Podcasts about regeneration ministries

On this episode: This week Aaron goes solo. Our Guests: Daniel Weiss and Josh Glaser. Josh is executive director at Regeneration Ministries where he works with parents, equipping them in the digital age with kids. Daniel comes from Focus on the Family, where he specialized in healthy sexuality for families and now, he equips leaders to promote Gospel-centered sexuality in the church. Together, these gentlemen co-authored a book to parents from parents titled: Treading Boldly Through a Pornographic World: A field Guide for Parents. The book helps parents get involved in discussions about the body and sex with their children. It also helps the parents address their own sexual stories. Finally, it helps parents understand why this is important, addressing what is the good in all of this. Links:   Josh Glaser, Regeneration Ministries Daniel Weiss, Sexual Integrity Leaders, Inc. Book:  Treading Boldly Through a Pornographic World: A field Guide for Parents. Events: 2024 Samson Summit If you have thoughts or questions that you'd like the guys to address in upcoming episodes or suggestions for future guests, please drop a note to piratemonkpodcast@gmail.com.   The music on this podcast is contributed by members of the Samson Society and www.fiftysounds.com. For more information on this ministry, please visit samsonsociety.com.  Support for the women who have been impacted by our choices is available at sarahsociety.com. The Pirate Monk Podcast is provided by Samson Society, a ministry of Samson House, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. To help support the vision, please consider a contribution to Samson House.

George Halford talks with Will Roberts, the CEO and President of Life Regeneration Ministries. They talk about Will's background of growing up in a military family living in Alaska, Massachusetts, and Texas, the first time he knew he had a problem at the age of 20 years old, and different kinds of addiction and the human condition. Listen to the latest Local Matters Podcast… Presented by Office Mart. Visit them at 215 S Jefferson Ave in Cookeville to see what they can do for your office News Talk 94.1 · Presented By Office Mart

What does it truly mean to walk in sexual integrity, and how can confidence play a vital role in this journey?Discover how our own sense of goodness and value can greatly impact our ability to love and be loved. In our conversation, we unpack the connection between our desire for goodness, the attractiveness of others, and the importance of cultivating a deep-rooted confidence that is essential for walking in sexual integrity.Embracing Jesus and recognizing His infinite goodness is key to becoming whole.In this episode, we explore the importance of receiving Jesus as a gift, praising Him, and striving to become more like Him.Tune in as we share valuable insights and resources from Regeneration Ministries that can help guide you on your journey towards a more whole and confident self.With these tools and the support of a like-minded community, you can learn to walk in sexual integrity with confidence.Ready? Let's dive in!-- What We Discuss:   00:16 - If you want to walk in sexual integrity.   02:29 - Do you see yourself as a good gift?   04:09 - Love is confident and love requires confidence.   05:43 - Why are we so drawn to attractive people?   07:59 - The desire to be good and good gifts.   09:15 - Confident love is confident.   10:18 - We reach for and meditate on the good.Transcription: The Connection Between Confidence and Sexual IntegrityEpisode Resources:    Regen on YouTube    What We DoWant us to talk about a specific topic? Change up the format, or just tell us the podcast rocks! We want your feedback on Becoming Whole. You can leave your feedback here

I want to talk today about a little bit of a dichotomy that a lot of people experience in their journey towards sexual integrity.If you've listened to this podcast for any length of time, or been involved in our coaching, groups, or events, I hope that you've picked up on the reality that we seek to bring the love and grace of God into all things.We believe that real life change happens through the kindness of God.It is the kindness of God that leads to repentance. Where sin increases, Paul writes in Romans, Grace increases all the more. We really are transformed by God's movement in our lives.The more we can do to open ourselves to the kindness, the goodness, the love, the gift that God is, the gifts that God offers, the better off we'll be. And in general, Legalism, being hard on ourselves beating ourselves up, doesn't work, it actually can be counterproductive towards growing in virtue and growing in sexual integrity. And so you won't experience that here.I think there's often a mistake that people make along the way, in believing that somehow temptation is just going to evaporate, that they're just going to one day just stop sinning.Now, I do believe that can happen. And I do believe it can happen over time.That's beautiful, wonderful, I think it's going to happen for you as you continue to go. But the journey to get there does include times of having to fight sexual temptation. It does include times where you will have a desire to act out sexually, a desire to go back to that same old well, and you will have to resist, you will have to work hard not to do it.You will have to say NO to that temptation,  I'm not going down this route, in Jesus name!Tune in as we talk about ways to fight, without being hard on yourself or legalistic. Ways that aren't a sexual integrity bootcamp.Help the show:Support the show.Help us improve the show.Leave a review.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more.

Have you ever wanted to stop something so badly, yet couldn't figure out how to stop. Or even why? Have you tried to stop lusting?In this weeks podcast, just speaks to the importance of learning to love in recovery from unwanted sexual behavior, rather than just focusing on stopping the behavior.Key takeaways:The goal of recovery should be to learn to love in a self-giving way, rather than just stopping the unwanted behavior.God's mercy flows to the lowest places, and His grace is for those places. He is there right alongside us in those place. Let Him in.Counter arguments:It may feel wrong to receive God's mercy in places where we feel like we know better and keep doing it anyway.It may be difficult to open up those places to another person and ask for their help. When you are able to though, Regeneration is here. Resources:The Definition of LustHow to Stop Lusting in One StepOutline:The problem with trying to stop certain behaviors.A better goal than stopping your lust.We need to first be loved by god.Consider for yourself how not receiving God's love works for you.Forgiveness cannot be earned.How can we experience God's love in the face of sexual sin?Use your imagination open your mind.The first step to love like god.Help the show:Support the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more.

Living in a digital age, we are faced with the reality that we have tough competition. That the internet is competing for our attention, our affection, for our questions, and our devotion.Today we will talk about this competition and what it provides; especially in the area of sexual integrity. Whether it's a struggle with pornography, or looking for hookups. So often, we are turning to our devices for things that are really, really good. And our devices offer pretty tough competition. So let me just give you five examples.The Internet provides all the things your looking forThe internet never shames youThe Internet never makes you feel like an outsiderThe Internet rewards curiosity.The Internet is always availableBut does it really, are these statements true? Join us today as we expose the online god and reveal what it actually does for us and to us.Discover the truth of what we are really looking for and how to find it.Resources:Treading Boldly through a Pornographic World: A Field Guide for ParentsOutline:The tough competition of the internet.The internet never shames you. Why the internet is always available.The internet never shames but it always shames.Has the internet ever invited you to look deeper?The internet is always available to you.Jesus has everything you're looking for.God rewards curiosity and always available. Help the show:Support the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more.

