I'm Andrew Rodriguez, a Christian therapist, speaker, and former youth pastor. In my counseling, I specialize in sexual and relational issues. PsychoBible is my outlet for discussing ideas about the intersection of Christianity and psychology, especially regarding sexuality and cultural issues.
Some topics to expect: Theology of the Body, therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction, and the culture war.
Here's a reflection on the two different approaches in conservative Christianity to sexual sin, such as porn, sexual addiction, and homosexual behavior and unwanted same-sex eroticization. The purity culture mindset sees such struggles only as sins caused by our sinful nature; therefore the emphasis is on repentance and accountability. The "outgrowing porn" approach (sexual integration and maturation) affirms the goodness of our sexuality while seeing patterns of sexual sin and deviant attractions and arousal templates as rooted in our lack of sexual development and childhood experiences; therefore, the emphasis is on curiosity and compassion. Let's compare the two approaches and see how the Husband Material community and Desert Stream Ministries' Living Waters program (as well as Reintegrative Therapy) serve as ideal examples of the outgrowing sexual sin model.
#sexualaddiction #unwantedSSA #purityculture #outgrowingporn #HusbandMaterial #DesertStreamMinistries #LivingWaters ...
The mainstream narrative on what's labeled "conversion therapy" is a psyop. A psyop (psychological operation) or engineered reality is a largescale strategy (usually by the media, corporations, the government, or military) to hijack and manipulate people's emotions, opinions, behavior, and even sense of identity. Using Chase Hughes' (founder of NCI) video on how to discern psyops, we will see how this applies to the ubiquitous message that any form of counseling or ministry for exploring change in unwanted same-sex attraction, homosexual behavior, and gender identity conflicts is a dangerous, pervasive, and insidious threat against all people identified as LGBTQ that must be outlawed globally.
#psyop #ConversionTherapy #SOCE #ReparativeTherapy #propaganda #SexualRevolution #LGBTactivism #TherapyBans #therapyequality #therapeuticchoice #indoctrination #censorship #disinformation
I'm excited to share this interview with Spencer Boliou! He's a Christian hip hop/R&B/folk/worship artist from Boise, ID. And he's refreshingly open about his story of experiencing same-sex attraction, identifying as a Side B "gay Christian," and then embracing the journey of transformation. I hope you will find this conversation to be enlightening and encouraging.
#SpencerBoliou #SSA #SideB #SideX #Transformation #exGay #samesexattraction #sexuality #SexualIntegration #SexualMaturation #ChristianMusic #CCM #ChristianHipHop
I'm happy to present this interview with my new friend, John Fitzpatrick, from the band JJ Fitz. We met through the First Love Unbroken conference, where I was a breakout presenter and he led worship. He has a powerful testimony of healing from childhood trauma that was at the root to his substance addictions. We discuss his journey of ups and downs, and using the gift of music to help others. I hope this conversation glorifies God and encourages you.
#JJFitz #trauma #addiction #recovery #transformationalchange #healingmusic
