9/15/2023 0 Comments Jesus and john wayne review tgc![]() I hoped my students would hear about their beautiful, forgiving, shame-covering God – the One whose grace is inexhaustible, and whose work on the cross secures their identity. I’d had enough conversations with my students one-on-one to know they carried a hefty amount of shame surrounding their sexual struggles. In a room full of 100+ high schoolers, a significant number of them were probably not virgins. ![]() ![]() It’s likely the grace of God that prevented me from such an action. I am a little embarrassed to say that in the moments after he hurled those words, I actually had a vision of myself slamming one of the metal folding chairs against the wall and throwing it out the side of the building. Infuriated doesn’t really begin to capture the sentiment I experienced as I sat listening. We were on a mission trip, and a local church leader had stopped by to “share a word.” “I want you to raise those hands, to wear your virginity on your sleeve! I want you to wear it proudly for Jesus! Clap with me!” The pastor’s booming voice washed over my high school students as I sat with them on the floor of the gymnasium.
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