The aftershock of betrayal can feel like a cracking in the landscape of your life. Nothing looks or feels familiar anymore.How do you move forward? What are next steps?On this episode of Sacred by Design, we'll tenderly walk through a framework to help you navigate the next steps.Infidelity, Cheating, Betrayal: Each of these words carries a lot of hurt and shame. Whether you just found out your husband's been unfaithful or you found porn on your loved ones phone, you may realize you're left with more than a broken heart. A Spiritual Coach offers a safe space for you to walk through the devastation of sexual betrayal from discovery to healing.Highlights:Because life might feel fuzzy, you're going to wonder: Did I cause this? Can I cure this? How do I control this?Remember, As You Navigate Recovery:You can't Control it.You can't Cure this.You didn't Cause this.You can Choose how to Recover from this.Praying Through RecoveryHelp me to journey beyond the familiar and into the unknown. Give me the faith to leave old ways and break fresh ground with you. Christ of the mysteries, I trust you to be stronger than each storm within me . I will trust in the darkness and know that my times, even now, are in your hands. Tune my spirit to the music of heaven. And somehow, make my obedience count for you. AmenHelp the show:Support the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more

Try allowing this statement to marinate in your heart for a moment: “God is writing a story for your child that you wouldn't write.”Being a mom is a tough job.Listen in while two moms talk about loving children well. We are with you in NOT underestimating the hurt. Help for Hurting Parents.And we want to encourage you to NOT underestimate the hope. And if you aren't a mom, stay with us and hear how the conversation can be applied to the meaningful relationships in your life.(Make sure to listen at the end for a prayer over you.)Highlights:Parenting PrinciplesPredictable – There are predictable stages we will go through as parents raising children. Let that knowledge be a comfort. Priority – A parent's priority is loving well.Relationship – The most important thing you can bring to your relationship with your child is your own deepening relationship with Christ.Prayer – Don't underestimate the power of prayer. Instead of praying to fix or change a situation or your child, pray in order to reflect God.Examine – A healthy and holy look at our hearts and our souls is essential, but it's also essential to do it accuratelySurrender – Our children need a Savior and we are not Him.Self-Care – You need to tend to your own needs too.Present – Live in the present moment.Phrases that Rob Your Present: If only & What IfHelp the show:Support the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more

In Genesis when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and there was adelight to the eyes, and the tree was to be desired to make one wise she took of its fruit and ate.What did she see?The enemy when he tempts us wants us to see something. But the truth is, what he wants us to see is not reality.She saw something that wasn't actually there. And the enemy does the same thing to us.He gets us pointed at pornography, at an extramarital relationship, masturbation, fantasy, a hookup, or a same sex relationship.And he tells us all that will be there for us and all that it's going to do for us. And it feels on some level like it will. And it never does.Join us as we talk about the power of our imagination and how to take hold of it for His glory.Outline:Your imagination is a part of the struggle you have with sexual sin.What the enemy wants us to see is not reality.Your imagination is important to your journey of obedience to God.The enemy wants to hijack the gift of our imagination and use it for his purposes.How do we renew our minds? How do we think about the truth?What is a tempting thought? How do we take it captive?The enemy's got a hold of my imagination.The enemy is using your imagination to draw your attention to a smaller vision.What is faith? It's the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.Help the show:Support the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more.

At the core of every sexual integrity problem is relational brokenness. Because God created sex to be relational, it is relational down to its core. And so if you are dealing with a sexual issue, you are dealing with a relational issue.What is a partner or group for accountability? It's a certain kind of connection. As a result, if you have a relational brokenness in your life, you may have similar relational issues. Could they prevent you from achieving the level of sexual integrity you desire?Listen in as we identify some of those tendencies and those broken relationship pieces. Also a few ideas about how you can even beginning today, improve your accountability relationships.Outline: Do you have an accountability partner?  We are human beings, not human doings.  The tendency to avoid pain.  Don't focus on behavior and focus on sin.  Let's bring kindness.  How to be with someone in their pain? What do you want to do differently?Help the show:Support the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more.

There are just things you don't talk about at church, right?Absolutely not!I think the church is meant to be a place where we talk about the things that are really the most difficult to talk about in life. If we can't do that in our church community, where will we do it?Certainly, one of those topics is sex.Both in its beautiful, glorious holy intention that God designed sex to be between husband and wife in marriage, and also in the fallen expressions of sex that pervade our culture.So if you're a Pastor, layperson, or Elder at a church, maybe you're a parent or a leader in some other fashion, or perhaps you lead a youth group or a small group, I want to talk to you on this podcast about how important it is to talk about sex in some way or another. And share some light ideas about how you might begin to go there with the people who are in your care.Sex is a very sensitive topic. Bringing it up on Sunday morning can be difficult and raise many questions. Questions like…What if a lot of people are struggling, what do I do? How do I care for them?These questions, in addition to the ones mentioned in this podcast, are very difficult for leaders. But I want to emphasize how important and meaningful it is when people who are in church or Christian leadership, in their home or a small group, youth group, or from the main pulpit in a church, speak up about these topics. Here are a few helpful ideas that can help start or strengthen the conversations about sex.Share stories of Sexual redemption. Making use of books and resources for sexual redemption.Borrow from other people (listen to others' sermon notes, borrow liberally without plagiarizing)Reach out to us at Regeneration Ministries (for consultations, an interview, resources, hosting a parent group or workshop)Resources to have available in your church:Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing by Jay StringerIs God Anti-Gay? by Sam AllberryBorn Again that Way: Coming Out, Coming to Faith, and What Comes Next by Rachel GilsonTreading Boldly through a Pornographic World: A Field Guide for Parents by Daniel Weiss and Josh GlaserGreat sermons on sexuality: Holy Sexuality - series by Bay Area Community ChurchHelp the show:Support the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more.

