitions. Learn more about Breathe Life at BreatheLifeToday.com. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Co-host: Stephen Cervantes (HopeCounseling.com)Good marriages don't just happen. It takes work -- hard work! But there are wise ways to work and foolish ways to work on growing a better marriage. This episode unpacks multiple tips to help you and your spouse build a better marriage, day-by-day, choice-by-choice. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

This episode of Pure Sex Radio is taken from our Grace-Based Recovery webinar training which outlines the 9 key principles in the Grace-Based Recovery book. This sixth principle helps one understand the vital importance of faithfulness in recovery; it is more about not quitting than trying to reach some arbitrary destination. Learn how to inspire and and instruct a long vision for recovery.For more information about the book and the webinar series, visit GraceBasedRecovery.com. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Co-host: Stephen Cervantes (HopeCounseling.com)What if we told you that it only took 6 hours a week to radically transform and improve your marriage? You might think we were snake oil salesmen, right? Well, solid research from John Gottman actually backs up this claim. This episode unpacks this research and the specific things to do in these magical six hours.For more info, get Gottman's book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Co-host: Stephen Cervantes (HopeCounseling.com)We love real stories of real people who are seeking to live lives of greater integrity. This episode highlights one husband's 12-month journey of going from a man who was disconnected and sexually addicted to a man who is learning to engage his wife with sacrificial love. Listen in as we share key insights that could help your marriage be infused with fresh and lasting intimacy. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

This episode of Pure Sex Radio is taken from our Grace-Based Recovery webinar training which outlines the 9 key principles in the Grace-Based Recovery book. This fifth principle helps one navigate the inevitable failures along the road to recovery. No one walks this road perfectly. Learn how to apply grace to failure in recovery; to practice the discipline of confession and repentance. For more information about the book and the webinar series, visit GraceBasedRecovery.com. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Special Guest: Laurie Krieg (https://www.himhministries.com/)There seems to be a great (and growing) divide between the LGBT community and orthodox Christianity. And while there may be real theological differences in worldviews, how are we to "love our neighbors" regardless of those differences? In this episode we invite back Laurie Krieg from Hole In My Heart Ministries to help us navigate how to love LGBT people well, and gain a new perspective on what true discipleship can look like. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Special Guest: Laurie Krieg (https://www.himhministries.com/)Laurie grew up in the church. Laurie knew what God's Word said about sexuality. But Laurie struggled with sexual feelings that didn't line up neatly with what she saw in the Bible. This episode unpacks her story; it is messy, it is beautiful, it is redemptive, and it is ongoing. No matter where you are on your own journey of sexual questions and struggles, Laurie's story will encourage you to keep pressing into the grace and truth of Jesus. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

This episode of Pure Sex Radio is taken from our Grace-Based Recovery webinar training which outlines the 9 key principles in the Grace-Based Recovery book. This fourth principle helps one understand the value and necessity of authentic community; that a recovery group is where they belong and are welcomed. Learn how to create a "belonging" recovery environment.For more information about the book and the webinar series, visit GraceBasedRecovery.com. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Special Guiest: Anne Kerr (TrueNorthFP.org) and Troy Haas (HopeQuestGroup.org) Church and ministry leaders acknowledge that issues surrounding sexuality are of key importance in our world today. But many still do not know how to address these issues from a solid biblical perspective, and with grace. The Sexual Integrity Leadership Summit is a leading training resources for such leaders. This episode gives insight on this training event from two of the key sponsors. For more info about the Summit, visit SexualIntegrityLeaders.com. Use coupon code puresex to register for only $99! (Regular rate is $179)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

This episode of Pure Sex Radio is taken from our Grace-Based Recovery webinar training which outlines the 9 key principles in the Grace-Based Recovery book. This third principle helps one understand the necessity of brining their story into the light of community. For more information about the book and the webinar series, visit GraceBasedRecovery.com. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Co-host: Stephen Cervantes (HopeCounseling.com) Often we do not fully understand the impact of our parent's brokenness in our lives growing up. Such brokenness can manifest in rejection. How do we recover from the wounds of rejection? This episode gives you a practical picture of what healing from rejection wounds might look like. We hope it blesses you and brings you hope to recover from any rejection you have experienced. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Special Guest: Gigi Hopkins This is Part 2 of our conversation with Wives Care Coordinator Gigi Hopkins to answer specific questions from wives struggling through the healing journey from betrayal. We don't pretend to have all the answers, but we trust this episode will be helpful and hopeful to wives at any stage in their healing process.  Get info about the Wives Care Online Groups at WivesCare.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Co-host: Stephen Cervantes (HopeCounseling.com) When men fail (stumble or relapse) in recovery, what happened? And why does it matter to unpack what happens in a recovery stumble? This episode peels back the layers of failure to gain insights that might help you respond better to future similar temptations. We have LOTS of experience in this area, so we hope our conversation will be useful to you.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

This episode of Pure Sex Radio is taken from our Grace-Based Recovery webinar training which outlines the 9 key principles in the Grace-Based Recovery book. This second principle helps one understand the power of God's grace as the foundation for overcoming any addiction. For more information about the book and the webinar series, visit GraceBasedRecovery.com. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Special Guest: Gigi Hopkins Many wives reach out to us for help to navigate through the pain of sexual betrayal. They come with lots of questions. In this episode we address some of the specific questions wives have asked us recently. We don't pretend to have all the answers, but we trust this episode will be helpful and hopeful to wives at any stage in their healing process.Get info about the Wives Care Basics Webinar at WivesCare.com. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Co-host: Stephen Cervantes (HopeCounseling.com) There is so much lying and deception in the world, especially among those who have developed an addiction. But why do we lie? And how does knowing this help us embrace the truth? This episode dissects lying in hopes that you will see possible patterns of deception in your own life and how you can become a "pathological truth teller." Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

This episode of Pure Sex Radio is taken from our Grace-Based Recovery webinar training which outlines the 9 key principles in the Grace-Based Recovery book. This first principle helps one understand the importance of a safe environment; that healing requires an environment where trust is mutually valued. For more information about the book and the webinar series, visit GraceBasedRecovery.com. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Special Guest: David Kyle Foster (PurePassion.us) Is there a standard for truth when it comes to dealing with issues of sexual brokenness? Is God's Word really true -- and good? Does God's Spirit still move today and touch broken lives? David Kyle Foster joins us in this episode to share his story and offer wisdom and insights from his 30+ years in full-time ministry to sexually broken people. Find hope, encouragement, and healing through this message of truth and grace. Order Sexual Healing Book at http://purepassion.us/shop/store.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations