Welcome to the first episode of "The Failed Christian." In this episode I am joined by my friend, Ashley Lagos. She was raised in purity culture, turned to prostitution and is now serving as one of the lead pastors of XII Church. If you were a part of purity culture in the mid to late 90's, I think you resonate with a lot of our conversation. Unfortunately, purity culture did a lot more damage to our understanding and relationship with sex, than it did good. We explore the in's and out's of purity culture, how it lead to a dysfunctional understanding of sex and sexual desire, and how in the midst of working that out, God finds us, loves us and leads us to a better understanding of His grace.  Support the podcast and become a patreon. Visit XII Church at: https://www.xii.church/ Produced by Joey Papa Media.