Regeneration Ministries
Becoming Whole
The way people talk in our age, you get the impression that sex is both a human right and need. But is it? Do You Need Sex? Recently in an online forum I’m a part of concerning men who are recovering from sexual addictions, a woman asked if she could expect her husband to be faithful …
There’s an old French proverb that a pastor friend of mine quotes frequently: You can’t just want what you want. You also have to want what your wants lead to. When it comes to viewing pornography, many of us know the undertow-like force we feel when temptation strikes. For some of us, we question whether …
It’s one thing when you’re fired up and ready to resist temptation, but what about when you don’t want to leave your sin behind? Perhaps the most familiar parable in all of Scripture reveals something of God’s heart toward those who prefer sin to their relationship with God. In Luke 15, the younger of two …
People trying to overcome habitual porn use sometimes resist using a porn filter on their devices. They have varying reasons—some fairly solid, some not so much. I’m afraid it will block things I need access to for work. It will slow down my device too much. It’s a work phone and I’m not allowed to. …
I remember watching more than one movie when I was a kid that depicted an adult woman initiating an adolescent boy into the ways of sex. Usually, the scenario included a nerdy and relationally insecure kid somehow meeting an adult woman who would take him under her wing romantically and sexually-speaking (Remember Weird Science, anyone?). …
If you struggle with pornography, beware a sneaky trap that may keep you going in circles. What do you do when you experience temptation? Most people with habitual patterns of unwanted sexual behaviors react to temptation in one of two ways: They lust or they look away. If I were to put it in a …
