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Christopher West is a renowned Catholic author, speaker, and theologian, widely recognized for his engaging presentations on St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body. With a passion for making profound theological concepts accessible to modern audiences, Christopher has spent over two decades inspiring individuals to discover the beauty of human love in God's divine plan. As the founder and president of the Theology of the Body Institute, he has written numerous bestselling books, including Fill These Hearts and Our Bodies Tell God's Story. Christopher's dynamic approach to faith, culture, and relationships has made him a sought-after guest for podcasts, conferences, and media appearances worldwide. Christopher's Links: https://theologyofthebody.com https://shop.corproject.com/collections/books/products/copy-of-fill-these-hearts-paperback Use Code: HEARTS

This week on Honest to God, Fr. Tim answers questions about faith, challenges, and daily life. He provides thoughtful insights and practical advice, touching on topics that span theology, modern societal issues, and personal experiences. Fr. Tim emphasizes the importance of “checking in” with reality rather than “checking out” during tough times. Even when faced with darkness, you must keep moving forward to find God in the present moment. Resources Mentioned in the episode: 1. Fill These Hearts by Christopher West 2. Kristin Hawkins: Known for her work in campus debates on pro-life issues 3. Trenton Horn: Catholic apologist  Watch on Youtube: Watch on YouTube  Check out our parent network: The Quest - Atlanta's Catholic Radio  Follow us on Instagram   Listen on the Quest app: Android Apple   Check out Producer Julian's Social Media: X - Twitter Facebook Page Instagram

#151: God, Sex and the Universal Longing; Jack is joined by Gerry Ayala (1) Fill These Hearts by Christopher West, "This book is about desire. Not trivial desires. Not superficial wants...but about the atomic energy of our souls--that universal "Ache" and longing we feel as human beings for something...Ephesians 5:25-33Don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter!!  JPll Renewal Center email listPlease consider being a Sponsor of the show! "We need You!"Email me with questions!Reference for Daily Scripture Reading: The MagnificatPray the Rosary Every Day! See Podcast #'s 118, 119, 120, 121 to pray along as a family!Jack's daily morning prayers, BEFORE the PHONE :)! Holy Spirit Prayer is the third oneContact Jack: BWYR Podcast is a production of the John Paul ll Renewal Center or email him at info@jp2renew.orgSupport the show (http://jp2renew.org/donate/)

Fr. Patrick preached this homily at Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Wadsworth, OH on the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. In this homily, Fr. Patrick recommends Christopher West's book, "Fill These Hearts" - https://www.amazon.com/Fill-These-Hearts-Universal-Longing/dp/0307987159/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Fill+these+hearts&qid=1627836997&sr=8-1

Tommy Dome shares from the book Fill These Hearts by Christopher West, available on Amazon.

