Theology of Yes - What the Church Gets Wrong About Sex, Marriage, and Singleness
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Episode 23 · 58 min
What does it look like to walk alongside a student wrestling with sexuality, identity, or shame, not with a list of rules, but with the love of Jesus? In this episode, we sit down with Laurie Krieg, Director of Parent Programs and Discipleship at the Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender, speaker, and co-author of the forthcoming Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World (2026).
Laurie talks about experiencing same-sex attraction in college, the mentor who helped her see the deeper needs beneath her desires and what it means to move from chains to freedom. The conversation then turns to questions every campus leader faces: what marriage, singleness and sex are for, why a theology of yes persuades more than a theology of no and how hospitality has shaped her ministry.
We also talk about what students are really asking when they push back on faith, how to lead out of scars rather than open wounds, and why clarity of language with peaceful gospel confidence may be the most important thing leaders can bring to this generation.
Whether you are a campus minister, a parent, or someone still working through your own story, this conversation is full of wisdom, honesty, and hope.
Resources and Books Mentioned
Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World by Laurie and Matt Krieg (forthcoming 2026)
Journey Well Study by Laurie Krieg: a gospel-centered discipleship resource for individuals, mentors and groups dealing with sexual brokenness
Laurie and Matt's marriage book (available through their publisher)
Hole in My Heart podcast, co-hosted by Laurie and Matt Krieg
Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender: centerforfaith.com
A Praying Life by Paul Miller, the resource Laurie recommends most for prayer
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality podcast by Pete Scazzero, especially the episode on "doing the work before the work"
Gospel in Life podcast (Tim Keller), especially the sermon "Paul's Prayer for Experience" on Ephesians 3:14-19
The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield, which shaped Laurie and Matt's practice of radical hospitality
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Guests & resources
Meet the guest
- Laurie Krieg
Author and speaker
Mentioned in this episode
- Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World — Laurie and Matt Krieg
- Journey Well Study — Laurie Krieg
The author’s resource library includes the study and companion videos.
- An Impossible Marriage — Laurie and Matt Krieg
- Hole in My Heart podcast — Laurie and Matt Krieg
- The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender
- A Praying Life — Paul E. Miller
- Emotionally Healthy Leader podcast — Pete Scazzero
- Paul’s Prayer for Experience — Tim Keller
- The Gospel Comes with a House Key — Rosaria Butterfield