LONGWOOD, FL-Unless you've stuck your head in the sand or retreated to a hermit's lodge, you are being daily bombarded with sexually charged sights and sounds. From billboards, to magazines, to television, to music, the assaults are endless...and seductive. But God calls us to lives of purity. How is it possible to establish any kind of sexually pure lifestyle when weĠre attacked on every side? Author and leadership consultant Michael S. Kientz says that in order to win the battle for sexual purity, we need to build strong spiritual walls and guard the gates that lead to our minds and hearts. Using the biblical story of Nehemiah's struggle to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, Kientz reveals the tactics our enemy has used to attack men's minds with sexual temptation and pornography. In Build Your Walls! Guard Your Gates!-What Nehemiah Can Teach Us About Sexual Purity (paperback, 978-1-60266-453-1), Kientz shares the wisdom he's gained from his own thirty-year struggle with sexual purity. The battle began when he was introduced to pornography at the age of seven. For many years, he lived a secret life of guilt and shame, but now enjoys freedom in Christ.
His goal is to help other men break free of their sexual addictions so they can walk with integrity before God, their families, and their friends. "I'm not afraid to expose my own weaknesses and failings in this area if it will help other men," says Kientz. "I believe that vulnerability and authenticity are the key ingredients to overcoming this type of sin."
Michael S. Kientz is a leadership consultant with In-Reach Leadership, a company he founded in 2004 to help develop leaders within both business and church environments. He and his wife Monica have been married for fifteen years and have three children. The family lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Build Your Walls! Guard Your Gates!-What Nehemiah Can Teach Us About Sexual Purity through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007