Mar 14 2008
the unitive power of sex
John Stackhouse just posted a great article about sex. In it he argues that part of our culture’s problem with sex is that we are not realistic enough about what sex is. He argues that sex is something quite apart from whatever we may wish it to be and that even though many of us wish that sex were many different things and act as if it were many different things, it remains what it is.
I am not paraphasing him very well, but maybe I have you interested enough to go read it. It will be worth your time.
After you you do, you can help me think about these questions.
Stackhouse focuses on the unitive aspect of sex. In our culture of assumed birth control, does the procreative power still matter?
Since it is unlikely that many people will be reading John Stackhouse, how can we help teach the “reality” about sex?
And now here is the pastoral question that I find most difficult. It is the case that most couples, (even in the church) are sexual active before marriage. Most that I talk to are surprised to hear a suggestion of any other way. How can we help them move forward into wholeness? How do we help them deal with the consequences of their past lifestyle and choose a different way of living that reflects their new understanding of sexuality?
on the walk
-Ethan
