The Christianese Dating Culture: The Myths and Truths in the Church about Sex, Purity, and Relationships

How can the Bible actually inform our love life? When we peel away the church culture, what does God really say about dating? What's the best that God can offer for our relationships?

For those of us who have already "crossed the line" -- is it too late for us? Can the church offer anything more than guilt-trips for sex and dating?

The church is either bashing sex, or bashing others who bash sex. It's either sexual repression or sexual leniency. Can the church still offer real wisdom for break-ups, heartbreak, lust, pornography, singles, struggling couples, and those navigating the consequences of their sexual regrets?

The Christianese Dating Culture starts from scratch about God's heart for us in our relationships. It pulls away the layers of passive-aggressive teaching on dating and asks the bigger questions. It talks about Joshua Harris and courtship and "I Kissed Dating Goodbye." It talks about Taylor Swift's sexual theology. It gets personal, about a suicide attempt over a girl, a fifteen year porn addiction, and the painful non-romantic process of finally getting married. It answers real questions from real people about the gritty, weird, embarrassing endeavor of dating. By dismantling the problematic ideologies of the Christianese church subculture, we can journey together towards the kind of church that Jesus died for -- the ultimate romance that transforms us.