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    Resources about Biblical Sexual Ethics

    I co-teach a seminary online Sexual Ethics course, and last week the profs hosted a live Q/A time with students. Many of them serve in ministry leadership. And they asked for a resource that lists episodes of The Table Podcast relating to our subject. The course work in our class is academic, and they wanted resources and links they could give to the people they mentor—stuff communicated in everyday language. So our teaching assistant,Joy Pedrow Skarka, pulled together that list—which I have posted blow. You’ve met Joy here, as she has filled in for me in the past as a guest blogger. At the end of the list she provided,…

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    Teaching Teens about Rape Culture and Modesty

       Today I'm happy to feature a guest contributor, Laura Hercher, one of my students, talking about something that has certainly been in the news—rape culture. Her thoughts address the intersection of rape culture and what churches teach teens about modesty and personal responsibility:  As someone in a ministry position and involved in a church, I find there are many ways I can work to combat rape culture. The biggest way is to prevent it from continuing into the next generation by teaching youth how to think about these issues. I think one of the most powerful ways we can do this is by changing the way we teach youth about…