Power of Purity | Helping Men to Honor God with their Sexual Gift

In this episode – and the last – Tony's special guests are Craig & Jen Ferguson. Although they were Christians, Jen intuitively knew there was something wrong with their marriage. There was a distance between her and her husband she couldn't explain—until she discovered Craig's hidden secret: he was addicted to pornography. Through their compelling story, Craig and Jen share the profound difficulty Craig's addiction provoked in their hearts, lives, and marriage. The shame, anger, and hopelessness they struggled with threatened to destroy their marriage until they discovered how drawing close to Christ could lead them out of the pit of sinful habits, unhealthy responses, and personal despair toward true recovery. As you listen you'll discover… What Craig did to break the stronghold of pornography in his life. How Criag's struggle exposed issues in Jen's heart that she needed to face and process. Craig and Jen's advice for other couples that may be facing a similar situation in their marriage. Craig & Jen have written a book entitled – Pure Eyes, Clean Heart – which offers practical guidance, encouragement, and hope for those who struggle with porn addiction, and for marriages that have been affected by porn addiction. The book includes Scripture-based prayers, discussion questions for couples, and other helpful resources Craig & Jen Ferguson… Have been married since 2000. Love spending their time with their two lovely daughters. Have two (rather high maintenance) dogs. Help other couples in their journey toward freedom and intimacy at The Knot Project. knot project.org

In this episode – and the next – Tony's special guests are Craig & Jen Ferguson. Although they were Christians, Jen intuitively knew there was something wrong with their marriage. There was a distance between her and her husband she couldn't explain—until she discovered Craig's hidden secret: he was addicted to pornography. Through their compelling story, Craig and Jen share the profound difficulty Craig's addiction provoked in their hearts, lives, and marriage. The shame, anger, and hopelessness they struggled with threatened to destroy their marriage until they discovered how drawing close to Christ could lead them out of the pit of sinful habits, unhealthy responses, and personal despair toward true recovery. As you listen you'll discover… What Craig did to break the stronghold of pornography in his life. How Criag's struggle exposed issues in Jen's heart that she needed to face and process. Craig and Jen's advice for other couples that may be facing a similar situation in their marriage. Craig & Jen have written a book entitled – Pure Eyes, Clean Heart – which offers practical guidance, encouragement, and hope for those who struggle with porn addiction, and for marriages that have been affected by porn addiction. The book includes Scripture-based prayers, discussion questions for couples, and other helpful resources Craig & Jen Ferguson… Have been married since 2000. Love spending their time with their two lovely daughters. Have two (rather high maintenance) dogs. Help other couples in their journey toward freedom and intimacy at The Knot Project. knot project.org

Every man will have work to do as he moves forward on the path of sexual purity that God has intended for his life. In this series of episodes (80 - 84) Tony explores 7 different "relationships" the average man will need to work on in order to progress in purity from where he's been to where God is taking him. The "good news" is this... as a man works on these 7 key relationships of his life... * He will move forward toward the healing of his own heart... life... and sexuality... * He will be empowered to resist temptation when it presents itself to him... * He will be strengthened in his walk of purity... * He will be empowered to honor God... and his wife... with the expression of his sexual gift. In this fifth episode... Tony presents the 6th & 7th relationships that are foundational to sexual purity!

Every man will have work to do as he moves forward on the path of sexual purity that God has intended for his life. In this series of episodes (80 - 84) Tony explores 7 different "relationships" the average man will need to work on in order to progress in purity from where he's been to where God is taking him. The "good news" is this... as a man works on these 7 key relationships of his life... * He will move forward toward the healing of his own heart... life... and sexuality... * He will be empowered to resist temptation when it presents itself to him... * He will be strengthened in his walk of purity... * He will be empowered to honor God... and his wife... with the expression of his sexual gift. In this fourth episode... Tony presents the 5th relationship that's foundational to sexual purity!

Every man will have work to do as he moves forward on the path of sexual purity that God has intended for his life. In this series of episodes (80 - 84) Tony explores 7 different "relationships" the average man will need to work on in order to progress in purity from where he's been to where God is taking him. The "good news" is this... as a man works on these 7 key relationships of his life... * He will move forward toward the healing of his own heart... life... and sexuality... * He will be empowered to resist temptation when it presents itself to him... * He will be strengthened in his walk of purity... * He will be empowered to honor God... and his wife... with the expression of his sexual gift. In this third episode... Tony presents the 4th relationship that's foundational to sexual purity!