This week we will talk about breaking the allure of temptation. We will unpack it through the pattern that the enemy uses to tempt us. We can look at our sexual experiences and think that it's just something that's before us.But it is actually tempting us. It looks so appealing and harmless.  Yet it has this magnetic pull that draws us in. So by talking about the patterns the enemy uses to pull us in, it will provide us the tools to get out of his tractor beam. It will expose the reality of what's happening.Hopefully this podcast will illuminate some things and draw you towards God in ways that will bring help and healing. Scripture reference: Genesis 3Know your enemy's tactics 1. He divides and isolates2. He exaggerates God's prohibitions3. He attacks God's character, attacks God's characterDoes this sound familiar?Your divided, you feel isolated. He exaggerates God's prohibitions. Gets you focused away from God's blessings and focus instead on the things that you're not allowed to do. He attacks God's character, making you believe you can't trust God, he attacks your value making you think that you're less than everybody else.What's left for you to do, when he puts that temptation in front of you? That object that looks like it satisfies that sexual temptation. It makes it look like you're experiencing a little bit of bliss, a little bit of attention, a little bit of love or pleasure from somebody. Maybe a little bit of joy in a moment?Well, why does it look so good? What else are you supposed to do? You can't trust God, you have no value and you're all by yourself. You're surrounded by these heavy burdens of moralistic thinking that you need to obey.  There's no hope for you, so you might as well just grab at the fruit.In the moment of temptation, first I want you to begin practicing, “this is not God against you, this is the enemy.” He is trying to get you to believe all of this stuff around you, so that you increasingly feel shame and despair. And so you are more tempted to grasp of that fruit. What do we do from here.1. Connect with others.  Have some people on speed dial that you can reach out to in the moment when your tempted or the moment you start hearing the accusations about yourself and God.2. Practice gratitude and count your blessings. Secondly, practice gratitude. This is not just another moralistic thing to do. Those who are serious about counting their blessings don't struggle to believe that God gives more than the enemy gives. Count your blessings, you'll find out who gives more between the enemy and God. You'll find every time it's God.Help the show:Support the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more.

As a little girl, in what ways was your mom NOT who you needed her to be? You're probably feeling a reaction to this question in your gut.Whether your reflex is to protect your mom with excuses or you're ready to lash out; you're in the right place.We invite you to listen while we explore the mother wound. Lets define the pain with an understanding that is less about blaming your mom and more about naming the hurt.Identifying a mother wound is to name the wounding so you can move through it towards healing.Lets get started.Highlights:You might come into therapy or coaching saying, here are all these symptoms i'm having. Here are all these ways the pain is coming out sideways. And, hopefully, with a good coach or therapist we can go to the sources of the hurt and find some deeper healing that is waiting for us there.Where was your mom not who you needed her to be as a kid: whether that it being emotionally checked out, even towards neglected? Whether that's from being overbearing and strict, more authoritarian, all the way to abusive? Where were there some ways your mom was not who you needed her to be?Not connecting as a little girl can turn into difficulty not connecting as a woman.And there may be some truth to it as well - that she did do the best she could. And, we can say that with that honor and honesty and still be able to acknowledge that there was some hurt there.By naming some of these wounds, we can honor ourselves.Identifying a mother wound is not to say, my mom is bad. Identifying a mother wound is to name the wounding and then to move through it towards healing.When our wounds cease to be a source of shame, and become a source of healing, we have become wounded healers. - Henri NouwenGrief and anger are necessary and uncomfortable but they're okay. There's a place for them here in this process.We have this literal picture of Christ as our wounded healer who fell a couple times on the way, who needed help to carry a cross that was heavy, that was hard. We see him and we can look to him through this too. To look at our humanness, our moms humanness.. We have Christ to look at as our wounded healer in his humanness.Help the showSupport the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more

As the garland and the lights and the holiday specials and the festivities ramp up, where are you?If you're feeling temptation take over, you're not alone.There's a lot more of just about everything during the holidays. Let's try to recapture what Jesus has given us. Together, we'll name 5 things that can distract us from Immanuel.And, we'll unpack 5 ways to recenter our focus back on our Savior's birth.Highlights:FACING TEMPTATIONS1. Busyness Increases Sexual sin is offering you an answer to your pain, discomfort, faulty views of yourself and others at a deeper level.The answers though, are not truly satisfying.2. Expectations IncreasesImages of happy people, loving families, wealthy displays and spreads of food lead us to feel more expectations.We'll also feel increased inadequacy, inferiority, futility in our lives.When the comparison game is squashing you, the message of pornography is “you are enough.”3. Family Dysfunction IncreasesWhether you're spending more time with family of origin/extended family or you're alone because you have no family; the loneliness and brokenness increase.Sexual sin offers a false sense of intimacy, a sense of belonging and a false sense of connection.4. Habits IncreaseYour brain and body may remember this time of year as the time when you binge on porn more.5. Spiritual Warfare IncreasesChristmas is the celebration of the Incarnation of the Word of God. Our temptation wants to distract us from the true meaning of Christmas.FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS1. Fight for Peace - The Peace which Jesus has given you, which surpasses all understanding, which He gives not as the world gives.  Fight to maintain that peace.2. Slow Down - Your breathing, eating, walking, working, slow it all down. Slow down in defiance of the spiritual warfare.3. Simplify your Christmas - Clear away and make room for you to be at peace. Does it look like simplifying your calendar? Not putting up all the decorations?4. Connect with people who love you - In the midst of the holidays, make time to be with the people who love you most (including people from your recovery community).5. Create New Traditions - Be intentional and creative about nurturing yourself well to cultivate and commemorate walking with Jesus. Find an Advent devotional to work through, schedule time to serve the poor, write a letter of thanks to someone who has meant a lot to you.If you have a sexual fall this Christmas, don't spend time beating yourself up. Instead, turn to the One who came for you, confess what you've done, acknowledge it was wrong and then walk in peace with Him.Help the showSupport the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more.

You were never meant to be alone. If you find yourself alone because no one seems to understand or because you can't imagine sharing your struggle; listen in.We're exploring the need we all carry for community. There is power within a circle of safety and good listening. And you deserve it.Maybe you've found community and been hurt within it.This is for you too.Highlights:Pain alone is awful. Pain together is bearable.Healing from Trauma requires intimacy because intimacy is where the trauma happened. – Curt ThompsonMaybe you're thinking, “There's nobody else like this. There's nobody else feeling this like me. There's nobody else doing the things I do.” So, let's talk about shame for a bit because we all need community. But, I think that no matter your struggle – whether it's porn or hooking up or if it's anger with God-  don't let shame tell you that you don't belong in community, that you don't deserve community, that you should be alone.Maybe the first time you go to a community group, you just listen. That's great. You're showing up, you're listening. And that's a big step.Phiippians 4:13  I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. v14 Even so, you have done well to share in my present difficulty.Prayer for Community:Hands open to ask God to fill them with community.Hand to your heart to name the pain of your disappointment or sorrow.Hand to your belly to acknowledge the hunger to be seen and heard.Help the showSupport the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more

Let's isolate the moment of temptation: Maybe it looks like your fingertips hovering to type in a string of words you know will lead you to that site. Or maybe it looks like driving home a different route so you find yourself rolling slowly past that street. Every bit of you pulses with energy in that moment of temptation.The world is encouraging you to say “Yes” to the urge. Giving in can leave you alone with shame and regret. So, let's pivot to a different “yes.” This is hard work but shift your heart, mind and body in that moment to a different option. God is inviting you to a bigger YES. Let's listen in for more.Highlights:The world tells you, “You can't be yourself in holiness. You can only be yourself in sinfulness.” What if that is a lie from the pit of hell?Christianity understands that human beings are not just disembodied spirits. Human beings are embodied creatures, embodied spirits.We are each an individual, human person, hybrid spirit/body creature. So, in order to live-giving life, we need to live in accordance with that truth.The world, with all its sexual promiscuity and permissiveness, ignores we are created as one individual person. Our bodies are designed for sexual union with one person.To be a human person, to have sex with them is to become ONE flesh with that person.Help the showSupport the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for much more.