How to share Theology of the Body with young children, how to discuss Catholic teaching on gender with children, and the best steps for education yourself on Theology of the Body. Ask Christopher West is a weekly podcast in which Theology of the Body Institute President Christopher West and his beloved wife Wendy share their humor and wisdom, answering questions about marriage, relationships, life, and the Catholic faith, all in light of John Paul II’s beautiful teachings on the Theology of the Body. REGISTER FOR FREE (https://www.tobvirtualconference.com) for the 2nd Annual Theology of the Body Virtual Conference! (April 30-May 2, 2021) Want to support the Theology of the Body Institute and have a better chance of us answering your question? Join our Patron Community (https://tobpatron.com)! Patron Question: My husband and I are Natural Family Planning teachers with the Billings method. We believe that using NFP has brought us closer to God. We know Theology of the Body is the foundation for our closeness. Do you have any thoughts about how we can begin to share this amazing gift with our young children, ages 5, 4, and 2? Question 2: Hi! My question is in regards to gender dysphoria, specifically how to address and discuss Catholic teachings and gender change to children and to other non-Catholic friends. I very recently made the decision to take my children out of public school. There were numerous issues including the introduction of condom use and where to get them to my 11 year old but my question is in regards to my 10 year old daughter. Her friend has come out to the classroom as changing genders. They watched videos on the subject and essentially were told everyone has the freedom to choose their sex and gender doesn't equal biology essentially. I have read your book of Theology of the Body for Beginners and it was amazing, but can you give me some "go to" compassionate conversation to spread to my children as well as non-Catholic friends who are asking about my decision to homeschool and the lgbtq movement? Qestion 3: Hello Christopher and Wendy! I was introduced to TOB through Dr. Juli Slattery's ministry, Authentic Intimacy. I have just finished reading Our Bodies Tell God's Story and I have been profoundly impacted and moved by TOB. I would say Our Bodies Tell God's Story is one of my favourite books ever! I have also been learning a lot from your podcast. Thank you for modeling a loving marriage together in your podcast! As a married woman I have questions about what sexual behaviors are honoring in the bedroom. Can you direct me to where I can have questions about this answered? I’m also wondering in what order I should read your books and resources? What are the next steps in educating myself about TOB. Thank you again for your ministry and for sharing your marriage through the podcast! Submit your question at AskChristopherWest.com (http://www.askchristopherwest.com). Resources mentioned this week: View our COURSE SCHEDULE (https://tobinstitute.org/programs/tobi-schedule/) to register for a course, ONLINE or IN-PERSON! THE TRUTH AND MEANING OF HUMAN SEXUALITY: Guidelines for Education within the Family (http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/family/documents/rc_pc_family_doc_08121995_human-sexuality_en.html) Beyond the Birds and the Bees: Raising Sexually Whole and Holy Kids (https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Birds-Bees-Raising-Sexually/dp/1935940155/ref=sr_1_2?) Good News about Sex & Marriage (https://shop.corproject.com/collections/other-featured-products/products/good-news-about-sex-and-marriage) When Harry Became Sally (https://www.christianbook.com/harry-became-sally-responding-transgender-moment/ryan-anderson/9781594039614/pd/141598?) Desert Stream (https://www.desertstream.org) Eden Invitation (https://www.edeninvitation.com) Holy Sex (https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Sex-Toe-Curling-Mind-Blowing-Infallible/dp/0824524713/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=holy+sex&qid=1618684848&sr=8-1) FILL THESE HEARTS (https://shop.corproject.com/collections/other-featured-products/products/copy-of-fill-these-hearts-paperback) HEAVEN'S SONG: SEXUAL LOVE AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE (https://shop.corproject.com/collections/books/products/heaven-s-song-sexual-love-as-it-was-meant-to-be) THE LOVE THAT SATISFIES (https://shop.corproject.com/collections/books/products/the-love-that-satisfies?variant=6386304122907) LOVE IS PATIENT, BUT I’M NOT: CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING PERFECTIONIST (https://shop.corproject.com/collections/books/products/love-is-patient-but-i-m-not-confessions-of-a-recovering-perfectionist) THEOLOGY OF THE BODY EXPLAINED (https://shop.corproject.com/collections/books/products/theology-of-the-body-explained?variant=556178385) AT THE HEART OF THE GOSPEL (https://shop.corproject.com/collections/books/products/at-the-heart-of-the-gospel?variant=554740481) If you are in financial need and honestly cannot afford a book or resource recomended on this podcast, contact: michele@tobinstitute.org Find Christopher West on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/cwestofficial) and Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/cwestofficial). Discover the Theology of the Body Institute (http://www.tobinstitute.org). If you enjoy the podcast, help us out by writing a review (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-christopher-west/id1448699486). Thanks for listening! Christopher and Wendy hope their advice is helpful to you, but they are not licensed counseling professionals. If you are dealing with serious issues, please consult our list of trusted professionals (https://tobinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/TOBI-Recommended-Psychologists-Updated-6-8-20.pdf). Featuring music by Mike Mangione (https://www.mikemangione.com/).

