Sexuality
The Abstinent Vampire Attraction
Vampires aside, last year’s block-buster movie, Twilight, has provoked some interesting research. New research from the University of Missouri shows that the reason teenage girls have fallen hard for the Twilight book and film series has to do with its portrayal of a traditional, abstinent romantic relationship. In the series, vampire Edward Cullen doesn’t want [...]
3Dec2009 | Mary Kassian | 11 comments | Continued
Sexual Purity Starts at Seven
By the time she is sixteen, a Christian girl has a 50/50 chance of surviving life without the experiences of sexual sin, eating disorders and depression. Parents who “did everything right” can’t understand how it happened when their daughter falls on the wrong side of the stats. What they don’t know is that they may [...]
30Nov2009 | Dannah Gresh | 3 comments | Continued
Wise vs. Wild Contrast #11: Boundaries
It always amazes me that women think they can expose themselves to immoral ideas, go to immoral environments, and constantly hang out with immoral people and suffer no ill consequence. The Sage Father asks, “Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned? Or can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched?”
31Oct2009 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued
Wise vs. Wild Contrast #10: Sexual Conduct
The young believers in the church in Thessalonica were trying to figure out what their new faith meant. Some undoubtedly had promiscuous sexual histories and were carting around a bunch of sexual baggage.
21Oct2009 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued
Wild vs. Wild Contrast #8: Body Language
A Wild Thing turns on her seductive charm in order to get a man to turn on to her. The sage father warns his son about a woman like this: “Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes.” (Proverbs 6:25) The father didn’t want his son to be enticed by flirtatious, coy glances. He wanted him to be aware of the danger of women who used body language to seduce men.
7Oct2009 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued
Sexy enough to keep him waiting?
“I’m SEXY enough…to keep you waiting.†That’s the copy on a skimpy new tank top created by the Candies brand. Released as a part of the Candies Foundation, which exists in part to reduce teen pregnancy and encourage abstinence, it is one abstinence shirt you don’t want your daughter to wear. It sends a mixed [...]
6Oct2009 | Dannah Gresh | 2 comments | Continued
Wise vs. Wild Contrast #7: Appearance
A Girl-Gone-Wise presents herself in different manner than a Girl-Gone-Wild. Her appearance doesn’t scream, “Look at me!” The way she styles her hair and does her make-up enhances her looks, but doesn’t clamor for attention. Her clothing doesn’t invite onlookers to see or imagine her nakedness. She adorns herself in a dignified, God-exalting way.
5Oct2009 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued
Are you dating your daughter?
The Internet, magazines, fashion trends and television are courting your daughter and defining her sense of beauty. And by the world’s definition this can include anything from thong underwear to being an impossible size O.The best way to fight back is parent-child connectedness-spending time with her! You can educate her, send her to Bible study, take her to church and even sit her in front of a counselor but none of those things can come close to the power of mother/daughter connectedness.
6Jul2009 | Dannah Gresh | 1 comment | Continued
Is Your Teen “Sexting?â€
One out of every five teenagers surveyed, admitted to receiving or sending nude photos. That’s called “sexting.†Participating in either sending or receiving can result in criminal charges if the photos involve students under age 16. Recent news coverage has illuminated the controversial charges of young, innocent looking young men and women who have faced [...]
24Jun2009 | Dannah Gresh | 2 comments | Continued
Little Girls Gone Wild
In an effort to inform parents of the harmful effects of seemingly innocuous fashion and tween buying trends, I’ve launched The Bod Squad. I’m hoping for 50,000 mothers across the nation to join me. What is the Bod Squad? It’s a group of moms who are incensed with the fashion industries attempt to take our little girl’s childhood away! The messages our girls get from the fashion industry are destructive. Let’s push back at that!
12Jun2009 | Dannah Gresh | 5 comments | Continued
Girls Gone Skank
“Instead of advancing women’s social and professional empowerment, popular culture appears to be backsliding into the blatant sexual exploitation of women and girls at younger and younger ages.” That’s the conclusion of Patrice Opplinger, assistant professor of mass communications at Boston University. In “Girls Gone Skank,” Opplinger investigates the effects of mass marketed sexual images and cultural trends on the attitudes of young girls and describes the ways in which girls are increasingly taught to go to outrageous lengths in seeking male attention.
1May2009 | Mary Kassian | 2 comments | Continued
Exposed !
She’s a sexy, assertive, self-assured woman, and she’s perfected the subtle art of attracting men. She knows how to flirt with her eyes, seductively tilt her head, and position her body in a provocative way… Who is this woman? You might be surprised to learn that the description (with a few minor fashion updates) comes from the pages of Isaiah. And it may surprise you even more to learn that her behavior was so reprehensible to God, that he punished her and her like-minded girlfriends.
29Apr2009 | Mary Kassian | 4 comments | Continued
Curse of the Good Girl
The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment
Authentic Beauty
Girls Gone Skank
Thrill of the Chaste
Re-imagining God in the Shack
