I recently read Craig Gross’ new book, “The Dirty Little Secret: Uncovering the Truth Behind Porn”. It was a quick read – in fact, I finished it in under 2-hours and thoroughly enjoyed the stories contained within. Craig Gross, along with Mike Foster, created “xxxchurch.com” – a site promoting conversations about the problem of pornography and the lackluster performance of the Church to confront the issue. Some are even offended by Mike and Craig’s “over-the-top” approach to a topic that many Christian’s are quite comfortable leaving alone.
I picked up the book after continuing to have conversations with people about the subject of pornography being such a huge “hidden sin” among the church. I have been following the work of the XXXchurch.com movement for some time. I even had the opportunity to attend a pre-screening of their documentary over a year ago (which is now available on DVD, by the way.)
The book confronts the issue of pornography head-on, which I think is the best way to confront any issue – no matter how “ouchy” it is to talk about. Craig writes in an easy-to-read, lay-person, non-heady way that I can relate to.
It was interesting to read about some of the “behind-the-scenes” interactions Craig has had through the ministry of XXXchurch.
I went to that pre-screening with you. It was very well put together. I miss you PStev the Rev. Much love my brotha