All that is good and right and true.

So, a friend of mine shared this on Facebook:

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Honestly, I thought the beginning of the video was silly, but by the time they were saying "what would the world look like if we prayed for the traffickers and the pimps?" I was tearing up.

Worth watching.

If you don't see the connection between mainstream "harmless", "normal" porn and the lines of prostitutes standing in the streets of Tijuana, Mexico-leaning up against the walls in their stilettos at 9 o'clock in the morning…you're fooling yourself. The whole spectrum of sexual perversion is just the corruption of a desire that was supposed to be holy. Holy and beautiful and unifying.


Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness* must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking,which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous, has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

“Awake, O sleeper,and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.” 

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.

Ephesians 5:1-16


*"Covetousness" is referring to lust. 

The best hot chocolate I ever had was at a little breakfast place in the red light district of Tijuana. #astoryforanothertime

The video was worth sharing just to marvel at the existence of people in the world who actually believe that this disease can be healed.

#dubious

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Sexting on my Mind

In November, The Atlantic Monthly's cover story was "Why Kids Sext". While "sexting" is the process  of sending sexually explicit messages and/or pictures via cell phone, this magazine article was focused on the very common practice of junior high and high-school girls sending nude pictures to their male classmates.  The article was a heart-wrenching six pages long but if you have teenage daughters (or sons) or may have them someday, I recommend reading it and pondering this modern phenomenon that so many children are participating in. Yes, children. Remember, just because many (perhaps most) teenagers are sleeping around and partying and drinking and drugging- they are still children. Their brains are a decade away from being fully developed as they engage in all this "risky" behavior. Ruminate on that a while. 

I don't feel like providing my own commentary on the contents of the article and why the author thinks kids are sexting; however, I would think having so many sexting "starlets" as role models certainly doesn't discourage it. 

I would like to quote the illustrious Jennifer Lawrence who spoke to Vanity Fair after a bunch of nude "sexting" pictures of her were leaked last year: 

"I started to write an apology, but I don’t have anything to say I’m sorry for. I was in a loving, healthy, great relationship for four years. It was long distance, and either your boyfriend is going to look at porn or he’s going to look at you."

"Either your boyfriend is going to look at porn or he’s going to look at you."

Excellent advice for all the teeny boppers out there who love all your Hunger Games movies, Jennifer.

Truth be told though, Jennifer, I would bet you 50 bucks he was looking at porn anyways.

Lets be serious. 

A guy who doesn't give a…hoot about the sacred virtue of your body is not going to give a hoot about the virtue of true fidelity.

I highly doubt your body was the only one he was lusting after.

*drops mic*

But I say to you than anyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 5:28

Some red-letter words from Jesus Christ

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