The Christ Centered Sexuality blog

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  • Why Conversations About Sex Are So Difficult in the Church

    If you’ve ever felt awkward talking about sex in church, you’re not alone. For many Christians, conversations about sex and sexuality feel uncomfortable, vulnerable, or even off-limits. Yet sexuality is one of the most powerful parts of the human experience,…

  • Following Jesus With Our Sexuality

    One of the most common assumptions in our culture is that freedom means having no boundaries. If no one tells me what I can or cannot do, then I must be free. But Jesus seems to suggest something very different.…

  • Sexual Wholeness Isn’t Perfection—It’s Alignment

    A lot of people hear “sexual wholeness” and think it means: Nope. Sexual wholeness isn’t perfection. It’s alignment. Alignment with God’s design.Alignment with covenant love.Alignment under the lordship of Jesus. Four Lenses That Help Us Make Sense of This When…

  • Why the Church Can’t Stay Silent About Sexuality

    Let me say it straight: Whether we like it or not, we are being discipled in our sexuality every single day. Not just in what we believe, but in what we absorb—through social media, TV, music, advertising, YouTube, TikTok, dating…

  • When the Cost Is Real, and Still Worth It.

    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,…

  • My Story Part 3: Enneagram 5 Deep Dives and Golden Chicken Nuggets

    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…

  • My Story Part 2: When My Theology Choked on a Cup of Black Coffee

    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…

  • My Story Part 1: Suspicious of Unicorns and Purity Culture

    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…

  • What We Believe About the Fall—and Why It Matters for Our Sexuality

    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…

  • So… I Accidentally Started a Ministry

    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…