Regeneration Ministries
Becoming Whole
Thoughts on topics such as Identity, Sexuality, Pornography, LGBTQ & SSA, Parenting and so much more.
Recent events have lit up news and social media feeds with concerns about the mess that “purity culture” has made of people’s perceptions of sex. I don’t know enough about what does and doesn’t constitute “purity culture” to address that formally here, but I do know that many Christians have approached the topics of sex, …
I remember as a college student crashing full force into James 5:16 (The Courage to Confess). “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” (James 5:16). For nearly a decade, I had been returning to pornography and other sexual sins at least weekly. I loved …
In my own journey away from pornography, there came a point when I recognized that lust had impacted my ability to see people accurately. Normal life would sometimes seem more sexualized than it was, so that there were times when seeing someone sunbathing, or out for a run, or wearing a form-fitting outfit, or even …
Consider for a moment how most people think and talk about sex. In much of the media, sex is viewed as something everybody wants, something people pursue, something people enjoy together or by themselves—no limits as long as it’s consensual. In reaction to these overly permissive views, many Christians view sex as something shameful and …
If you struggle with unwanted sexual thoughts or behaviors, I have an important question for you: What do those struggles lead you to believe about yourself? Do Lies of a faulty identity ring true? Everybody I know who has a history of habitual sexual sin has their own unique list of negative words, ideas, and images …
One of the most insidious ideas floating in the airwaves of this generation goes something like this: Men lust. It’s just what men do. What Does It Mean to Be a Man? The same idea comes out in a hundred ways. Some examples: Men are visual, so put an attractive person in front of them …
