This article was originally published on August 25, 2014.

Does it surprise you that, in a recent poll, Christian women voted Fifty Shades of Grey to be their favorite book of the year?

In some ways, we shouldn’t be shocked, after all, we have an Enemy who is determined to kill, steal, and destroy (John 10:10). Because his desires are rooted in his hatred for the image of God, he attacks our most intimate and meaningful relationships with fierce intensity. After all, the union of husband and wife potentially produces more human life created in God’s image.

Satan wins whenever this union is corrupted.

But why do people fall into behavior that is damaging and unhealthy? Why does the Enemy’s trap work? If a person understands why and how the trap works, can he or she avoid falling into it?

Dr. Juli Slattery and Dannah Gresh share insights on these topics during our broadcast today, “Exposing the Lure of Romance and Erotica.”

Listen on your local radio station, online or via our free, downloadable mobile phone app. I hope you’ll also tune in for part two which airs tomorrow.