Christopher West coming to Stevens Point April 22nd

Renowned Theology of the Body speaker Christopher West is coming to Stevens Point, WI in April. I have read some of Wests books and found them to be excellent. 

The details are here:
God, Sex and the Meaning of Life
Date: April 22, 2010
Location: St. Peter's Church
Stephens Point WI, 
Presented By: Christopher West
Contact: Phil Lawson
Email: lawsphil@gmail.com
Description: This special evening presentation is for anyone searching for their ultimate purpose in life, as it breaks open the most basic truths and questions of human existence. With profound insight and humor, Christopher West begins to address the deepest yearnings of the human heart. Don't miss this opportunity to see one of the most sought after speakers in the church today!


Also nice to see the Diocese of La Crosse is training its teachers both in La Crosse and Eau Claire while West is in the area. 


If you weren't aware there was quite a bit of controversy a while back about a Nightline piece on him.  I would still highly recommend him. 

I do think it is very important to understand what Alice Von Hildenbrand said

Von Hildebrand holds the opinion that West's approach forgets the "extreme danger" that the realm of sexuality presents because of concupiscence. She believes, however, that sex can be sanctified through "humility" and a "spirit of reverence."

"My feeling is that [West's] vocabulary and his way of approaching it totally lacks reverence," said von Hildebrand.

"Reverence is the key to purity."

But this society has already un-reverenced sex.  Especially kids in public schools, where our current president is hoping to teach them sex-ed starting at kindergarten.  So if you are able to shield your children from health classes and watching tv, listening to music, looking at the way women dress today,  walking out the door then this talk might not be for you.  But since society has created a war on sex especially since the '60s, it will take someone speaking their language(albeit a bit vulgar in the broad sense of the word) to preach the Gospel to them.