As a teenager I knew about the biology of sex – though I can’t remember any of the conversations at home, or lessons at school. I wish I’d also been told about the theology of sex – why God has given us the joy of sexual feelings and activity, what they are meant to point us forward to.

As a teenager I knew the Christian rules about sex – it was just for marriage between a man and a woman. I wish I’d also been told the good reasons for those rules – how God has given them to protect men, women and children from harming ourselves, and others.

Like many of my generation I had to wait until my twenties and thirties to hear all I needed to know about sex, sexual ethics, and my sexuality.

As a teenager I knew that I was attracted to the same sex – those desires filled me with guilt and shame. I wish I’d also been told that I was not alone – and how our gracious God wanted me to satisfy all my good desires in him.

Like many of my generation – teenagers in the 1990s – I had to wait until my twenties and thirties to hear all I needed to know about sex, sexual ethics, and my sexuality. It was a long and painful wait.

But now no Christian teenager need wait that long. Living Out’s Emerging Generations team have produced Kaleidoscope, a series for youth groups. It says everything I wish I was told about sex as a teenager, in ways that teenagers today will appreciate. I’m more than a little bit jealous of them, but most of all delighted that they’ll get to hear what they need to know well before I ever did.

If there are teenagers at your church, in your family, that will benefit from this resource – make sure that those caring for them sign-up for more information on the Kaleidoscope page.