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Discover God's positive vision for sex and relationships
In a sex-saturated culture where anything goes, it’s tempting to think that the Christian vision for sex seems dull, uninspiring and just plain weird!
Join author Jason Roach as he reflects on how he discovered a different way of looking at sex, relationships and love. He found the true intimacy he was craving in God’s perfect design for sex and sexuality—and shares how you can too.
Discover a better story than the one our culture tells, a story where respect, generosity and care for others abound and relationships can flourish. Trade insecurity for confidence, anxiety for freedom and stress for happiness as you enjoy who God has made you to be and live in the way He intends.
Foreword: by Glynn Harrison
Introduction: why I am telling my story
1. Something more
Or My Girlfriend was a pole dancer
2. Here for a reason
Or how Shaving has never been quite the same again
3. Celebrating our situation
Or Why singleness is not second best
4. Faithful
Or Why anniversaries matter more than wedding days
5. Friendship
Or why “the one” isn’t enough
6. Speaking to our world
Or Why “Stop it” just won’t do
Epilogue: Swipe Up.
| Contributors | Jason Roach, Glynn Harrison |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781784984588 |
| Format | eBook |
| First published | October 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
This book is sane, funny, honest, powerful and moving in equal measure. Jason Roach does a marvellous job in presenting the Bible’s beautiful vision for sexuality in our broken world in a way that is utterly realistic and completely recognisable. Both sensitive and courageous, no-one - married or single, Chistian or non-Christian, could read ’Swipe Up' without laughing, rethinking and even shedding a tear. Read it, talk about, pass it on!
Jason helpfully gives us biblical truth and pastoral wisdom, wrapped up in a deeply honest and personal narrative. Rather than confront, he gently persuaded us that God offers a better way of navigating the pitfalls of modern romance and relationships
This week you’ll be gazing at numerous screens that reinforce our culture’s fantasies of love, sex and relationships. Why not give up some of that time to gaze at the reality of God and his better love stories? Reading Jason’s personal and practical book will do you so much more good.
When we become Christians, the Holy Spirit shows us more and more of where our lives need to change now that we belong to Jesus.
While there’s often overlap in the way we lived before and the way God calls us to live now, with some areas of life, we have to go back to the drawing board and simply start again.... continue reading
Jason Roach is a pastor and former medical doctor from South London, and his new book, Swipe Up: A Better Way to do Love, Sex and Relationships has just released. He kindly took the time to answer some questions about the vision behind the book…... continue reading
I'm not surprised Glynn Harrison did the forward because this book is basically his "Better Story." Not the most gripping book, and there needs to be a balance of the better story type writing with more on boundaries, as increasingly Christians don't know where the boundaries are. Is that mainly because we don't think Biblically because we don't really read the Bible, and soak it in, letting the Word of God dwell in us richly?
I was looking for a book to give teenagers but felt this was too 'philosophical' for them. The material is biblically sound and the ideas excellent but it is highly prsonal and it just somehow didn't seem to connect with the sorts of problems I had in mind. I'm sorry I can't be clearer than this..
This wonderful little book gets us to the heart of what it means to be God’s dearly loved children, and how this “better story” helps us to navigate our relationships with others. Jason writes with honesty and compassion and gave me a clearer view of my past, present and future in the light of the glorious gospel of God’s lavish love for us. The story-telling nature of the book is perfect for a story-loving culture in which relationships are all over the place. I highly recommend you read this and then pass it on.
