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227: Chris Taylor and Sex and Spiritual Growth

Chris Taylor is a writer and speaker about sexual intimacy in Christian marriage. She blogs and hosts multiple podcasts about the subject. Today, Chris shares the story of how she became a Christian sex blogger. She tells us about the moment she first experienced Christian community, how sex changed from fun to burdensome, and how God gave her a message from her mess. Her story reminds us that God redeems everything for his glory.

Listen to Chris’s story today!

Stories Chris shared:

Here ministry to women struggling with sex in marriage
Growing up going to a “hippie church”
The moment she first experienced community
Learning that Jesus taught us how to live and love others
Having sex with her boyfriend in high school and the feeling of regret
The negative message she took from a Sunday School teacher about sex
A season of promiscuity
Meeting her husband and feeling that the relationship was different
Resenting her husband for wanting to have sex
Looking up Christian marriage to prove her husband wrong
The women’s Bible study that planted seeds
How God put the puzzle pieces of her desires together to create a ministry
Praying in images
Two spiritual experiences that helped her experience healing
Why you should take baby steps in your sexual journey

Great quotes from Chris:

Social justice is about caring for other people and making sure they have what they need to live.

I am the poster child for the idea that God uses your mess to become a message.

My sexual journey parallelled my spiritual journey in ways that still surprise me.

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