meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Real Marriage Podcast

My Spouse is Afraid of Sex

The Real Marriage Podcast

Mark Driscoll

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.7919 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

We just rolled over our 100th episode! Thank you all so much for listening, commenting, and subscribing to this podcast. Over the next few weeks, we are going to look back at some of our favorite moments on the show as we look forward to what's to come. On today's episode, we are talking about the dangers of purity culture. ----- For all links mentioned and more from the Real Marriage Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/realmarriage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow on social media!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MarkDriscollMinistries?sub_confirmation=1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pastormark
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markdriscoll
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pastormarkdriscoll
Twitter: https://linktr.ee/markdriscoll 
Click here for more resources: https://linktr.ee/markdriscoll


Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Well, welcome to the Real Marriage Podcast and something to celebrate. My wife, Grace and I just

0:07.2

concluded, finished our 100th episode of the Real Marriage podcast. And we're just super grateful.

0:15.0

We just want to say first and foremost, thank you to everyone who has tuned in, supported, prayed for

0:19.9

us, help us get the word out over the last roughly three years.

0:24.7

And we got something kind of special for you to celebrate the 100th episode.

0:29.2

And that is we're going to do a little series looking at some of the most popular episodes in the history of real marriage.

0:36.6

We hope they are of help, hope, and healing to you and aid your marriage journey.

0:42.0

Lastly, if you enjoy today's podcast, go ahead and give us a five-star rating wherever you listen

0:47.6

and tell all your friends to tune on in.

0:51.5

So why do you think it is, if a kid grows up in church, why do you think it is that there's such a, so much of what's talked about sexually is all that we're against, all that's wrong?

1:01.9

Because they're trying to keep their kids from having sex.

1:05.1

And that's not the goal. The goal is that they would have a healthy marriage. And so the goal is not our kids are not having sex because if they're married...

1:14.2

Well, and I think a lot of married people don't have healthy sex, and so they also impart that

1:21.6

onto their kids.

1:23.2

Well, hey, thanks for tuning in to the Real Marriage Podcast.

1:26.2

Pastor Mark Driscoll here.

1:27.9

Really honored to have you join us.

1:30.0

And today's episode is a special one.

1:33.2

It was recorded in front of a live studio audience at the Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, where we live and minister.

1:40.3

And at the very end of this event, we took some impromptu questions.

1:45.0

And today's is basically, how do you undo a sense of fear and shame arounding sex?

1:53.0

Because maybe you've been taught that it's dirty, nasty, vile, and wrong.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mark Driscoll, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Mark Driscoll and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.