You have a story. And, your story holds power. Once you unlock the truth written in your story, you could unlock yourself from cycles of bad habits, bad relationships, and more. If this idea feels overwhelming, listen in as we take the process one line at a time, one chapter at a time. So, what is your story? Grab a pen and paper. Take a deep breath.And, let's begin.Highlights:“One of the bravest things we can do is tell our stories, own our stories and love ourselves through it.” - Brené BrownEmotionally, spiritually, it's really unhealthy for us to be living disconnected from what's true and real about our past and our present.One of the beautiful things that happens in those places that God reveals to us is they become strengths.  When God gets involved with what wounded us and hurt us, He begins to heal us. He also makes it a strength that we can pay forward and impart to others.  That's such a beautiful thing He does.“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein, PhilosopherWhen you consider spiritual coaching,  journaling, or a conversation with a friend, your words feel limited; what a gift to be able to sit with somebody who might have another word to offer you to add to your story, or to build on it or unpack it a little bit more. And to ask good questions. Questions that give you freedom to answer with more than just yes or no, that encourage you to be curious and encourage you to feel safe being curious.When you get in touch with loving that younger self, you have a current, present love for yourself too.Powerful Principle: What we fill our minds with creates our thoughts, our thoughts create our feelings and our feelings determine our behavior. Story Work Ideas for You:Ask God to be with you as you reflect on things that you believe about your story.What are some things that you might believe that are not true about yourself?Think back on being a little child, things that happened that you might have adapted a belief about.You might even believe you have a bad story or no story.You might believe that you're not acceptable if you don't always get things right or that you're not lovable if you don't please people all the time.Just ask God,“What am I believing?”“God, what is true?”Take some deep breaths and listen.Take time to write down a couple of things that God wants you to know are true.Work with a small, close circle of friends in this exercise.Begin to write out what feels logical, significant seasons of your life by age? By schoolRemember Key events, memories, peopleThen tell your friends and listen to their stories. Use the microphone in your Notes app and record yourself telling a story or memory. Play it back and listen for what you needed, for what you believe to be true about yourself because of that reflection.Help the showSupport the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for behind the scenes and more

A jumble of frayed ends - consider the raw, exposed mess of a jumble of frayed ends. Keep this image in mind as we consider our current cultural belief system. Josh is about to carefully look at each broken strand of thinking and tie them back into one, whole, intentional, truth. God has a good, holy, beautiful design for our sexuality.  So, why is sex today a jumble of frayed ends? Let's find out.Highlights:God could have made the method to produce babies anyway He wanted and He chose to connect sex and pregnancy.What happens if we no longer connect sex with pregnancy?Pregnancy moves from unexpected to unplanned to unwanted.Notice the difference between God's design for pregnancy and our current cultural concept around pregnancy: Pregnancy is a risk, a threat, a danger. What happens to a cultural psyche when we think of children as unwanted.Believing that anyone is unwanted is evidence of a demonic move against humanity.Homework: PRAYER CHALLENGE: Pray that God will reconnect for us the disconnect between marriage, sex and pregnancy. Link to more on Christopher West https://tobinstitute.orgHelp the showSupport the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for much more.

Let's go beyond reading words about God's kindness. If you are wrestling ongoing sexual sin, if you are battling shame, if you are facing past traumas; God is inviting you to experience His kindness. Right now, what if you could hear Jesus saying to you, “I'm right here and I love you.” (be sure to look in the Homework Section for more questions)Highlights:God is near and He loves you.It's hard to accept God's love for you in the difficult areas of wrestling with sexual sin.We carry deep within us a fear that if anyone knew the full scope of that part of our lives they would pull away.Shame and fear are heavy burdens to carry.It's so important to receive God's nearness, His kindness. It is His kindness that leads us to repentance, it is His kindness that heals us. (Romans 2:4)Homework: PAUSE with these QuestionsWhere are you most anxious right now?What are you most angry about now?What are the places in your life that are the most difficult to share?What are the secrets that you're wrestling with?What are the areas that you're struggling to let go of?What are the things you don't want to talk to God about?Help the showSupport the showAsk a question by emailing usLeave a reviewSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsFollow us on YouTube for much more.

Read this sentence a few times: Human beings are the crown of creation. What a glorious declaration! Now consider the fact that sexual sin contorts that truth. A building block to sexual integrity is the understanding and appreciation of the inherent value within you and the people around you. Recognize God's ideal representation of Himself is the man you are, is the woman you are because you are sacred by design.Also, today we are launching “Sacred by Design” a new addition to the Regeneration Ministries podcast family! “Sacred by Design” is hosted by the women on our team for women covering topics like unwanted sexual behaviors, shame, relational healing and more. Make sure to Subscribe and Share and Join us every other week as we unwrap the gift of understanding we are Sacred by Design. Highlights:It was not good that Adam was alone. It wasn't enough companionship for Him. It wasn't accurate representation of God that Adam alone would image Him on the earth. We needed both Adam and Eve, both man and woman. And we need both man and woman today.Being made in God's image, humankind can be considered an icon expressing what Yahweh is like, expressing what the One Creator God is like. Man and woman are the expression of that; not man alone or woman alone. Together, both man and woman are the expression of God on the earth.  Step back and consider with awe the beauty of male and female, the beauty of man and woman and what it means to be man and woman. And the value of both.Men, when a woman walks into a room, we're not to idolize her. But there is a sense that if we understood her correctly, if we saw her correctly, if we had eyes to see her as she is designed by God to be that we would want to kneel down in front of her in respect and glory because of how she embodies in this living creature the aspect of the one true God. And vice versa, when a man walks into a room, there ought to be some sense of that.Sexual sin contorts that we are meant to be the crown of creation by idolizing the body and sex. http://www.theologyofthebody.net

