THE CHRIST CENTERED SEXUALITY BLOG

  • My mom loved the holiday season. Thanksgiving, Christmas—all of it. She was really good at celebrating, hosting, and savoring that whole stretch of the year. And as soon as Thanksgiving dishes were put away, she’d pull out the Advent calendar…

  • Walking with Jesus through Same-Sex Attraction, Loneliness, and the Longing for Home I used to think that clarity would come with time. That eventually, all the questions about identity and desire and faith would just settle down into something simple—tidy,…

  • Let’s just call it out: the world acts like if you’re single, you’re basically living in some kind of pre-game lobby, just waiting for your real life to start. Like marriage is the big prize and everyone else is just……

  • By Cassie Jacobs Was I Invited? No. Did I Bring Snacks and Opinions? Absolutely. Years later, after babies, moving across the country to the mountains, and wrestling with God concerning new questions of my own beliefs, a friend welcomed me…

  • By Cassie Jacobs Coffee Shop Theology (Unsolicited) The next part of my story finds me working at a bar in the window of one of my favorite coffee shops. What’s about to happen ends up marking me deeply… A conversation…

  • By Cassie Jacobs The first time I heard about Sally Jo (the magical unicorn that is SJ and the founder of Christ Centered Sexuality, CCS for short), I was suspicious. I was suspicious—but not in an I’ve got to watch…

  • By Sally Jo Memorial Day passed a few days ago, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it. Not just the flags waving, the long weekend, or the burgers on the grill—but the weight of it. The reality underneath the red,…

  • Let’s talk about Genesis 3. You know, the moment everything fell apart. The snake. The fruit. The choice. The ache that’s been rippling through humanity ever since. At Christ-Centered Sexuality, we believe that what happened in Eden didn’t just break…

  • By Sally Jo Back in 2018, I wasn’t trying to start a ministry. I wasn’t looking for a platform, a nonprofit, or a new LinkedIn title. I was just trying to figure out how to follow Jesus while navigating an…

  • By Sally Jo When we talk about following Jesus, we’re never talking about doing it alone. Faith is personal, yes but it’s also deeply communal. And it’s rooted in a story God has been telling for generations through his people…