Recently I read this article from CNN.com and my response was sadness and disappointment. Many Christian young people don't wait to be married before they have sex. Now let's be clear, this has been the case for a long time - it's nothing new. What made me sad is that according to this article, young Christians don't seem to think it's wrong to engage in premarital sex. It's a sad commentary on just how much our culture has permeated the church and shows that generally speaking, the church has not done a good job of teaching our kids how to stay pure and why. Of course we need to remember that we all make up the church. So that begs the question: what are you doing to ensure that your children are properly equipped to remain pure and stand for righteousness in the face of the immense pressure to give in to every whim and desire they deal with every day?
All of this is why I'm so excited about our RelationSHIFT event that we're doing in the spring with our senior high students and you won't want your high schoolers to miss it. It's a two day gathering where we discuss issues surrounding sexual purity and explain what the Bible has to say about these things. Read this article and may it lay the groundwork for some Christ-centred discussion with your own kids.