The Christian message starts with creation, that we have very high dignity and high value

because we're made in God's image.

And that should be our starting point, even on these sexuality issues, that God created

sexuality and it's therefore good.

That's Professor and author Nancy Piercy,

and she has insights about how devaluing our bodies

is a really hidden force behind so many of the cultural issues we see today.

This is Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, and thanks for joining us.

I'm John Fuller, and this program isn't going to be

suitable for younger listeners as we discuss some pretty serious topics.

You know, so much of our life, John, is the behaviors that we adopt are things that we typically

catch as opposed to being taught, you know, caught over taught. That's what we talk about.

We talk a lot about that when it comes to parenting.

Your kids are going to watch you more than they're going to listen to you. And it's so important

for us as Christians to model the Christian faith well and also speak of it well. And today we're

going to concentrate on the aspect of the body and our sexuality that we don't

typically think in that context.

You know, what are our children catching?

What is culture catch?

Look at how we are inundated with messages when it comes to our body, our sexual appetites,

etc.

And we as Christians need to be equipped to share a message of hope

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