Today's podcast is with Josh Glaser, Executive Director of Regeneration Ministries. Josh loved God and hated pornography from a young age but couldn't understand how God could let him struggle with his addiction. He shares how he shakes his fist at God one night in college and asks Him, "Why aren't you taking this away?!" Josh then shares a powerful story and brings to life a parable of Jesus that demonstrates the love of the Father and how His heart is more for his child's maturity and dependence than on the purging of something painful.In this episode, Josh shares his heart for people to experience freedom and how sexuality and spirituality were never meant to be in opposition. Josh shares how his behavior demonstrated that he was reaching for something and only knew how to find comfort in misusing his sexuality. He elaborates on how his early childhood played a massive role in his dependence on pornography and how it offered him community, importance, comfort, and a way to feel loved and accepted. The way out for Josh was learning how to seek Jesus instead of seeking unwanted sexual behavior and understanding what he was truly seeking. Instead of God removing our unwanted sexual behavior, he can re-direct our focus and desire, allowing us to experience Jesus on a new level, changing our behavior and actions to reach for and experience Him.This episode has many magic, intimate and inspirational moments. A big thanks to Josh for his powerful testimony and teaching,  transparency, revelation, and understanding.Josh Glaser and Regeneration Resources:https://www.regenerationministries.org/https://www.regenerationministries.org/resources/https://www.joshglaser.com/Our Resources:https://www.instagram.com/restored2more/https://restored2more.com/https://restored2more.com/courses/

Join special guest, Josh Glaser, as he discusses with Marco the importance of having "roots" when it comes to defending the dignity of the human person. Josh is the Executive Director of Regeneration Ministries and a faithful friend of Desert Stream.

If you find yourself here, you are battling more than sexual sin. You are fighting to become whole.  And that is why, at Regeneration Ministries, our mission is to help you face your issues and break free from patterns holding you captive. Together, we are doing more than just kicking a habit. Satan is loud and thick with shame, grabbing at you to keep you from breaking your habit. God, on the other hand, loves you so much He is both willing to let you walk away and wait until you return. We need to be sober about our choices.In this episode, let's unpack the what and why of “unwanted sexual behaviors.” There is intention and an invitation waiting just for you.  Highlights:Unwanted Sexual Behaviors - on one hand, we want it. On the other hand, we want to stop.“The man who is lost in his passions is less lost than the man who has lost his passion.” - St. AugustineThe phrase “Unwanted Sexual Behavior” begins to acknowledge and recognize your own alignment with what God says is right and what God says is wrong.Extras:Romans 8:18-30Luke 15:11-32 Parable of the Prodigal son - notice how the father let his son go. God says, we are free to go. The father also welcomed his son back when he returned. God, also, anxiously and lovingly waits on us to return to Him.Romans 5:20 “So then, the law was introduced into God's plan to bring the reality of human sinfulness out of hiding. And yet, wherever sin increased, there was more than enough of God's grace to triumph all the more! (TPT) John 4:1-30 Samaritan womanFor more on this topic, check our latest article Was It When You Don't Want to QuitTranscription:Full Transcription Available hereSupport Becoming Whole

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We all know that pornography is a problem in America. But what many parents don't know is that our kids (boys, and yes, girls too) are susceptible to getting addicted as young as nine years old.   To help us understand this topic, we are joined by Josh Glaser. He is a pastor, speaker, writer, and blogger. Josh has been with Regeneration Ministries since 1999 and has served as Executive Director since 2006. Josh is the author of “Rescue”, a year-round discipleship program for men seeking a deeper relationship with Jesus and freedom from sexual sin. He also recently co-authored (with Daniel Weiss) a new book titled, Treading Boldly Through a Pornographic World: A Field Guide for Parents.   This conversation is filled with grace. We understand this is a process, and it takes courage, but we can lead our children in this area. It begins with our willingness to face our stories. Join the conversation with us today and take a step forward in your journey.   Treading Boldly Through a Pornographic World: A Field Guide for Parents, can be purchased anywhere books are sold.   For additional resources, see the links below: https://www.facebook.com/JoshuaGlaser https://www.instagram.com/joshglaserofficial/ https://www.regenerationministries.org 

Kyle Bowman joined the show to discuss how Regeneration Ministries work alongside the local church to equip men, women, and families to learn and live God's good, holy, and beautiful design for sexuality.Kyle Bowman  is a native Washingtonian. She was raised in a Christian home but did not have a personal relationship with Jesus. She spent 11 years trying to find life in same-sex relationships. Through the love, care, and prayers of family and friends, she sensed the Lord calling her into a personal relationship with Him. Part of her journey to wholeness was finding Regeneration Ministries. After attending one of their programs, Kyle became active as a small group leader and in 2014 was asked to join the staff. Today she serves as the DC Metro Director for Regeneration in their northern Virginia office. Her duties include spiritual coaching, teaching for ministry programs, and helping to develop ministry resources. Kyle has a Bachelor's in Communication from Bowie State University, a Certificate in Biblical Studies and a Master's in Christian Counseling & Discipleship from Capital Seminary & Graduate School. In her spare time she pursues her passion for genealogy and spending time with her four-legged friend Niko.

In part 2, my guest is Kyle Bowman, a spiritual coach and Director of Regeneration Ministries in VA who specializes in helping women, men and families learn about God's good, holy, and beautiful design for sexuality. Kyle explains sexual brokenness and the impact of slavery on sex, sexuality, and culture in the African American community. She discusses the extra barriers that people of color face in their communities and the resources for healing God's way. Resources Mentioned: www.regenerationministries.org, Kyle@regenerationministries.org, Paul David Tripp www.Paultrip.com, (Podcast) Becoming Whole, (Books) Gay Girl. Good God by Jackie Hill Perry, Rethinking Sexuality by Dr. Juli Slattery, Treading Bolding through a Pornographic World by Joshua Glaser and Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way of Healing by Jay Stringer. Resources on Regeneration Ministries website for Parents (Reframing Desires), Women (Becoming a Woman of Sexual Integrity) and Men (Becoming a Man of Sexual Integrity), Celebration of Singleness by Rev. Bob Ragan and Kyle Bowman, and Path through the Wilderness by Rev. Bob Ragan.

