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We were made for joy. Something inside us knows it. Something inside us feels it. We are hungry for joy—pleasure, rapture, ecstasy, bliss . . . Heaven. And this desire — our desire for joy — is not secondary to the human experience. It is foundational. We need joy. Read more . . . .

When a husband is unfaithful to his wife, it can be devastating. Whether the unfaithfulness comes in the form of an adulterous encounter with another woman, homosexual liaisons, an emotional romance with a co-worker, or pornography on the Internet, for a wife, a discovery along these lines can be like a bomb that has detonated in the middle of the house — she is bleeding, her ears are ringing and her eyes are stinging; she is crawling, scrambling to find something, anything, solid to hold on to. Read more . . . .

This article references the June 2006 article, "Accountability: Not an Option" and the August 2001 article, "Can This Marriage Be Saved?"

Childhood is usually a wonderful time in life. It is a time to discover, explore, and become without the conscious reality that we could not exist without the care of another. Children generally exist in carefree unawareness of their total dependency on their parents. As a child becomes more cognitively aware and develops as an individual, however, a desire to escape from this dependency begins to grow. We start wanting freedom 100% freedom without restrictions and on our own terms. Read more . . . .

Sexual sin has been tenacious in my life. I remember my very first night at a Regeneration gathering — sharing that I wanted to "get in, get better, and get out because I have work to do for the Lord." I had no idea how deeply my sexual sin ran, and I had no idea how long freedom would take. Read more . . . .

I have a confession to make. Over the past decade, I've listened to hundreds of homosexually attracted men and women share about their unique struggles, and how different—even ostracized—they feel from others because of this unique problem. Although I initially came to Regeneration to receive help in overcoming heterosexual sexual addiction, I've decided it's time I bring an area of my life that may surprise you out of the closet and into the light: I struggle with chronic uniqueness, too. Read more . . . .

Five years ago I wrote an article for Regeneration News entitled "Our Secret Weapon: The Will" (May 2004). In the years following, I have become even more convinced that our will is a magnificent but grossly undervalued gift in our battle to become more and more Christlike. Read more . . . .

What follows is a part of my life's story. Its importance lies in it's primal aspect and God's will to redeem it. Although there are other parts of my 43 year (and counting) story, none has yet been so instrumental in showing the significance of the whole or in imparting integrity to the man that I am becoming. Read more . . . .

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Sexual purity is an archaic term in our culture, a fluid concept that is open to personal interpretation. For Christians, sexual purity must be an intentional lifestyle choice. Being sexually pure requires my commitment to make it a forethought rather than afterthought as we choose purity, choose to be chaste, before we find ourselves in the throes of temptation. Read more . . . .

Christians who want to refute the idea that homosexuality is inborn, sometimes invoke Darwin to support their position. If homosexuality were genetic — and thus inherited — it would eventually die out as homosexual men and women seldom reproduce. There is no doubt some truth in this, but that is not the subject of this article. Read more . . . .