Book Description
This journal is a whole-person approach to your sexuality and God.
From the Back Cover
Sex is everything. Sex is nothing. So which is it? The way some people talk, you’d think sex is like food--three meals a day or else we starve and die. On the other hand, you know sex definitely isn’t nothing. It’s too potent, too instinctive to simply deny. Sooner or later, everybody deals with it. This journal, What (Almost) Nobody Will Tell You About Sex, is a whole-person approach to your sexuality and God. In other words, sex is more than pelvises and plumbing. Sexuality is woven throughout all of you--your body, your mind, your spirit. It’s the way we’re wired. The way God wired us. Which means that if you want the ultimate enjoyment from sex--the right person, the right time, the right motives--you’ve got to appreciate and work with that body-mind-spirit connection. And this journal helps you do just that, with large doses of your own perceptions about sexuality and insight from the Bible--insight that just may surprise you, from the One who wired you to be a sexual being in the first place. Here’s some of the stuff you’ll find inside: Sextalk--Cultural and biblical messages about sex Sexual identity--How people think about sexuality Intimacy--Dating and nonsexual closeness Desire--The difference between appetites and needs Boundaries--How far is too far? Responsibility--Our sexual responsibilities to God and each other Do-overs -- Mercy, repentance, forgiveness, and restoration
About the Author
Jim Hancock writes and tells stories to parents, adolescents, youth workers, single adults, and Gen-X types. After a 20-year career in youth ministry, he spent the last few years working on several projects, including EdgeTV videos and Good Sex: A Whole-Person Approach to Teenage Sexuality and God. He resides in Leucadia, California.;Kara Powell, Ph.D., is executive director of the Center for Ministry to Youth & Their Families at Fuller Theological Seminary, coordinator of the Women's Youth Network, small group leader for student ministries at Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena, California, and the author of several youth ministry titles.
Good Sex: What (Almost) Nobody Will Tell You about Sex FROM THE PUBLISHER
Sex is everything. Sex is nothing.
So which is it? The way some people talk, you'd think sex is like food--three meals a day or else we starve and die.
On the other hand, you know sex definitely isn't nothing. It's too potent, too instinctive to simply deny. Sooner or later, everybody deals with it.
This journal, What (Almost) Nobody Will Tell You About Sex, is a whole-person approach to your sexuality and God. In other words, sex is more than pelvises and plumbing. Sexuality is woven throughout all of you--your body, your mind, your spirit. It's the way we're wired. The way God wired us.
Which means that if you want the ultimate enjoyment from sex--the right person, the right time, the right motives--you've got to appreciate and work with that body-mind-spirit connection.
And this journal helps you do just that, with large doses of your own perceptions about sexuality and insight from the Bible--insight that just may surprise you, from the One who wired you to be a sexual being in the first place.
Here's some of the stuff you'll find inside:
Sextalk--Cultural and biblical messages about sexSexual identity--How people think about sexualityIntimacy--Dating and nonsexual closenessDesire--The difference between appetites and needsBoundaries--How far is too far?Responsibility--Our sexual responsibilities to God and each otherDo-overs -- Mercy, repentance, forgiveness, and restoration
Author Biography: Jim Hancock writes and tells stories to parents, adolescents, youth workers, single adults, and Gen-X types. After a 20-year career in youth ministry, he spent the last few years working on several projects, including Edge TV videos and Good Sex: AWhole-Person Approach to Teenage Sexuality and God. He resides in Leucadia, California.Kara Powell, (Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary) is currently assistant junior high pastor at Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena, CA, and is a professor in Christian Education at Asuza Pacific University.
SYNOPSIS
This journal is a whole-person approach to your sexuality and God.
FROM THE CRITICS
VOYA
This book helps teens "look at sex in the context of the whole person"—body, mind, and spirit. Written in journal format with questions to think about, talk about, and write about, it contains an abundance of space for writing and making notes. The authors give a biblical perspective by referring to many passages that offer guidance on sex. Some sections are quoted but most will have to be looked up by students as they work their way through the book. The beginning of each section has an essay to start the thought process. Topics include cultural messages, sexual identity, intimacy, understanding appetites, deciding on boundaries for behavior, and do-overs—what to do if one makes a mistake. The book concludes with answers to basic questions, a glossary of biological terms, and indexes to biblical references arranged by reference and by topic. A short section on how to help victims of sexual abuse recommends going to a trusted adult for help and gives numbers for a few hotlines to call. This book would be a valuable tool for students clarifying their own thinking on sex in relation to biblical principals. Because of the journal format, it will not be appropriate for school or public libraries but will work better for church groups. Glossary. Appendix. VOYA CODES: 3Q 2P J S (Readable without serious defects; For the YA with a special interest in the subject; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12). 2001, Zondervan Publishing House, 128p, $8.99 Trade pb. Ages 13 to 18. Reviewer: Deborah L. Dubois SOURCE: VOYA, August 2001 (Vol. 24, No. 3)
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