In this episode, Yana Jenay shares what's next for her and the Living Single with Yana Jenay podcast. Below you will find all the links you need to stay up to date with her in this new season.
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In this episode, Yana shares all the feels, hopes, and dreams that come with living single at 40. In this honest conversation with friends, she answers the questions:
She concludes this episode, candidly sharing how she is submitting her sexual frustration to God through high accountability, grieving her unmet desires, and getting clear on what’s really happening when she is tempted to go outside of God’s commands to satisfy her desires.
After two years of taking a break from podcasting, Yana Jenay gets back behind the mic for a three-part interlude, sharing where she's been, what singleness at 40 feels like, and what she senses is next for her and Living Single w/ Yana Jenay.
In this episode, Yana Jenay pulls the curtain back, inviting listeners into an intimate conversation she had with dear friends after her 40th birthday party about why she abruptly stopped podcasting and what God has been teaching her over these past two years.
In this episode, Yana sits down with Sam Allberry to have a conversation about same sex attraction, sex, singleness, and the idea that you can’t be christian and same sex attracted. More specifically, Sam & Yana talk through what it looks like to put same sex attraction back in the gospel framework, the difference between sin and temptation, and untangling our sexuality & our identity.
Guest Bio : Sam Allberry is a pastor, apologist, author and speaker. He is the author of a number of books, including Is God Anti-Gay?; What God Has to Say About Our Bodies; Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With?; and 7 Myths about Singleness. To get more connected with Sam, join him :
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Scriptures referenced in this episode : Psalm 34:18. Hebrews 10:24-25.
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In this episode, Yana continues her conversation with Johnathan and Kat on the realities of being a Christian who experiences same-sex attraction. Johnathan and Kat share honestly about finding ultimate fulfillment and satisfaction in Christ and the blessings and hardships of navigating same-sex attraction in the context of Christian community due to gender norms within the church. Whether you experience same-sex attraction or not, you need to listen to this conversation to learn what the church needs to do differently in order to love, disciple, and care well for the same-sex attracted.
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Scriptures referenced in this episode :
1 Corinthians 6:9; Psalm 51; 1 John; John 8; Psalm 37; Ecclesiastes 1:1.
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In this episode, Yana sits down with her friends Jonathan & Kat to hear about who they are and their stories. Jonathan points to the value of friendship and accountability through his season of exploring what following Jesus meant for him, even down to his sexuality. He shares the hope and joy found in forfeiting what his flesh felt like it genuinely needed, and in the forfeiting his soul and heart found what it actually needed and was longing for. Kat shares about her experience and story of coming to know Jesus. She shares about learning to trust the Lord and that He is not scared of her flaws and sin, but more so pursues her because of those things. In Jonathan and Kat’s stories, we hear about their moment of realizing that Christ is the answer to having a fulfilled life, and that it is not through our sexual desires being fulfilled.
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John 10:10; Psalm 139.
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In this episode, Yana takes a moment to pause and shares some of her reflections from the previous episodes about sex, sexuality, and singleness. It’s clear that sis has been challenged as in these months away from the podcast, she’s allowed God to go to work on her heart. Yana invites us in to hear how the Lord has been shaping and molding her desires to align more with His will and helping her to recognize His sufficient grace in the midst of fighting temptation, being pruned, and recognizing patterns.
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Genesis 4:7; Romans 6:6-7; Ephesians 2:1-10; 2 Corinthians 3:10; Psalm 139:23-24; & John 15:1-8.
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There is no other holiday that causes just about everyone on the planet to be reflective more than the start of a new year, considering where they are in relation to where they want to be. This process can bring about all kinds of emotions--shame, disappointment, despair, pride, anger, etc. It can also cause many of us to go into the new year with a "carpe-diem-seize-the-day" kind of energy that can be more harmful than good.
In this episode, Yana Jenay is joined by music artist and worship leader, Jordan Welch, to talk about the pros and cons of goal setting, the gift of journaling, and the necessity of self-reflection for spiritual growth while also sharing times when they tried to take their relationship status into their own hands and will for it to change.
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villados
Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Blackburn
Knowing God by J. I. Packer
**Disclaimer: This episode was recorded prior to the recent exposure of the Enneagram personality tool being of demonic origins.
Here is the rest of the hilariously authentic conversation Yana Jenay has with her friends Bree, Portia, and Cleo about their struggles and victories with sexual sin.
As a single person, going home for the holidays can be quite anxiety-inducing. Particularly when you are fearfully anticipating the kinds of questions, you may be asked about your relationship status. One of the ways you can prepare yourself when going into an environment where you might be met with uncomfortable questions is to think through some ways you can thoughtfully respond.
In this episode, Yana Jenay shares some tips on how to prepare for Awkward Holiday Conversations and provides you with some prepared statements on how to answer questions like:
"When you gone get a man?"
"When you gone give me some grandbabies?"
"Where's that girl you brought to thanksgiving last year?"
She also encourages those who are feeling particularly fragile and angry in this season to invite some trusted family members to run interference. Remember being mindful of how you are feeling and asking for help is a sign of maturity. Ask for help when needed.