The Small Talk Big Thoughts Podcast is hosted by Ebony Griffin. In this discussion, I invited guest Kyle Bowman, a spiritual coach, group leader and the Director of Regeneration Ministries in VA who specializes in helping women, men and families learn about God's good, holy, and beautiful design for sexuality. Kyle and I discuss sexual brokenness and the impact of slavery on sex, sexuality, and culture in the African American community. She discusses the extra barriers that people of color face in their communities and the resources for healing God's way. Part 1 Resources Mentioned: www.regenerationministries.org, Kyle@regenerationministries.org, and Paul David Tripp www.Paul trip.com

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Calling all husbands and wives - “Does Your Marriage Need a Different Sexual Lens?” Josh recently shared this question through a thoughtful article on the Regeneration Ministries website. And today, Josh and Kit are unpacking what it means so you can experience sex in a better way with your spouse. Our culture tends to put expectations sex - what it should look like, what you should look like, how you should feel, when it should happen, even how often it should happen. Sex is all about what you get out of it. In this conversation, we’re hoping to shift our gaze from what the world tells us about sex and ask our Creator what He means it to be instead.  That’s where the shift comes in.  The different lens we’re exploring transfers sex from self-serving opportunity to an opportunity to give of yourself. When you strip away the societal constructs to allow yourself to be naked in more than a physical way; you are then able to gift yourself to your spouse in a way that brings freedom and love and appreciation. The world entangles insecurity into sex. Allow the challenge in this episode to invite depth and vulnerability and delight for you and your spouse.Highlights:If Christians begin to practice thinking and talking about sex as a form of self-giving love, that’s what sex is designed to be.This is my body given for you - given is the operative wordWhat does it lookIf Sex is an act of self-giving love, then tonight we didn’t reach climax but I’m going to love you where you are tonight. I’m going to love you in this space.Homework:Lay down the comparison of friends’ marriages or sex lives.Pray and practice against Coveting. The words “If Only” can be like flags warning that you are wanting what others have; be aware and take notice of what you have in your spouse and in your marriage.Take notice and ask yourself: What is our marriage like? How are we uniquely ourselves in this marriage?Practice delighting in your spouse (laying aside criticism and comparison); what about your spouse first attracted you? What attracts you now? Be aware of parts of him/her, things about their voice and personality. Then share it with him/her.Transcription:Full Transcription Available hereOriginal music by Shannon Smith. Audio engineering by Gabriel @ DelMar Sound Recording.Support Becoming Whole

An anonymous question came in through the Regeneration Ministries blog setting the stage for this conversation “…Why does God set one free from sin and stronghold immediately and not another?“ Why are we waiting for healing and other's aren't?If you keep struggling with sexual sin and have watched others gain freedom; that can feel hard. On this episode of “Becoming Whole,” Josh and Kit tackle the mystery of healing and the ‘why’s’ that can come with it. Listen in as they navigate the touchy questions like “Is it something you earn? Why don’t I deserve it?” It can feel like there’s an unevenness in healing. But, witnessing someone else’s freedom from sexual sin while you keep struggling shouldn’t lead to condemning God or you. God has a different experience for you. If you are longing to find freedom, we pray this conversation softens your heart to see the Hope available for you.Highlights:When we start interpreting our experience of not being set free from something with an angle that either accuses us or accuses God; that’s an indicator that the enemy is getting his own opinion in there that’s unhelpful.The way God heals one person is not the way, necessarily He heals every person.There are different layers of what needs to be sanctified, what needs healing, what needs transformation in our lives.Homework:Self Reflection: Are you speaking failure over your habits and patterns? Try using different language around your sins and habits. Practice saying: “Today, I’ve struggled this way” instead of “This is my struggle.”Find people to remind you of God’s kindness.Pick any two or three of these verses and pay attention to the details (who was asking for healing, what their condition was, the method Jesus used) - John 2:1-11, John 4:46-47, Luke 5:1-11, Mark 1:23-28, 30-31,40-45, Matthew 8:5-13, Luke 7:11-18, Matthew 8:23-27, Matthew 8:28-34, Matthew 9:1-8, 18-26, Luke 8:43-48, Matthew 9:27-31, 32-33, John 5:1-9, Matthew 12:10-13, 22, Matthew 14:15-21, Matthew 15:22-28, Mark 7:31-37, Matthew 15:32-39, Mark 8:22-26, Matthew 17:14-21, John 9:1-38, Luke 13: 10-17, Luke 14:1-4, Luke 17:11-19, John 11:1-46, Matthew 20:30-34, Matthew 21:18-22, Luke 22:50-51, Luke 24:5-6, John 21:1-14 Jesus healed a lot of people from a multitude of ailments, at varying stages of sickness, using a lot of different methods. Considering all the details of these stories is a way to appreciate the mystery of Jesus’ healing.Resources/Extras:Romans 2:4 “Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?”It’s the kindness of God that leaves us to repentance. You can’t outrun God’s grace.Transcription:Full Transcription Available hereOriginal music by Shannon Smith. Audio engineering by Gabriel @ DelMar Sound Recording.Support Becoming Whole

Abuse is a powerful weapon; destroying its victim's sense of value and robbing their voice. Years of ongoing physical, emotional, and sexual abuse had reduced Bonnie’s voice to a mere whisper. In this episode of “Becoming Whole,” we are honored to let Bonnie use her voice to tell her story. The fact that Bonnie would sit at a microphone to share with you reveals the triumph of her healing. Her words are transparent revealing a beautiful honesty with God even through the details of her abuse. And while she’s experienced healing, Bonnie is still doing the work with her Regeneration Ministries counselor, Anne Donahue. This conversation is a unique opportunity to hear from both counselor and client; how their partnership of Spiritual Coaching and prayer operates. Hearing Bonnie tell her story, Anne affirm and encourage Bonnie, and hearing the Lord through it all is tender and powerful.Light a candle. Invite Jesus to listen to Bonnie’s story with you. And, let Him tell you what He wants for you on this journey to “Becoming Whole.”Highlights:“Abuse is an invasion of our boundaries. It is an attack of our personhood. It usually happens when someone stronger than we are overpowers us physically, emotionally or sexually. It affects our value.”I was told on a daily basis that I was never wantedWe don’t always realize we’re in such a hard situation until we share it with others or until we are freed from that situationHomework:Retreat vs Repeat - do you see this coping mechanism in your life? Are you running away from pain and trauma? Or do you find yourself repeating the narrative you grew up with?Journal - Try using this daily practice to record gratitude and to ask God the hard questionsExtras:Path through the Wilderness: Becoming Who You Were Meant to Be by Rev. Bob RaganExodus 23:30 Little by little I will drive them out before you until you have increased enough to take possession of the land.Juanita Ryan - Guided Prayers to promote healing from childhood traumaTranscription:Full Transcription Available hereOriginal music by Shannon Smith. Audio engineering by Gabriel @ DelMar Sound Recording.Support Becoming Whole

