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Perry and Shawna Mornings
August 15, 2024
Sexual Desire Is a Deep Longing for God
Freud said the opposite, that our spiritual longings are frustrated sexual desires. He was confused. And our culture is even more confused about sexuality, identity, body image, and gender.
Which makes it super hard to raise kids! But there is hope! Brad Klaver of Winning At Home joins the team to show us how to have an ongoing conversation about the beauty of sex and the wonder of being created in God’s image.
Perry shares, “My dad didn’t know how to talk with me about sex cause his dad had passed before he was 10.” Then the sex conversation begins with teaching our kids that they are God’s beautiful works of art.
Next, if as parents we are sexually broken, how in the world do we have healthy conversations about sex with our kids? (This is where the gospel comes in!) Then, the art of asking your kids the right questions so they feel safe to open up and share with you what they’re feeling.
Last, a Perry and Shawna listener says, “My 13 year old daughter’s girlfriend just told her that she has a crush on my daughter. How do I help my daughter and her friend navigate this. It’s so hard!” Please share this show if you’re encouraged by it!
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Brad Klaver
Brad Klaver serves as the Coaching Director at Winning at Home. Brad is deeply passionate about empowering others to discover, own and be unleashed into their full potential and identity as people made in God’s image. Brad believes that all people are created with loving intention, bearing the unique fingerprint of God for great purpose and calling. With nearly fifteen years of pastoral care and coaching experience, Brad is highly relational and an outside-the-box thinker. Seminary trained and holding certifications in Leadership Coaching and Mental Health Coaching, Brad provides coaching and pastoral care from a Spirit-led, biblically rooted foundation. Yardwork and running are therapeutic activities for Brad and he is so absolutely grateful for the life he gets to live and learn about along the way with his wife, Michelle, and there four kids.
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Perry LaHaie
Perry LaHaie's passion is to know Jesus and make Him known. “I’m all in with Jesus but not all put together. I need Jesus right now as much as I did when I first started following Him!” Perry says. In addition to co-hosting Perry and Shawna Mornings, Perry is a singer, songwriter, recording artist, and advocate for those who haven’t yet heard the gospel, especially those in the Muslim world. Born and raised in northern Michigan, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications and a graduate degree in Cross- cultural Communications. Perry also serves with Frontiers, a worldwide ministry to Muslims. Perry and his bride, Teresa, call Holland, Michigan home. They have two adult children, Kali and Taylor, and Taylor’s bride, Bri.
Shawna Beyer
Shawna Beyer has a way of telling stories that create personal connection— to her, to one another, and to God. She has been a homeschool mom, church planter, project lead for a consulting company, and church staff member. Though she’s been involved in ministry with her husband (Dan) in Iowa, Arizona, and now Michigan, she was born and raised in Southern California and as they say, “You can take the girl out of California . . .” She is mom to four grown kids (Bryn, Drayson, Eden, and Haven) who no longer need her but humor her anyway. Shawna is passionate about the rhythms we weave into the fabric of our lives to fall more in love with God each day. Healthy foods are her go-to, but she will abandon that whole track in a heartbeat for a homemade cinnamon roll like Grandma used to make.
Perry and Shawna Mornings
The Perry and Shawna Podcast: Real life conversations reminding you that you’re Abba’s child and that you’re blessed to be a blessing and loved to share Jesus’ love.