I wish I'd thought of it

Ever see an idea out there and wish you'd thought of it?  Well here's one on my list:

That's right--a church is promoting its married members to have sex every day for the next 30 days and its single members to have no sex for the next 30 days.  Wow!  This is the most radical and creative approach to reclaiming a biblical view of sex that I've ever encountered. It was so "out there" that CNN covered it.

Seriously.  This church is being super-blunt with it's people--

• If you're married, you're probably devaluing sex in your relationship and having far less sex than you should.  Its hurting your marriage.  We want you to make time for sex again. 
• If you're not married, we know that many of you are having sex and you simply shouldn't be.  We want you to try stopping for 30 days and see what God does.

In our over-sexed world, this is the kind of idea that competes for the attention of people and points them to Jesus.  I believe that saying old things in new ways so that people put their attention on Jesus is the core job of every believer and every church.  Way to go Relevant Church!

Comments

[Mud]

Yeah...I saw this article a couple places and mentioned it to my wife. Great starting the day with marital tension...It does seem like a great idea, but I'm curious to see what kind of response it gets from the "lesser-driven" half (male or female).

[ToJ_Rapha]

I saw this and thought, "Cool". A great, on-the-edge idea. However, I am curious to see my wife's response. I can image most wives would but much more interested in something like the 30-day talk challenge where we as men make a commitment to sit down and talk/listen for 20 minutes with our wives without distractions. Incidentally, this may result in a higher frequency of intimate times as well :)

[Kevin]

Both comments well put. I think the 30 minutes of uninterrupted conversation for the 30 days challenge would give men an amazing view of what could be. That habit would be sustainable and would have a great impact on every other area of the marriage.

[MARIO]

I THINK IS NOT SUCH A GOOD IDEA.SEX FOR NEVER MEANT FOR THE THAT POURPOSE BUT FOR PROCRIATION. IT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN NORMALLY. IT IS SO BAD ESPECIALLY THE PHOTO..IT IS NOT GODLY . NOT TO BE RUDE OR ANYTHING BUT THAT PICTURE IS OFFENSIVE. I WOULD TAKE IT OUT.

[Kevin]

The picture is certainly provocative. In my view, it expresses the point without overstepping. I suppose that is a judgment call.

As far as sex being only for procreation--praise God there's more to sex than that! Song of Solomon and Proverbs 5:15-23 spring to mind as Scriptural examples.