No existe mejor reflexión para terminar el año que cuestionar qué es lo que en realidad es increíble o grande, ¿los premios? ¿medallas? ¿viajes? Hablo con mi hermano el diácono Enrique Sada, sobre el propósito de la vida y la clave para una vida extraordinaria... (Libro recomendado: Fill These Hearts por Christopher West)

No existe mejor reflexión para terminar el año que cuestionar qué es lo que en realidad es increíble o grande, ¿los premios? ¿medallas? ¿viajes? Hablo con mi hermano el diácono Enrique Sada, sobre el propósito de la vida y la clave para una vida extraordinaria... (Libro recomendado: Fill These Hearts por Christopher West)

How did you know they were "the one"? What is a normal age to start dating? Why do Catholics place such an emphasis on Mary? Ask Christopher West is a weekly podcast in which Theology of the Body Institute President Christopher West and his beloved wife Wendy share their humor and wisdom, answering questions about marriage, relationships, life, and the Catholic faith, all in light of John Paul II’s beautiful teachings on the Theology of the Body. Want to support the Theology of the Body Institute? Become a Patron (https://community.theologyofthebody.com)! Q1: Hi there! I have a personal question for you. Can you each tell the story of how you knew each other was “the one”? You have a beautiful marriage and I love listening to your podcast!! Q2: Hi Wendy and Christopher! In your opinion, what is a normal age to start dating? I am wondering because I think many people rush into relationships when they’re too immature to be discerning marriage but sometimes it is important to have learning experiences and allow feelings to be expressed, especially when you’re young. I don’t want to be set up for heartbreak but I also don’t want to live in fear! What are your thoughts on this? Q3: Hello Christopher and Wendy. I was raised with a very negative view of Catholics, but your podcast has opened my mind. Can you explain to me, a Protestant, why Catholics place such an emphasis on Mary? Why do you pray to her and not just Jesus? - it seems very odd (and somewhat pagan). Resources mentioned this week: Theology of the Body I: Head & Heart Immersion Course (Online) (https://the.theologyofthebody.com/tob1online-jan2021) January 18-29, 2021 [Theology of the Body I: Head and Heart Immersion (Winter Park, Florida) (https://the.theologyofthebody.com/tob1february2021orlando) February 7-12, 2021 Fill These Hearts (https://shop.corproject.com/collections/other-featured-products/products/copy-of-fill-these-hearts-paperback) Love is Patient but I'm Not (https://shop.corproject.com/products/love-is-patient-but-i-m-not-confessions-of-a-recovering-perfectionist?_pos=1&_sid=57cc71731&_ss=r) If you are in financial need and honestly cannot afford a book or resource recomended on this podcast, contact: michele@tobinstitute.org Find Christopher West on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/cwestofficial) and Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/cwestofficial). Discover the Theology of the Body Institute (http://www.tobinstitute.org). If you enjoy the podcast, help us out by writing a review (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-christopher-west/id1448699486). Thanks for listening! Christopher and Wendy hope their advice is helpful to you, but they are not licensed counseling professionals. If you are dealing with serious issues, please consult our list of trusted professionals (https://tobinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/TOBI-Recommended-Psychologists-Updated-6-8-20.pdf). Featuring music by Mike Mangione (https://www.mikemangione.com/).

Fill These Hearts. What does it mean to have a deep desire for God? How do we begin to look to fulfill our desire for God here on Earth? Father Burke Masters joins Chuck Neff to discuss our desire for God and how we can go about fulfilling that desire for God. Caller Story – It is hard for her to remain faithful to God when she sees other peoples prayers being answered but not hers. Caller Story – Felt emptiness and sadness when her husband left, God took that away when she asked him to.

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son… from the Father, full of grace and truth. -ESV Have you ever pondered that text from John 1:14? That Almighty God would step down off His throne where myriads of angels continually sing Holy, Holy Holy….for the sole purpose of showing us how to live, how to die, defeating death and casting our sins as far as the east is from the west. Yes my dear Brothers and Sisters the veil has indeed been torn. How? The Word became flesh…. Why? Why would the Word (Jesus Christ) become flesh? Revelation 21:3 tells us: Behold, the dwelling place of God is with….man. He will dwell among them….and they will be His people… and God Himself will be with them… as their God. Wow! So, if Jesus Christ became flesh, and He is physically going to dwell among His people in the New Heaven & the New Earth….why do we as His bride tend to think our own physical bodies as…. bad? That somehow our flesh is just a mere “tent” that houses all our evil desires? Is that really the case? Have we really ever considered the theology of our bodies? Guest: Christopher West Book: Fill These Hearts: God, Sex & The Universal Longing Website: http://corproject.com