Every man will have work to do as he moves forward on the path of sexual purity that God has intended for his life. In this series of episodes (80 - 84) Tony explores 7 different "relationships" the average man will need to work on in order to progress in purity from where he's been to where God is taking him. The "good news" is this... as a man works on these 7 key relationships of his life... * He will move forward toward the healing of his own heart... life... and sexuality... * He will be empowered to resist temptation when it presents itself to him... * He will be strengthened in his walk of purity... * He will be empowered to honor God... and his wife... with the expression of his sexual gift. In this second episode... Tony presents the 2nd & 3rd relationships that are foundational to sexual purity!

Every man will have work to do as he moves forward on the path of sexual purity that God has intended for his life. In this series of episodes (79 - 83) Tony explores 7 different "relationships" the average man will need to work on in order to progress in purity from where he's been to where God is taking him. The "good news" is this... as a man works on these 7 key relationships of his life... * He will move forward toward the healing of his own heart... life... and sexuality... * He will be empowered to resist temptation when it presents itself to him... * He will be strengthened in his walk of purity... * He will be empowered to honor God... and his wife... with the expression of his sexual gift. In this first episode... Tony presents the 1st relationship that's foundational to sexual purity!

Tony's special guest for this episode is Lynn Marie Cherry. In the early years of her marriage Lynn frequently had an intuitive sense that something was "wrong" between her and her husband David... but she didn't know what it was. She chose to deal with this nagging feeling the same way she had learned to deal with any other difficult feeling or situation in her life... DENIAL! But then her world was turned upside down when she woke up in the middle of the night... and discovered her husband secretly watching Internet pornography in their home office. This discovery was so upsetting and disruptive to Lynn... and the marriage... that they eventually began a counseling process that would last for two years. Although this process was very difficult... it helped Lynn and David to identity and process many of the dynamics that were causing their marriage to be so unhealthy... and as they slowly worked through these issues... they came out the other side stronger... and healthier... and happier than they had ever been before. It's an amazing story that inspires hope for all of us. Hope... that deeply broken hearts can be healed! Hope... that deeply broken marriages can be healed! Hope... that sexual addiction can be healed! Hope... that broken trust can be reestablished! Lynn Marrie Cherry is an author and a speaker... she has two sons... she lives in Texas... she loves God... and she's written a book entitled... Keep Walking / 40 Days to Hope and Freedom after Betrayal lynnmariecherry.com

Tony's special guest for this episode is Lynn Marie Cherry. In the early years of her marriage Lynn frequently had an intuitive sense that something was "wrong" between her and her husband David... but she didn't know what it was. She chose to deal with this nagging feeling the same way she had learned to deal with any other difficult feeling or situation in her life... DENIAL! But then her world was turned upside down when she woke up in the middle of the night... and discovered her husband secretly watching Internet pornography in their home office. This discovery was so upsetting and disruptive to Lynn... and the marriage... that they eventually began a counseling process that would last for two years. Although this process was very difficult... it helped Lynn and David to identity and process many of the dynamics that were causing their marriage to be so unhealthy... and as they slowly worked through these issues... they came out the other side stronger... and healthier... and happier than they had ever been before. It's an amazing story that inspires hope for all of us. Hope... that deeply broken hearts can be healed! Hope... that deeply broken marriages can be healed! Hope... that sexual addiction can be healed! Hope... that broken trust can be reestablished! Lynn Marrie Cherry is an author and a speaker... she has two sons... she lives in Texas... she loves God... and she's written a book entitled... Keep Walking / 40 Days to Hope and Freedom after Betrayal lynnmariecherry.com

Tony's special guest for this episode is Lynn Marie Cherry. In the early years of her marriage Lynn frequently had an intuitive sense that something was "wrong" between her and her husband David... but she didn't know what it was. She chose to deal with this nagging feeling the same way she had learned to deal with any other difficult feeling or situation in her life... DENIAL! But then her world was turned upside down when she woke up in the middle of the night... and discovered her husband secretly watching Internet pornography in their home office. This discovery was so upsetting and disruptive to Lynn... and the marriage... that they eventually began a counseling process that would last for two years. Although this process was very difficult... it helped Lynn and David to identity and process many of the dynamics that were causing their marriage to be so unhealthy... and as they slowly worked through these issues... they came out the other side stronger... and healthier... and happier than they had ever been before. It's an amazing story that inspires hope for all of us. Hope... that deeply broken hearts can be healed! Hope... that deeply broken marriages can be healed! Hope... that sexual addiction can be healed! Hope... that broken trust can be reestablished! Lynn Marrie Cherry is an author and a speaker... she has two sons... she lives in Texas... she loves God... and she's written a book entitled... Keep Walking / 40 Days to Hope and Freedom after Betrayal lynnmariecherry.com