Shame is a powerful influencer. And if we let it get loud enough, it convinces us that we are walking report cards. Shame gives us a capital F saying our behavior is who we are. Let’s turn down the volume on shame. You may be struggling with your behavior but you are not your sin. Your identity is not wrapped in your performance alone. If that statement can’t find it’s way into your heart; listen in on this conversation. Josh invites Regeneration Ministries, Dan Keeffer, to dig deeper into the shame cycle and how to stop it. Because destructive behavior, greased with shame, can move quickly into more destructive behavior. You are meant for more. Stop wrecking yourself with shame and start reconciling yourself to the truth of God your Father. You are loved and welcomed and invited to “Becoming Whole.” Listen in.Highlights:need to be careful about determining who I am or how I’m doing based on any given moment and the behavior at any given moment.Shame piled on top of shame has a way of exacerbating our own self loathing and how we see ourselves before God and our relationships with others.God sees me, not as my sin but as His son.Homework:Mentally Cluttered: Do you find yourself unable to be attentive to your yourself, to God? Your family friend or coworkers? Sin creates clutter in how we interact with others. Ask God to reveal your sin, reveal your shame and then ask Him to reveal His love.Does this sound familiar to you? The Shame Cycle: I feel shame so I act out sexually and feel even more shame. Listen back to the episode. How can you stop the cycle?The distinction between these two statements so you can identify shame, name it and stop the cycle. 1. Guilt is I did something wrong. 2. Shame is there’s something about me that is wrong.Remember: YOU ARE NOT YOUR BEHAVIOR. Behavior is not a measure of who you are as a person and it is not all of you.Resources/Extras:Jay StringerBut even there we have to remember that the devil doesn't have his own clay. All he can do is take God's clay (which is always “very good”) and twist it up. ... Purity of heart enables us to see the good that got twisted up. - Christopher West “Art and the New Evangelization: How Beauty Will Save the World”Transcription:Full Transcription Available hereOriginal music by Shannon Smith. Audio engineering by Gabriel @ DelMar Sound Recording.Support Becoming Whole

“God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they can find rest in you.” This is Contentment and the Ache Within.Augustine wrote these words on contentment long before instant text messaging and social media. The truth remains; you were made by God, for God. Yet you live in a world that says we can double-tap, swipe-right, thumbs up our way to happiness. The problem is instant gratification does not equal happiness. Your very essence is designed to find rest and wholeness in your Creator. While the world says contentment is a state of happiness or satisfaction we know there is more. Reverand Bob Ragan, a member of the Regeneration Ministries team, is on the podcast to unpack the meaning of contentment and 4 ways to develop it in your own life. Come as you are. “Becoming Whole” is inviting you to discover how to satisfy the ache within.Highlights:The world's idea of contentment is based on my emotions and my environment, contentment is based on a set of conditions and our world is in a state of fluxThe Holy Spirit shifts our focus out of this temporal satisfaction and says there’s something moreWhen we feel that ache of longing for it to continue, that actually is God’s way of helping to increase our hearts capacity for what is comingHomework:Gratitude is powerful for shaping our brains, our hearts, and our actions. The road to contentment begins with gratitude.What do you pay attention to? What’s wrong? Your fears? LOOK AROUND TO FIND SOMETHING TO BE GRATEFUL FORGratitude moments - Make time every day for Moments of Gratitude. Ask yourself, What can I thank God for right now? What good am I seeing?Practice - send out text messages/emails to 5 people telling them why you’re grateful for them.Resources/Extras:"God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you." Augustine"Nothing makes God more supreme and more central in worship than when people are utterly persuaded that nothing - not money or prestige or leisure or family or job or health or sports or toys or friends - nothing is going to bring satisfaction to their sinful, guilty, aching hearts besides God." – John Piper "There's a difference between knowing God and knowing about God. When you truly know God, you have the energy to serve Him, boldness to share Him, and contentment in Him. - J.I. Packer“Fill these Hearts: God, Sex and the Universal Longing” by Christopher WestPsalm 139:14 “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. I know that full well.”“The loss of joy is the warning sign of discontentment knocking at our heart.” C.S. Lewis "I would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature that I could think of; for to have been thought about, born in God's thought, and then made by God, is the dearest, grandest, and most precious thing in all thinking." George MacdonaldTranscription:Full Transcription Available hereOriginal music by Shannon Smith. Audio engineering by Gabriel @ DelMar Sound Recording.Support Becoming Whole

Understanding and Healing the Mother Wound Part 1 gave us an understanding of a Mother Wound. Now, let’s keep the conversation going. There is more to you and the relationship with your mom than the wounding. You are not stuck. This second part of the conversation pushes past the initial step of facing a mother wound to the work that comes next.And, the work is hard. There may be anger. There may be tears. And that is okay. Acknowledging your mother wound means moving past shame and allowing yourself to be vulnerable. No, it's not easy but your story doesn’t end there. You are meant for more. God’s plan for you is full of honor and hope and freedom. It takes courage to face wounds and trust God with them. Our work's focus at Regeneration Ministries is coaching you through the process. We pray you can listen to today's episode and allow it to be another step towards “Becoming Whole.”Highlights:A lot of people are vulnerable to believing other people had perfect mothers and this can be an opportunity for healingWounds are real things and they need to be walked throughYou need to be able to uniquely process this with God and see what forgiveness looks like for you in this situationHomework:Look at how you see your story. What messages did you receive?Think about your story. What role did others play in your story? Do you want your story to continue?Have you fallen in the trap of believing that other people have had “perfect” moms?Think about the expectations you had for your Mom. Name and identify the feelings that come up: anger, sadness, fear, frustration, betrayal. Can you allow your space the time and emotion to grieve now what you didn’t receive? It’s okay to get angry, as Josh said, “we want to keep the horizon in view and that’s forgiveness.”Resources/Extras:Genesis 1:27 "God created man and woman in his image."Luke 23:34 "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do."More on ForgivenessTranscription:Full Transcription Available hereOriginal music by Shannon Smith. Audio engineering by Gabriel @ DelMar Sound Recording.Support Becoming Whole