P.S. This episode was last-minute. No edits. Beware of some coughing. 😬
In this episode, Yana Jenay is joined by some of her closest friends, Bree, Portia, and Cleo, for a conversation about their struggles with sexual sin. This conversation is a good balance of honesty and hilarity. And this episode is just part one.
In this episode, Yana Jenay passes the mic to her good friends, Kinshiro Shimochi and Macklyn Mosely, for them as men to have a candid conversation about lust, pornography, and masturbation. Press play not only hear these two men bravely share their struggles with sin but also hear how they find hope and freedom through their relationship with Christ.
In this episode, Yana Jenay is joined by Rachel Joy Welcher and Bethany Lauren for a conversation on Purity Culture and how to deconstruct it thoughtfully. Rachel Joy Welcher (@racheljwelcher) is a poet and author who currently works as an editor at Fathom Magazine and Lexham Press. Rachel also received her Master of Letters in Theology from the University of St. Andrews, where her research led her to write the book: Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality. Bethany Lauren (@simply_bible) is a writer and speaker. She loves teaching people how to read and study the Bible through her Instagram account. She also makes "good trouble" on the gram by speaking by helping others think well about theological ideas that may be worthy of biblical deconstruction, purity culture being one of them.
In this episode, these women not only get nerdy about purity culture, but they also get real as they discuss the different ways their lives have been both positively and negatively impacted by purity culture. They also end their time rejoicing in the gospel that frees us from shame and considering how we can do better at passing down an ethic of purity that is more in step with the gospel and God's vision for sex.
Take a listen and consider joining us the Talk Back following this episode on October 13, 2022, at 8 pm by becoming a Patreon subscriber at $10 or more monthly.
When it comes to sex, many of us have read the Bible's commands about sex and ask, "Really? Did God really say that? Is He serious?" We've asked this question because living in a sexually charged world, it's sometimes hard to take God's commands about sex seriously, asking, "Has God seen the world? Is living out His sexual ethic as put forth in Scripture even possible?" In this episode, Yana Jenay takes us to the garden of Eden to reflect on the first time in history the words of God were questioned. Using the narrative of Genesis 3 as a case study, she presents a few ways we, like Eve, have rejected God's definition of what is good and allowed a distorted view of Him to lead us astray. She will discuss how viewing God's commands about sex as oppressive, patriarchal, homophobic, and impossible is ultimately rooted in our view of God. Why? Because, you see, when we trust the character of God to be good, it becomes easier to trust His commands are also good. Press play to hear more.
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Biblical Passages discussed in this episode: Genesis 6:1-6; Genesis 3:1-7; Ephesians 1:15-22
Books mentioned in this episode: Yinka Were is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn and Talking Back to Purity Culture by Rachel Joy Welcher
Listen to a full sermon on "Did God Really Say?" from Yana Jenay
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More About the Host, Yana Jenay
Yana Jenay Conner is a writer and Bible teacher who seeks to help others think well about faith and culture. By God’s grace, she has served in full-time ministry for the past fifteen years in both the church and parachurch context and earned a Master in Divinity in Christian Ministry from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She currently serves at Vertical Church as the Discipleship Director and hosts a podcast called Living Single. You can find more of her writing and teaching at yanajenay.com or by following her on IG @yanajenay.
In this episode, Yana Jenay asks the question, "Are We Asking the Right Questions About Sex?" She discusses how oftentimes, people are asking the "who," "what," and "when" questions and how though these are good questions to ask, maybe the better question to ask is, "why sex?" Why did God create it? It's possible that when we answer the "why" question, the "who," "what," and "when" questions become easier to answer and easier to follow.
Additional Show Notes:
(1) You can register for the Jude 3 Project's Courageous Conversation Conference using this link.
(2) Join Yana Jenay for this episode's Talk Back on August 4th at 8 pm by becoming a Patreon subscriber at $10 a month or more using this link.
(3) Scripture passages mentioned in episode: Psalm 16 (not 18); Psalm 51; Psalm 139; Genesis 1-2
In this episode, Yana Jenay talks with her friend Omar King to hear his personal story and glean from his insights about sex as a theologian and counselor, who has worked with men and women who have struggled with sexual sin and addictions. They cover everything from what they learned as kids about sex, shame, purity culture, and what God designed sex to be in the beginning.
WE BACK!!!! Welcome to Season 2 of Living Single with Yana Jenay! This season we are going to be talking about sex, sexuality, and singleness. Though this can be a sensitive and polarizing conversation for folks, Yana Jenay feels that it would be highly irresponsible and cowardly to NOT have a robust conversation about sex, sexuality, and how the two impact a single person's ability to be content and celebrate their relationship status. However, before we jump into conversations about sex, same-sex attraction, abstinence, masturbation, and more, we need to establish a shared definition of sex. In this episode, Yana Jenay shares what she discovered on the internet in her search for a basic clinical definition of sex and her sexual education (or the lack thereof) growing up in a conservative Christian home. This episode is for all the grown-ups out there whose parents didn't sit them down to have the sex talk. Click play to hear more, and be sure to head over to Patreon to support the podcast and reserve your spot for the Episode One's Talk Back on July 7th. Here's the Patreon Link.