On this episode of The Burning Rooms Jehu, Johan and Rebecca continue the conversation on singleness. If you enjoyed part 1 you don’t want to miss part 2. Additional resources mentioned in the podcast: Fill These Hearts by Christopher West, Rethinking Sexuality by Dr Juli Slattery and Divine Sex by Jonathan Grant Are you enjoying this podcast? Help us out share, subscribe, and leave us a positive review on Apple! We want to hear your voice (and it might may even it on an episode)! Leave a voice message: https://anchor.fm/burningrooms/message Don’t forget we have a Patreon and would love for you to be apart of it! https://www.patreon.com/burningrooms Our website: http://burningrooms.ca/ Connect with us via social media: https://www.facebook.com/burningrooms https://www.instagram.com/burningroomspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/burningrooms/message

Any recommendations for a couple that is dating who wants to include TOB in their relationship? Do you think the "Culture of Death" that we currently live in can be overcome? Do you have any tips for overcoming jet lag? Christopher and Wendy dive into these questions, while finding time to muse on Cheese Whiz as a valid cheesesteak component. Ask Christopher West is a weekly podcast in which Theology of the Body Institute Director Christopher West and his beloved wife Wendy share their humor and wisdom, answering questions about marriage, relationships, life, and the Catholic faith, all in light of John Paul II’s beautiful teachings on the Theology of the Body. This week’s questions: Q1: As someone who travels a lot, do you have any recommendations on how to deal with jet lag? Q2: Do you have any recommendations with TOB for a couple that is dating? I’m currently dating a Christian (Non-Catholic) and is interested in TOB. I’m trying to figure out a way to bring it into the conversation while our relationship is young. Q3: After going on the 2016 TOB Pilgrimage to Mexico, and seeing how Our Lady of Guadalupe was able to turn a culture of death into a culture of life, I am hopeful that the same can happen in our own culture. Do you think this is a reasonable hope? Submit your question at AskChristopherWest.com (http://www.askchristopherwest.com). Resources mentioned this week: Our Lady of Guadalupe Youtube Series by Christopher | Part 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsTQrTOR1m0) Mike Mangione's Music (https://www.mikemangione.com/) Our theme song is "Lay Down"! Theology of the Body for Beginners (https://shop.corproject.com/collections/other-featured-products/products/theology-of-the-body-for-beginners) Fill These Hearts (https://shop.corproject.com/collections/books/products/copy-of-fill-these-hearts-paperback) Cooked on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/80022456) Christopher recommends Episode 4! Find Christopher West on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/cwestofficial) and Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/cwestofficial). Discover the Theology of the Body Institute (http://www.tobinstitute.org). If you enjoy the podcast, help us out by writing a review (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-christopher-west/id1448699486). Thanks for listening! Christopher and Wendy hope their advice is helpful to you, but they are not licensed counseling professionals. If you are dealing with serious issues, please consult our list of trusted professionals (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hIV5v0vJVxMFuaKyAtDreWwv_5218Rqw/view?usp=sharing). Featuring music by Mike Mangione (https://www.mikemangione.com/). Produced by Sounder and Key (http://www.sounderandkey.com).

Friends? This podcast thing we do began as an act of obedience to God's prompting two years ago. We. Had. No. Idea. How. Much. it would bless us and others. No clue. Listening back to clips together got us feeling all the podcast feels again: Mostly, we felt the desire to fall on our faces and worship God who is knitting together this gorgeous thing called the Body of Christ. God is on the move, dear siblings in Christ. God is moving in and through the Church, and He wants to move even more through those whose hearts are fully submitted to Him (2 Chronicles 16:9). ​Tune in with us as we reflect on the last season, and some of our favorite moments and yours: Episode 53: Saying "Yes" with Tom and Dana Mollhagen Episode 49: The Awkward Middle with David Bennett Episode 57: The "Whys" Behind Pornography Addiction with Jay Stringer ​Episode 64: Exploring Our Souls of Shame Part 1 and Part 2 with Curt Thompson Episode 80: Fill These Hearts with Christopher West Episode 74: The Need to Be Seen with Jeff Maness and John Wilson Episode 83: Sexuality and Shame with Dan Allender Episode 81: Living an Authentic Life with Ann Voskamp ​ Do the Next Thing: That HIMH Podcast group? Check it out https://www.facebook.com/groups/himhpodcast/ ! This episode: https://lauriekrieg.com/podcast/our-favorites-and-yours-with-the-crew/ Question of the Week for AUGUST: How has this podcast impacted you? What guest ideas do you have for us for season three? Or themes we should pursue? Email podcast@himhministries.com to answer!

Everything we do—good, evil, neutral—speaks to our longing for heaven. World-renowned teacher of Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body and bestselling author, Christopher West, leans into this longing and unpacks it with outrageous wisdom and tenderness. This is one we are all going to be going back and listening to several times. It is that rich. (And don't worry: Those of you who want some of that goofball action, we make sure to talk about rats dying in Wendy's grease buckets. Yep.) Highlights: ​"Here’s the whole Bible in five words: ‘God wants to marry us.’” --Christopher West ​"​We have three choices when it comes to our desire: We are either going to become the Stoic and repress the desire, an Addict and indulge in the finite pleasures of the world that never satisfy, or I am going to become…[an] Aspiring Mystic…someone who opens their hunger to the infinite.” --Christopher West Question of the Week for Next Week: What were you modeled/taught to do with your emotions growing up? Share them? Bury them? Open up and emphasize certain ones? (Like anger?) Do the Next Thing: https://lauriekrieg.com/podcast/fill-these-hearts/

This sin of objectification is truly hurting us all, men and women alike. Women have been taught they can use their body to manipulate others and men have been sold the lie that they are just naturally lustful and are hopeless to change. But, the Christ – centered, good news message St. John Paul II delivered during his Wednesday addresses tells us something very different. In Part 2 of our conversation with Christopher West, we go deeper into the meaning of Theology of the Body and how “we must rediscover the lost fullness of our humanity and long to regain it.” (JPII) Part 2 of 2 – Make sure you start with Part 1 (last week) for the beginning of the story. Please consider supporting our Podcast Our Guest: Christopher West is a proud husband and father of five. His global lecturing, best-selling books and multiple audio and video programs have made him the world’s most recognized teacher of John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” – a bold, biblical vision of love and sexuality that takes us to the “cor” of what it means to be human. As founder and president of The Cor Project, Christopher leads an international outreach devoted to spreading this liberating teaching and empowering others to learn, live, and share it. His work has been featured in The New York Times, on ABC News, Fox News, MSNBC, and countless Catholic and Evangelical media outlets. Beyond his work as a popularizer of the Theology of the Body, Christopher has been teaching graduate and undergraduate courses on the subject since the late 1990s, having served on the faculties of St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, the Institute for Priestly Formation in Omaha, and as a visiting professor of the John Paul II Institute in Melbourne, Australia. In 2004, he helped establish the Theology of the Body Institute near Philadelphia, Pa., and serves today as Senior Lecturer of Theology and Christian Anthropology. His weeklong courses there continue to draw students from around the world. Among Christopher’s best-selling books are Theology of the Body for Beginners, Good News About Sex & Marriage, At the Heart of the Gospel, Fill These Hearts and Pope Francis To Go: Bite-Sized Morsels from The Joy of the Gospel. His latest release is a free eBook Theology of the Body at the Movies, which can be downloaded at corproject.com/movies. You can stay in touch with Christopher at corproject.com and by following Christopher West (cwestofficial) on Facebook and Twitter (@cwestTOB) and on his new YouTube Channel: The Cor Project. You can also learn more about becoming a Cor Member and the many exclusive benefits you receive at cormembership.com. Show Notes: The Cry of the Heart Video by Christopher West Registration is open for Christopher’s TOB Pilgrimage to Italy. Click here for details. Make sure you check out Christopher’s new program for Made for More Find all of Christopher’s many books on Amazon.com Love and Responsibility by John Paul ii Beyond the Birds and the Bees by Gregory and Lisa Popcak The Truth and Meaning of Sexuality by the Pontifical Council of the Family Beyond the Talk – Educating Our Children About Sexuality by Christopher West Healing the Reformation’s Wounds with the Theology of the Body by Christopher West Matt Fradd Podcast with Christoper West Episode 56 Thriving in the Trenches Podcast Episode on Modesty with Susan Husband    Call to Action –  Let us rebuke and reject the lie that our bodies are bad. For some this may be very difficult to do but it is only in this light that we can truly give Jesus our heart so that we might be healed. Scripture –  8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” – Matthew 5: 8 Quote –  “What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return. In comparison to the love of Jesus everything else is secondary. And without the love of Jesus everything is useless.” St. John Paul II “The deepest desire of every human heart is to see another and be seen by that other’s loving look .” – St. Augustine  