Mother. Mommy. Mom. Momma.When you were just a baby, your first smile was for her. And when she locked eyes with you and smiled back, something cemented deep down inside. As a child, seeing your emotions reflected back from your mom’s face was validating and connecting for you at a foundational level. That “mirroring” became an understanding for how you on how to move through relationships with yourself and others.So, what if mom didn’t smile back because of her own depression or pain? What if that Mommy Mirror was broken and she couldn’t lock eyes with you? Parents give us a sense of themselves and in turn who we are. Since Mom is the very first relationship we have, there’s something even more powerful to that bond; for better or worse.In this episode, Josh and Kit sit down to talk about Understanding and Healing the Mother Wound. The conversation is as delicate and intense as the topic. As an adult, whether you know it or not, you carry those needs still.Listen first. Take notes the second time. Because when the Mommy Mirror is broken, it leaves behind pieces. We pray this two-part conversation will serve as a building block for you on your journey to “Becoming Whole.”Highlights:Mom is supposed to be foundational. Mom is supposed to be a secure source for the child. So, if mom’s not doing okay emotionally in this moment then I’ve got to take care of her in order to be okay. And plus, there’s not really enough room for me to deal with my own stuff.If there’s something that we needed from our moms that God designed us to receive from our moms, or things we were designed to receive, when something goes sideways then it leaves us with a markMom has a unique place because she’s that very first relationship with the child, she almost serves as a bedrock foundation under a child and if that’s shaky that can be a difficult thing for kids to reckon with.Homework:“MIRRORING” can be defined as the act of validation and connection through active reflecting.Six Themes Related to Mother Wounds:Boundary IssuesNot Trusting Your Own FeelingsNot Being Able to Trust OthersBeing Over-Sensitive or Being Ultra-ReactionaryChronic Difficulty in RelationshipsLow Self-EsteemResources/Extras:Genesis 1:27 God created man and woman in his image.Still face experiment Dr Edward Tronick https://youtu.be/apzXGEbZht0Matthew 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing." (NIV)Luke 13:34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.” (NIV)Transcription:Full Transcription Available hereOriginal music by Shannon Smith. Audio engineering by Gabriel @ DelMar Sound Recording.Support Becoming Whole

When you step into Regeneration Ministries by talking with a counselor or listening to our podcast or exploring our webpage; our mission is clear. We hope to help walk you through the process of being reformed, regrown, created again. We believe our Heavenly Father sees the broken places in your life and wants to make them whole.Our guest, Laurence Koo, bravely, and honestly, shares his experience of living a whole life. Laurence shares what it meant for him growing up in a Christian home, developing a relationship with Jesus all while wrestling with same-sex attractions.What makes this conversation different and important is that it’s not so much about labels as it is more about living.Laurence shares his life: the journey, his hard-fought wisdom, and the questions he’s still living with. He exposes the deep split he felt between his sexuality and his spirituality. Maybe you feel that too. And how Jesus brought them back together again.This episode speaks to all followers of Jesus who all have broken sexuality. “Becoming Whole” means freedom and light and life for you. Listen in.Highlights:My expectation was that God would take these feelings away from me and that would mean complete wholeness. But that it meant for me to really integrate these feelings and say even if my sexuality is this particular point in life. I am a son of God, his adopted son, his beloved son and I want to be part of his kingdom and I want to represent his kingdom.To me my sexuality was never a matter of identity, that was a matter of sexuality. And sexuality then was submitted or surrendered itself under my core identity being a follower of Jesus, being his beloved sonallowing God to embrace you in the most broken and vulnerable places, it just required a lot of humility from my partQuestions:Deny vs Renounce: Deny says the same-sex attraction is not there. Renounce acknowledges the attraction but chooses not to follow where it leads.Laurence spoke about freedom, not as in an absence of distractions, but an awareness. Spend some time analyzing what keeps you from living in God’s freedom.Laurence talked about putting his desires or loves in order. Can you list your desires/loves and ask God to help you rearrange them into His order for you?Resources/Extras: https://www.navigators.org “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:32“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2 NKJV“We can demolish every deceptive fantasy that opposes God and breakthrough every arrogant attitude that is raised up in defiance of the true knowledge of God. We capture, like prisoners of war, every thought and insist that it bow in obedience to the Anointed One.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 TPT“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses so that Christ’s power may rest in me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 Laurence’s life verse.Transcription:Full Transcription Available hereOriginal music by Shannon Smith. Audio engineering by Gabriel @ DelMar Sound Recording.Support Becoming Whole

Join Josh and Kit as they discuss the ordinary of life and the gift it can be if we rest in it.Highlights:…life is really a mystery that God invites us into so that we can trust him……there is also a lot of other moments that are ordinary and mysterious and who do we not miss those?……I didn’t realize I was running to that other stuff to try and distract myself from this deep pain, this deep wound,…Thanks for joining us. We would be honored if you would leave a review/rating on the Regeneration podcast (here’s how).Original music by Shannon Smith. Audio engineering by Gabriel @ DelMar Sound Recording.

We are wired for intimacy and long to know our true identity because we are wired this way. God created us in His image so there is something innate in us that aches for that intimacy, that connection, that other.Join Josh and Kit as they discuss the entanglement of Sex and Self-Worth.

Grieving isn't just done at funerals, it can also be a helpful part of Parenting, Singleness, Marriage, sometimes even our sex lives.Join Josh and Kit as they discuss expectations and grief. Unearthing where our expectations are too high, identifying things not in our control, and grieving what we didn’t even know we expect from ourselves, others and God.Mentioned:Ruth Haley Barton - Invitation to Retreat

This week Josh, Dan, and Anne discuss the ins and outs of the Sexual Addiction Cycle (Trigger/Preoccupation - Ritualization - Sexual Activity - Despair/Shame).Resources: No Stones by Marnie FerreeThe Sexual Addiction Cycle by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.They discuss the power of the Lord and how He can break these chains of addiction along with speaking of practicals to help you along the journey.See you next week for more conversations about topics that matter to us all.We would love it if you would subscribe, leave a review, and email info@regenerationministries.org with any suggestions on topics you want to hear more about. For more resources, and to support our ministry, please visit regenerationministries.org

Josh interviews Anne and a special guest to kick off our series discussing women and pornography. The series kicks off with a testimony that discusses being stuck in porn, what was being sought, and how God is healing and healer.Please subscribe, leave a review, and email info@regenerationministries.org with suggestions. For more resources, and to support our ministry, please visit regenerationministries.org

Frederica discusses the life and work of Alan Medinger, founder of Regeneration Ministries.

Frederica discusses the life and work of Alan Medinger, founder of Regeneration Ministries.

Is the goal of recovery to simply stop acting out? Or is there something bigger, something deeper? In this episode we invite Josh Glaser, executive director of Regeneration Ministries, to help us answer this question. Discover a vision for recovery that is bold and beautiful! Learn more about Josh and Regeneration at RegenerationMinistries.org. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Is the goal of recovery to simply stop acting out? Or is there something bigger, something deeper? In this episode we invite Josh Glaser, executive director of Regeneration Ministries, to help us answer this question. Discover a vision for recovery that is bold and beautiful! Learn more about Josh and Regeneration at RegenerationMinistries.org. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations