2008
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| Month |
Title |
Author |
| May |
The Journey through Lesbianism |
Bob Ragan |
| Where are we headed on the journey through lesbianism? You might be surprised (or relieved) that it is not automatically to marriage, a family, and a house in the suburbs with a white picket fence! Rather, we are headed in the same direction as every other Christian – towards Jesus Christ! Our journey is to become more like Him in our thoughts, words, actions, and relationships. This process is called sanctification, and God is able and willing to do it (1 Thes. 5:23-24). Read more . . . . |
| March / April |
Choosing To Be An Overcomer |
Bob Ragan |
| January 2008 marked my 15th anniversary of working full time with Regeneration of Northern Virginia and my 20th anniversary of first seeking the ministry for support. Throughout these years, I have seen my understanding of what it means to be an "overcomer" change. Overcoming sexual sin is so much broader in its concept and application than I first thought. I've also realized it is not guaranteed but a goal which I must pursue with every aspect of my being. Read more . . . . |
| January / February |
The Blessings of Temptation |
Alan Medinger |
| Temptation, testing, trials—three T's—are all quite closely related. Each involves going through a difficult experience that may have a good or a bad outcome. We all face them—perhaps Christians more than others—and it is probably safe to say we wish they weren't a part of our lives. In fact, we ask God to "lead us not into temptation" whenever we say the Lord's Prayer. Read more . . . . |
2007
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| Month |
Title |
Author |
| November / December |
Grace: The Risk We Need to Take |
Alan Medinger |
| I was exhausted and had contemplated staying home from church. The night before, I had stayed up until the early hours of the morning watching a rented "B" video and pouring over the pages of a pornographic magazine. On Sunday, standing near the back of the sanctuary, I felt vulnerable, embarrassed, and ashamed - as though somehow others could see through me. The people around me were worshipping. I tried to worship, too, if for no other reason than to not draw attention to myself. But my heart wasn't in it. Feeling like a hypocrite, I bowed my head and began to pray. Read more . . . . |
| September / October |
When Is It Sin? |
Alan Medinger |
| Tom comes from a homosexual past. It has been years since he has engaged in any homosexual activity or has even thought he would want to. He is married and has a sexual relationship with his wife that brings them both great joy. And Tom is quite content with his manhood. He no longer feels like the little boy in the presence of "real men." He is comfortable in just being one of the guys. Read more . . . . |
| July |
Your Body Is Good (Bless These Eyes!) |
Josh Glaser |
| Sometime in the 1990's, a popular late-night variety show ran a comedy sketch in which an ordinary man had an unusual condition: He was plagued with eyes that produced beams of red light so that everyone knew exactly where his eyes fell at any given moment. Whenever he was thusly caught taking an uninvited glance somewhere he shouldn't (like a woman's chest, for instance), he would look at the camera and exclaim, "Damn these eyes!" Read more . . . . |
| May / June |
Involuntary Responses |
Alan Medinger |
| Your eyes catch hold of something or someone, or a thought suddenly comes into your mind, seemingly out of nowhere, and you feel your body start to respond sexually. Immediately your heart and mind start to flail around, thrusting the old familiar feelings of guilt and shame and hopelessness at you. Here I go again. Will I ever change? What's the use of even trying? Read more . . . . |
| March |
Manhood and Womanhood: Our Vocation |
Alan Medinger |
| I have had three vocations in my life. In the first part of my adulthood I was an accountant and a financial executive. Then, between the ages of 43 and 48, my vocation shifted to that of minister to the sexually broken. Quite a shift! My third vocation preceded both of these and continues on today. In many ways it has governed how I have functioned in the other two. This is my vocation to live as a man, the most manly man I can. Read more . . . . |
| January |
Love and Sex in Order |
Alan Medinger |
| Many of us, in our daily times in the Word, are probably ministered to most effectively through modern translations of the Bible. From time to time, however, the old words, such as those found in the King James version can seem to impart a broader and deeper meaning. In the familiar story of the paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda, (John 5:1-17), Jesus asks the man, "Do you want to be healed?" In the King James version our Lord asks, "Would you be made whole?" I believe that being "made whole" offers a much more profound picture of what the Lord does when He brings us out of our sinful brokenness than does the almost medical expression of being healed. Read more . . . . |
2006
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| Month |
Title |
Author |
| November |
Putting Sex in its Proper Place |
Alan Medinger |
| Rarely does anyone solve his or her problems with sexual sin by a purely rational approach. Saying to one's self, "That's sinful and stupid so I won't do it anymore" seldom works. Most Christians who repeatedly engage in sexual sin know that what they are doing is harmful to them on many levels, and yet this knowledge does little to help them stop. Read more . . . . |
| October |
A Dose of Reality |
Alan Medinger |
| Since the earliest days of Exodus, we have seen that overcoming homosexuality requires getting at the roots of the problem. One of the first books available to help Christians in the overcoming process was Ed Hurst's Homosexuality: Laying the Axe to the Roots. It is still a helpful book. Read more . . . . |
| September |
When Is Recovery Over? |
Alan Medinger |
| Several years ago a healing conference was being held in a nearby state, and most of the Regeneration staff planned to attend. When a staff member asked if I was going to be there, I replied, "No, I don't need healing." Admittedly, I was being a bit facetious. I knew that my response appeared somewhat arrogant-carrying the implication that I believed I was totally healed. But in fact, there was some truth in what I said. Read more . . . . |
| August |
Sexual Sin is Never Just a Private Matter |
Alan Medinger |
| Our sexual sins hurt the entire Body of Christ. Most of us recognize that when we engage in sexual sin with another person—even a very willing one—we have hurt that person by helping to facilitate their sin. But even our "solitary" sins, such as sexual fantasy or lusting in front of a computer screen, do damage beyond just the corruption that takes place in our own souls. Read more . . . . |
| June |
Accountability: Not an Option |
Bob Ragan |
| Accountability is a topic that receives much discussion but I believe is misunderstood by many. For those who struggle with sexual and relational sin and brokenness, accountability is a necessity, not an option. Throughout the Scriptures there are many examples of accountability. Read more . . . . |
| May |
A Revolutionary Teaching on Sexuality |
Alan Medinger |
| Today, except for books on marriage, most (if not all) Christian resources dealing with sex and sexuality are written to address the problems of sexual sin in order to help people break free from them. In our ministry we are all too aware how pervasive these problems are, and so nearly every day we are recommending one or more of these excellent resources to those who struggle with sexual sin. But there is a danger here. Read more . . . . |
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Catholic Teaching, Evangelical Ministry: An Ecumenical Approach |
Alan Medinger |
| When Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, was an archbishop in communist Poland, he encountered a powerful spiritual revival taking place among the young people in his archdiocese. They showed a spiritual hunger that he had never seen before on such a scale among young people. Wanting to see the participants in this revival develop a strong and lasting Spirit-filled faith, he looked around for help. Read more . . . . |
| March |
Is Anyone Ever Totally Healed? |
Alan Medinger |
| Many, many times I have heard this question, "Is anyone ever totally healed from homosexuality?" Generally it comes from friendly sources, not from those who oppose what we do. Typically, it comes from someone who himself or herself is struggling with homosexuality, and has not achieved the level of healing or growth that he or she had hoped for. Read more . . . . |
| February |
Living Beyond the Law |
Alan Medinger |
| As a man who has dealt with habitual sexual sin, and as one who has ministered to hundreds of men and women living in the grip of sex addiction, these passages from Romans, the one at the top of the page from Galatians, and others like them, have perplexed me. Read more . . . . |
2005
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| Month |
Title |
Author |
| December |
Emotional Longing in Men |
Alan Medinger |
| We have long recognized that the homosexual drive is not, at its root, sexual. The drive gains its direction and power from certain things inside a person, in many cases unmet needs or fears. Not always, but most often, in men it is an unmet need or a deficit, and in women, it is a fear. Read more . . . . |
| Sept. / Oct. |
True Justice: Halting the Push for Gay Marriage |
Andrew Comiskey |
| Several months ago, Alan Medinger was writing a newsletter article on how to best respond to the cultural push for gay marriage. Immediately upon reading Andrew Comiskey's article, however, we knew we couldn't address this topic better than he has. So we pray his words will deeply inspire and genuinely challenge you, as they have us. |
| May / June |
A Condition Rooted in Fear |
Alan Medinger |
| Development of male and female homosexuality both share fear as a key factor, and all too often, fear stunts the healing process. Alan discusses overcoming our fears and keeping them from hindering a full relationship with God. |
| March / April |
Narrowing the Homosexual Problem |
Alan Medinger |
| Alan encourages strugglers to consider five steps to narrow down their struggle, puts the problem in perspective, discusses how to deal other problems, and concludes with some thoughts on overcoming homosexuality. |
| Jan. / Feb. |
The Prison of Self-Protection |
Alan Medinger |
2004
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| Month |
Title |
Author |
| Nov. / Dec. |
Objectifying Subjectivity |
Bob Ragan |
| Sept. / Oct. |
A Newsletter from the Future |
Alan Medinger |
| July / Aug. |
Love Casts Out . . . Insecurity |
Judy Johnston |
| May |
Our Secret Weapon: The Will |
Alan Medinger |
| March |
Called to Strive |
Alan Medinger |
| Exodus Brazil Conference Updates |
Bob Ragan |
| February |
Intimacy: A Road Worth the Risks |
Dee Dee Mattingly |
| The Martyrs of Uganda |
Alan Medinger |
| January |
Practicing Holiness — Coming Soon! |
2003
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| Month |
Title |
Author |
| December |
Being on the Way |
Alan Medinger |
| November |
Judgmentalism: A Bitter Fruit of Low Self-Esteem |
Alan Medinger |
| October |
Who Is I? Who Is Me? |
Alan Medinger |
| September |
Temptation Brings Suffering |
Alan Medinger |
| August |
When Is It Idolatry? |
| June |
Power to Respond |
Judy Johnston |
| May |
Fifteen Years of Observation |
Bob Ragan |
| April |
When You Don't Love God Enough |
Alan Medinger |
| March |
When Will God Let Up? |
Alan Medinger |
| February |
When We Expect Too Much From Others |
Alan Medinger |
| January |
Sinful Desires |
1999
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| Month |
Title |
Author |
| November |
Coming Soon! |
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| October |
The Most Important Thing You Can Do . . . |
Alan Medinger |
1991
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| Month |
Title |
Author |
| February |
Control: The Last Stronghold in Lesbianism |
Alan Medinger |
