325-Married (Sacred) Sex. Interview with Gary Thomas
Delight Your Marriage
Belah Rose
4.7 • 589 Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2022
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
What a fantastic interview with Gary Thomas!
If you're not familiar with him yet, I think you'll be glad that you are now!
Gary has a new book out: Married Sex -- to add to the other books that have been such a perspective shift for me and many I know. His heart is specifically about God's design for marriage as an opportunity to grow closer to Him.
I want to share one specific phrase, the tagline of his bestseller Sacred Marriage, "What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?" That inspires me and encourages me away from secular values and norms, and provokes me to be more aligned with God's will and desires.
But know, dear listener, he believes that enjoyable and pleasurable sex is a great part of God's plan!
How? Well, we talk about tools and tips and understandings around sex and the differences in men and women that can give you a whole different view of what God intended sex to be.
Gary helps people open their hearts to more. And because you can see so clearly his pursuit for the Lord, it helps to hear him say some things about sex that you might otherwise think are not "appropriate" for a holy person. But the truth is they are and so much more joy can be had in this realm.
Do pick up his book Married Sex and check out more of his work at marriedsex.us
It was a true honor to get to speak to Gary in person as I have admired his work from afar. It really has been a huge blessing to me, my understanding of God as well as grace, joy and respect for my own husband. I'm excited for you to get to know him better!
Blessings,
Belah
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Delight Your Marriage podcast. |
| 0:05.4 | You're joining me, Bella Rose, as I dive deep into the beauty, power, and truths about intimacy. |
| 0:11.6 | Learn not only the practicals, but the heart behind what making love is all about. |
| 0:16.8 | Delight your marriage. |
| 0:21.9 | Hi there and welcome. |
| 0:24.0 | This is Bella and I have got such a great conversation that we're about to dive into with Gary Thomas. |
| 0:32.5 | Now, if you're not familiar with Gary, I have been familiar with him for quite a while. |
| 0:37.2 | And he has got some really |
| 0:39.3 | great books. One is Married Sex that has just come out, and we're going to be talking a lot about |
| 0:46.4 | that book, and he's just got some fantastic tools and tips and perspectives that I think will really bless you, whether you're a husband or a wife. |
| 0:57.4 | Now, one of his major books and most popular ones is called Sacred Marriage. And I'm very familiar |
| 1:07.2 | with that one. And you may be used to or have heard of the phrase because others |
| 1:12.9 | in my podcast interviews have referenced it. But what if God has made us in marriage to be |
| 1:20.6 | holy more than just happy? And I think it's a great insight. And it speaks to so much more about what the marriage relationship |
| 1:29.9 | can be and what we can learn through it and from it. And then the other book that I have gained a lot |
| 1:35.6 | of insight from is sacred pathways. And in fact, my own home church did an entire sermon series |
| 1:42.4 | based on his book. And so I just, it's such a joy to have |
| 1:47.0 | Gary here and he's got a heart after the Lord. And how does that translate into intimacy, |
| 1:54.7 | physical intimacy? I can't wait for you to hear his perspectives because I think it's going to |
| 1:58.6 | challenge all of us to go out of our comfort |
| 2:01.3 | zone another step in intimacy in the context of a oneness, a holy connection with with God at the |
| 2:12.0 | center of your marriage and intimacy being an outpouring of the relationship he designed and he made. So let's go ahead and dive in. |
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