The Harvest USA Podcast

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  The Gender Gap, Anti-Christian Culture, and Online Dating for Christians by Keith Seary 18.09.2026 16мин

  Gen Z Christians are having a hard time dating.The current divisions between young men and women in education, the workplace, social spaces, and religious communities are making it harder and harder for them to meet potential spouses and start dating. Many are now asking the question: Is it okay for Christians to use dating apps to find a spouse? Is it wise?In today’s episode, Keith Seary looks at the dangers and benefits of Christians pursuing a spouse through dating apps. He also offers practical guardrails to help mitigate the dangers of online dating and ensure your pursuit of a spouse honors Christ.You can read along here → https://harvestusa.org/todays-gender-gap-anti-christian-culture-and-online-dating-for-christians/
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  We Live by Faith: Niagara Falls, Sex, and Heaven by Mark Sanders 15.09.2026 10мин

  Earthly joys, like visiting Niagara Falls or enjoying the intimacy of sex, can fill us with awe. But once the experience is over, the joy inevitably fades.Why is it that sex and other early joys fail to satisfy us?Today’s episode from Mark Sanders reminds us that earthly joys fade because they were never intended to satisfy our soul. He points to God as the only one who can satisfy the longings of our hearts and shares the stunning reality that heaven will not only be filled with satisfaction as we behold God in glory, but it will actually get better with each passing hour of eternity.You can read along here: https://harvestusa.org/niagara-falls-etc/
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  How to Write a Full Disclosure by Caitlin McCaffrey 11.09.2026 13мин

  Last Friday’s edition of The Harvest USA Podcast featured Caitlin McCaffrey discussing the importance of writing a full disclosure—a letter detailing the full nature and history of your struggle with sexual sin—and sharing it with your spouse. This is an important step of repentance to take if you’ve sinned against your spouse sexually.But how do you actually write and share a full disclosure with your spouse?This week’s episode offers the practical and detailed steps you need to move forward in this process. Caitlin shares the details your disclosure should contain, the format for writing it, how to involve trusted men and women from your church in the process, and how to prepare for, structure, and process the meeting where you actually share the full disclosure with your spouse.This will be a difficult day. It should be handled with the utmost care, prayer, and wise planning. If you’re ready to write a full disclosure, give today’s episode a listen.You can also read along with the original article on our website → https://harvestusa.org/how-to-write-a-full-disclosure/
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  Codependent No More: Encouragement for Christ-Centered Relationships by Ellen Mary Dykas 08.09.2026 10мин

  In the 1980s, self-help books popularized the term “codependent” to describe dysfunctional relationships in which an individual excessively relies upon others for worth, approval, and self-identity.As image bearers of God, desiring intimate relationships is in our spiritual DNA—yet only God can offer us unfailing love. We can have a taste of love like this in human relationships, but spouses, parents, children, friends, siblings, and mentors are supposed to point us to God’s love, not hijack our heart’s devotion to him.So if you’re stuck seeking love, attention, and affirmation in a codependent relationship, how do you build relationships that are Christ-centered?In today’s episode, Ellen Mary Dykas encourages us to look to the Bible to understand what’s really going on in our hearts and why the gospel offers us all that we need to grow into healthy and holy people in our relationships.Read along → https://harvestusa.org/codependent-no-more-encouragement-for-keeping-christ-central-in-our-relationships/
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  Full Disclosure: Why Should I Tell My Spouse About Past Sins? by Caitlin McCaffrey 04.09.2026 17мин

  Why should I tell my spouse about past sexual sins?Today’s episode from Caitlin McCaffrey encourages men and women who have sinned against their spouse sexually to take an important step in their journey of repentance: writing, with thoughtfulness and prayer, the nature and history of your sexual sin to share with your spouse. We call this a full disclosure.She discusses why writing a full disclosure is so important for your marriage and pursuit of repentance, how a full disclosure serves your spouse even though it’s painful experience, and how the promises of Jesus give you strength and courage to take this costly step.If you’ve sinned against your spouse sexually, Jesus is inviting you to walk in the light.Read along here → https://harvestusa.org/full-disclosure-why-should-i-tell-my-spouse-about-past-sins/
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  Will God Really Comfort Me? by Caitlin McCaffrey 01.09.2026 9мин

  Have you ever felt the tension between what God says about himself and your daily, lived experience? Have you wondered if the comfort God provides will truly be enough for you in your temptation and pain?Caitlin McCaffrey offers a simple encouragement for those of us wrestling with these questions: call upon Him and see.Today’s episode of the Harvest USA podcast encourages us to forsake false comforts and relinquish control so that we might receive the comfort offered to us in Christ. And as we learn to trust in God’s promises by faith, we discover that God really will comfort us.Read along as you listen to today’s episode → https://harvestusa.org/will-god-really-comfort-me/
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  Walking Alongside Parents of LGBTQ+ Identifying Children: A Call to the Church by Joy Worrell 28.08.2026 17мин

  In Harvest USA’s parents and family ministry, we continue to hear the same painful refrain from parents whose children identify as LGBTQ+: “I don’t know who I can tell.”They feel alone and isolated, carrying what can feel like the most devastating news of their lives. Many are sinking under the weight of grief, fear, and confusion, yet they hesitate to turn to the very place where they should find refuge—the church.Today’s episode from Joy Worrell offers a call to the church to bear the burdens of these grieving parents. She offers simple and practical steps you and your church can take to care well for parents through humble companionship, compassionate listening, long-term presence, and regular prayer.Read along: https://harvestusa.org/walking-alongside-parents-of-lgbtq-identifying-children-a-call-to-the-church/
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  Your Childhood Experience Matters by Mark Sanders 26.08.2026 7мин

  How do your childhood experiences relate to your current struggle with sexual sin?Our childhood experiences impact how we all think, desire, believe, and act as adults. At Harvest USA, we believe that understanding where we’ve come from, what has influenced and shaped us, and how to apply the gospel to those experiences is absolutely vital for repentance and growth amidst our current struggles.Today’s episode from Harvest USA President Mark Sanders offers two ways in which a growing understanding of the shaping influences of your childhood can help you battle sin and temptation today.Read along: https://harvestusa.org/your-childhood-experience-matters/
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  Talking to Your Son About His Body by Stephen Moss 21.08.2026 12мин

  Dads…talking to your son about his body is one of the most important jobs you have. Silence is not an option.The world is eager to tell your son what his body is for and how he should use it. Often in ways that displease God and ultimately harm him. But God placed you in his life to tell him a better story about his body and how to use it for God glorifying purposes.Today’s episode from Stephen Moss encourages to engage these crucial conversations with their teenage sons. He shares five false stories the world is already telling your son about his body and the better story God tells. The story that will help become the kind of man who offers his body in sacrificial love for others out of love for God.Read along → https://harvestusa.org/talking-to-your-son-about-his-body/
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  The Insecurity of Lust by Mark Sanders 18.08.2026 8мин

  Every day we are tempted to lust after people.It can be discouraging to feel overwhelmed by attractive people who pull your heart in unhealthy directions. But what causes lust?In today’s episode, Mark Sanders reveals that there is more going on when we struggle with lust than what we see with our eyes. Covetousness, insecurity, and how we understand ourselves in comparison to others all factor into how we’re specifically tempted by lust. Mark teaches us that the solution to our struggles with lust require not only the guarding of our eyes, but faith to embrace who Christ if for us and our secure identity in Him.Read along with today’s episode: https://harvestusa.org/the-insecurity-of-lust/
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  When Is a Residential Treatment Center Appropriate for Pornography or Sexual Addiction? by John Freeman 14.08.2026 10мин

  Should I enter a residential treatment center to deal with my porn addiction?This is a question our Founder, John Freeman, receives fairly often. Seeking residential treatment for pornography or sexual addiction requires a lot of wisdom.Today’s episode offers seven criteria to think through if you (or someone you love) are considering a residential treatment option.Read along → https://harvestusa.org/when-is-a-residential-treatment-center-appropriate-for-pornography-or-sexual-addiction/
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  Today’s Youth Ministry Isn’t for the Faint-Hearted by John Freeman 11.08.2026 6мин

  What do you do when someone attends your youth group who openly identifies as gay?What do you do when students and parents in your youth ministry have different opinions about sexuality and gender, especially when those opinions contradict the Bible?How do you create a culture in your youth group where young men and women who are struggling with sexual sin, same-sex attraction, or gender distress feel comfortable sharing those struggles with trusted disciplers and mentors?If a youth pastor isn’t prepared to address tough topics related to sexuality and gender, questions like this can throw his ministry into turmoil and confusion.Today’s episode from Harvest USA founder John Freeman offers a plea to youth pastors to take up the serious responsibility of equipping students, youth leaders, and parents how to understand biblical sexuality and compassionately minister to struggling youth.Read along: https://harvestusa.org/youth-ministry-isnt-for-the-faint-hearted/
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  How Can the Church Love People with Intersex Conditions? by Ellen Mary Dykas 07.08.2026 15мин

  How can the church help people with intersex conditions?The sexuality conversation in the church often revolves around topics that are more mainstream than intersex conditions. Battling the pornography pandemic, holding fast to a biblical view of marriage and relationships, and raising kids in a tech- and AI-saturated society provide much to keep us busy. But we must study, learn how to walk alongside, and teach and disciple our people to think biblically and minister compassionately to people with intersex conditions too.Today’s episode from Ellen Mary Dykas helps churches care for and understand those with intersex conditions using the word of God as her guide. She defines why intersex conditions are different from cultural gender categories, shares why those with intersex conditions often experience suffering, and shares four steps to help churches expand their application of the gospel into the lives of families and individuals who need care.Understanding the medical condition is one thing; loving the person is another. If your church wants to grow in understanding and caring for those with intersex conditions, listen to this edition of The Harvest USA Podcast!Resources mentioned in today’s episode:Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Klinefelter and Other X and Y Chromosome Variations Program → https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/klinefelter-and-other-x-and-y-chromosome-variations-programThe Gospel Coalition’s review of Intersex in Christ: Ambiguous Biology and the Gospel by Jennifer Anne Cox → https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/review/intersex-in-christ-ambiguous-biology-and-the-gospel/?queryID=d1e387c4ccb1e8eb2619f80dd67f3967The Gospel Coalition’s review of Beyond Male and Female? A Theological Account of Intersex Embodiment by Sam Aston: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/review/beyond-male-and-female-a-theological-account-of-intersex-embodiment/?queryID=d1e387c4ccb1e8eb2619f80dd67f3967You can read along here: https://harvestusa.org/how-can-the-church-love-people-with-intersex-conditions/
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  Your Dating Relationship and Your Sexual Past by Ellen Mary Dykas 04.08.2026 17мин

  How do I share about my sexual past with my boyfriend or girlfriend?If you’re dating relationship is moving towards engagement and marriage, it’s critical that you have honest conversations about your sexual past with your significant other before it reaches that point. Marriage is a wonderful but serious commitment, one couple’s should make with true knowledge of one another’s character, strengths, weaknesses, walk with Christ, temptations, shortcomings and more.In today’s episode, Ellen Mary Dykas shares wisdom to help couples navigate these conversations. She affirms the difficulty of these conversations, why it’s important to have the conversation before engagement and formal pre-marital counseling, and the comforts available in Christ for couples courageously pursuing this path of honesty and vunerability.If you’re anxious about the how, what, when, and the how much of sharing the parts of your story that include sexual struggle and sin, this episode provides the Christ-centered comfort and wisdom you need to take this step.PurchaseYour Dating Relationship and Your Sexual Past by Ellen Mary Dykas → https://shop.harvestusa.org/products/your-dating-relationship-and-your-sexual-past-how-much-to-share-minibook
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  Parents, Watch Out for Bad Advice by Joan McConnell 31.07.2026 8мин

  When it comes to sexuality and gender, advice for parents is plentiful. There is no shortage of voices telling parents how they should raise their kids or support their adult children regarding these topics.How can Christian parents discern whether such advice is good or bad.Today’s episode from Joan McConnell explores the following five diagnostic questions parents can apply to the advice they receive…Does the advice prioritize the child’s happiness as a goal?Does the advice regard the child’s feelings or choices as primary or directive?Does the advice minimize human fallenness?Doe the advice dilute the authority of Scripture?Does the advice minimize God?If you’re trying to raise kids who honor God with their sexuality or need help interacting with an adult child who embraces worldly categories for sex and gender, this episode will give you the tools you need to discern through the mountains of advice the culture and Christians are offering.Read along here: https://harvestusa.org/parents-watch-out-for-bad-advice/
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  My Husband Sinned Against Me—Why Do I Carry the Shame? by Ellen Mary Dykas 28.07.2026 9мин

  If your husband has sinned sexually, you might be surprised at how deeply you feel ashamed.Why does this happen?Ellen Mary Dykas shares why the intimacy of the marriage covenant, and the oneness of life between spouses, contributes to the powerful shame wives can feel in the aftermath of foundation shattering sin entering their marriage. She seeks to help wives understand shame, why they’re experiencing it, and why Jesus brings freedom from both shame and betrayal truama as a our compassionate Savior.Jesus knows what it’s like to experience the “dirtiness” of someone else’s sin. He can set you free from the shame your feeling.Read along with today’s episode here: https://harvestusa.org/my-husband-sinned-against-me-why-do-i-carry-the-shame/
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  Church Discipline: The Heart of Discipleship for Lost Sheep by Yohan Huh Prudente 24.07.2026 16мин

  Church discipline is a painful subject. Yet it’s vital to the health of the church and the practice of discipleship. For the men and women who come to Harvest USA with sexual sin struggles, their experience with church discipline, or the lack of it, can be painful and complicated.In today’s episode, Yohan Huh Prudente appeals to church leaders to embrace the value and necessity of church discipline as part of their discipleship. He presents the historical reasons why church discipline should be regarded as an essential mark of the church and appeals to pastors and elders to know their sheep and practice church discipline in a spirit of love that reflects God the Father and Christ, the great Shepherd of His sheep.Read along: https://harvestusa.org/church-discipline-the-heart-of-discipleship-for-lost-sheep/
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  Christ Offers Life – Techniques Don’t by Mark Sanders 21.07.2026 7мин

  What is the most important thing for me to do to overcome sexual sin?While techniques that reduce sexually sinful behaviors such internet filters, getting rid of your smartphone, or meticulously planning your day to avoid temptation are essential, if you’re a Christian, the answer is clear: abide in Jesus Christ.Today’s episode from Mark Sanders shows Christians struggling with sexual sin why the life Christ offers through the means of grace are essential to our growth in sexual integrity.Read along here: https://harvestusa.org/techniques-dont-offer-life-christ-does/
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  Are Women Happier Without Men? The Bible’s Solution to Heteropessimism by Caitlin McCaffrey 17.07.2026 14мин

  Are women happier without men?For the modern woman, there are increasingly novel ways to describe attractions, but a relatively new one is the term “heteropessimism.”As the name suggests, heteropessimists have a pessimistic outlook on what they would call the unfortunate state of their heterosexual attractions. Attractions which condemn these women, in their view, to a destiny of disappointment and harm at the hands of the men with whom they must have romantic and sexual relationships.In today’s episode, Caitlin McCaffrey takes a look at the ways heteropessimism might be making it’s way into the church. She explores the roots of these ideas in the gender wars while pointing to the Bible’s solution to pessimism about members of the opposite gender.You can read along here: https://harvestusa.org/are-women-happier-without-men-the-bibles-solution-to-heteropessimism/
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  Understanding Asexuality Biblically: How to Help by Caitlin McCaffrey 14.07.2026 9мин

  Asexuality, sometimes referred to as “ace”, is an increasingly popular identity marker that describes people who experience little or no sexual attraction to others. Within the context of a Christian worldview, where self-control over one’s sexual desire is a right aim, could it be a good thing for single men and women to identify as asexual?In today’s episode Caitlin McCaffrey helps pastors and church leaders think biblically about this question. She examines what the Bible has to say about identity and then offers a practical approach for church leaders to help men and women wrestling with whether or not to identify as asexual.You can read along here: https://harvestusa.org/understanding-asexuality-biblically-how-to-help/If you’re grappling with asexuality yourself, you can read Caitlin’s article on this topic titled “Am I Asexual?”: https://harvestusa.org/am-i-asexual-harvest-usa/