So we know that you have likely heard about Theology of the Body through many sources, including us. You are also likely familiar with world renowned speaker, Christopher West. In this episode of our podcast, Christopher really just preaches the Gospel of Grace, Mercy, and Love. The Gospel of God’s love for each and everyone of us. Our goal in this interview was to speak life into the soul of anyone listening and share in the hope that comes from the love of Abba Father. Our world has been fed so many lies about sex, sexuality, beauty, our bodies, our desires, and our sins by many different fundamental religious. We are not called to be white washed tombs nor perfectionist, yet we are called to the way of perfection. We are not created to be a sack of dead bones, but a living soul and body created by love and for love. Part 1 of 2 – Join us next week for the rest of the story. Please consider supporting our Podcast Our Guest: Christopher West is a proud husband and father of five. His global lecturing, best-selling books and multiple audio and video programs have made him the world’s most recognized teacher of John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” – a bold, biblical vision of love and sexuality that takes us to the “cor” of what it means to be human. As founder and president of The Cor Project, Christopher leads an international outreach devoted to spreading this liberating teaching and empowering others to learn, live, and share it. His work has been featured in The New York Times, on ABC News, Fox News, MSNBC, and countless Catholic and Evangelical media outlets. Beyond his work as a popularizer of the Theology of the Body, Christopher has been teaching graduate and undergraduate courses on the subject since the late 1990s, having served on the faculties of St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, the Institute for Priestly Formation in Omaha, and as a visiting professor of the John Paul II Institute in Melbourne, Australia. In 2004, he helped establish the Theology of the Body Institute near Philadelphia, Pa., and serves today as Senior Lecturer of Theology and Christian Anthropology. His weeklong courses there continue to draw students from around the world. Among Christopher’s best-selling books are Theology of the Body for Beginners, Good News About Sex & Marriage, At the Heart of the Gospel, Fill These Hearts and Pope Francis To Go: Bite-Sized Morsels from The Joy of the Gospel. His latest release is a free eBook Theology of the Body at the Movies, which can be downloaded at corproject.com/movies. You can stay in touch with Christopher at corproject.com and by following Christopher West (cwestofficial) on Facebook and Twitter (@cwestTOB) and on his new YouTube Channel: The Cor Project. You can also learn more about becoming a Cor Member and the many exclusive benefits you receive at cormembership.com. Show Notes: The Cry of the Heart Video by Christopher West Registration is open for Christopher’s TOB Pilgrimage to Italy. Click here for details. Make sure you check out Christopher’s new program for Made for More Find all of Christopher’s many books on Amazon.com Love and Responsibility by John Paul ii    Call to Action –  Take the time to get honest with Jesus, let him into all the dark places in your own heart so that He can really shine his light and love and mercy into your deepest hurts. Scripture –  “17 Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation;[a] the old has passed away, behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, God was in Christ reconciling[b] the world to himself,[c] not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.” – 2 Cor 5: 17-19 Quote –  “The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew.” – Pope Francis  

