Give This Up for Lent: Episode 892

Give This Up for Lent: Episode 892

Author: Focus on the Family March 6, 2025 Duration: 59:24

A challenge to ditch your screens, plus a conversation on sexuality and the church, and when your friend says she’s bisexual and a Christian.    

Featured musical artist: Je’kob

Roundtable: Join Our Screen Fast

In anticipation of Lent, our friends at Plugged In have teed up a screen fast. Wanna join? If taking a break from digital devices including your smartphone, tablet, TV and gaming console sounds challenging (work exceptions are OK), then this fast may be for you. Two Plugged In team members plus our friend Georgia join us for an honest assessment of our own screen usage and what it might look like to pause for a week and prioritize the real world. 

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Culture: Discussing Sex in Church

Sex is a difficult topic to talk about — especially at church. But the Bible has a lot to say about it, and sadly, sexual sin doesn’t stay outside the church walls. Ellen Dykas is single and part of a ministry dedicated to conversations and restoration around sex, including addiction. She talks with us about how the church can champion a healthy and biblical framework for sexuality and how it can offer healing to the sexually broken.  

Rethinking Sexuality: God’s Design and Why It Matters   

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Inbox: When a Christian Friend Says She’s Bisexual

If your friend is dating the same gender but still claims to be a Christian, how do you respond? Jeff Johnston weighs in. 

 Rethinking Sexuality: God’s Design and Why It Matters  

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