The following resources are great reads on the topic of sex and navigating the teen to young adult years in way that honors all of who God created you to be and all that he created you to enjoy.
Go to posts on this site specific to false-intimacy
BOOKS
Seduced by Sex, Saved by Love–A Journey Out of False Intimacy
by Jan Kern
The Invisible Bond: How to Break Free From Your Sexual Past
by Barbara Wilson (more of an adult book, but good for older teens/ya)
Sex Has Price Tag–Discussions About Sexuality, Spirituality, and Self Respect
by Pam Stenzel, with Crystal Krigiss
Pure–A 90-Day Devotional for the Mind, the Body, and the Spirit
by Rebecca St. James
And the Bride Wore White–Seven Secrets to Sexual Purity
by Dannah Gresh
Eyes Wide Open–Avoiding the Heartbreak of Emotional Promiscuity
by Brienne Murk
Healing the Hurt Within—Understand and Relieve the Suffering Behind Self-Destructive Behaviour
by Jan Sutton
Sex 180–There’s More To It Than “Just Wait”
by Chip Igram and Tim Walker
Teenage Guys–Exploring Issues Adolescent Guys Face and Strategies to Help Them
by Steve Gerali
Teenage Girls–Exploring Issues Adolescent Grils Face and Strategies to Help Them
By Ginny Olson
SEDUCED BY SEX, SAVED BY LOVE—A Journey Out of False Intimacy
Standard Publishing—Spring, 2008
A 2009 Retailers Choice Award Finalist
Now available through your local bookstore or through Amazon
Jan Kern’s Seduced by Sex : Saved by Love—A Journey Out of False Intimacy is an engaging, warm, disturbing, and powerful look at the journey from brokenness to healing. With compelling tenderness, Jan writes about the harsh realities of the pain and heartache of sexual experience outside of God’s design, and does so without being preachy or shallow. This book is real, and important. Offering hope to those who are in the midst of sexual wandering and confusion, and a wake-up call to those dabbling on the edges, Seduced by Sex : Saved by Love is a gift of grace.
—Chap Clark, PhD; senior editor, YouthWorker Journal; author, Hurt: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers
In this second book in the Live Free series, you’ll follow the true story of Suzy, whose search for acceptance and belonging pulled her into the grip of the pressures, lies, and confusion of today’s message about sexuality.
You’ll read about:
-God’s pursuit of Suzy and how he brought her back into his arms of love
-others–both guys and girls–who have struggled through false intimacy and brokenness and later found healing
-useful responses to today’s pressures and misconceptions about sex
-how to encourage those trapped in a destructive sexual lifestyle