Have you ever gone through the Love chapter as some people call it - 1 Corinthians 13 - and read it aloud, but replacing the words “love” or “it” with your own name? So, for example, I would read it this way: Dustin is patient and kind; Dustin does not envy or boast; Dustin is not arrogant or rude. Dustin does not insist on his own way. Sooo, you get the point right? The point is that this text humbles us, doesn’t it? We’re reading something that we know is not entirely true. Well, today, we start a brand new series with someone who has lots of stories on humility. Christopher West is a best selling author, speaker, teacher and world-renowned expert on John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body”. Christopher’s exposition on how the human body magnifies and glorifies God is something that everyone should hear. His writings are deeply Biblical, Christ-centered and at the end of the day quite profound. If you are not familiar with the name Christopher West or Pope John Paul II’s work on the Theology of the Body, you are in for a real treat. Let me point you to his website - www.ChristopherWest.com. We’ve had Christopher on the show several years ago, discussing his book, “Fill These Hearts” and this week we get to see a personal side of Christopher with his new book titled, “Love Is Patient, But I'm Not: Confessions of a Recovering Perfectionist” On today’s episode of God, Sex and You, we’ll discuss: 1) The gap of what were called to be and where we are. 2) How God works in reality. 3) Taking an honest inventory of my life.

The meaning of life, our very existence, directly corresponds to the mystery of Christ and his Church. This mystery is all about an eternal communion of love. Genesis & Revelation: redemptive bookends: The marriage of Adam and Eve is the high point of the creation story in Genesis, and the marriage of the New Adam and the New Eve, Christ and the Church, is the high point of the redemption story in the book of Revelation” (Christopher West, Fill These Hearts, p 101). “At the heart of the Gospel lies the “great mystery” of the marriage of divinity and humanity in the person of Jesus Christ. The fullness of time, the two – God and Man – became one in the flesh of the God-Man” (Christopher West, At the Heart of the Gospel, p. 7). “As if God’s visitation wasn’t enough, this astounding visitation is itself an astounding invitation.” We are invited into the same nuptial exchange. God became one in the flesh with us so that we might become one in the flesh with him” (Christopher West, At the Heart of the Gospel, p. 7). What were the first human words spoken in the bible? “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh!” Gen. 2:23 These are words of the bridegroom’s desire for his bride. And the last human words spoken in the bible are words of the Bride’s desire for the coming of her Bridegroom: “The Spirit and the bride say ‘Come!’ … ‘Come Lord Jesus’” (Rev. 22:17, 20). The whole story of our salvation, the whole biblical story, is framed by the desire of the bridegroom for union with the bride, and the desire of the Bride for union with the Bridegroom. The Framework for the Biblical Story JPII covers three epochs of human history to frame the whole biblical story. 1. Original humanity – Genesis 1- 2 2. Historical humanity – Genesis 3 forward 3. Eschatological humanity – The Return of Christ for his Bride the Church Without this simple framework, all the other pieces of the biblical puzzle will lack context and ultimate meaning. Those who spend time with puzzles usually put the outside framework together before constructing the inside. Christopher West offers JPII’s framework in the following three words: Design, desire and destiny.

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son… from the Father, full of grace and truth. -ESV Have you ever pondered that text from John 1:14? That Almighty God would step down off His throne where myriads of angels continually sing Holy, Holy Holy….for the sole purpose of showing us how to live, how to die, defeating death and casting our sins as far as the east is from the west. Yes my dear Brothers and Sisters the veil has indeed been torn. How? The Word became flesh…. Why? Why would the Word (Jesus Christ) become flesh? Revelation 21:3 tells us: Behold, the dwelling place of God is with….man. He will dwell among them….and they will be His people… and God Himself will be with them… as their God. Wow! So, if Jesus Christ became flesh, and He is physically going to dwell among His people in the New Heaven & the New Earth….why do we as His bride tend to think our own physical bodies as…. bad? That somehow our flesh is just a mere “tent” that houses all our evil desires? Is that really the case? Have we really ever considered the theology of our bodies? Guest: Christopher West Book: Fill These Hearts: God, Sex & The Universal Longing Website: http://corproject.com