Published on December 2, 2022 in Christian Life Freedom from Porn & Sex Addiction by Mike Genung
My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word! Psalm 119:25 Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise! Psalm 119:154 It’s the late 1970’s, and I’m sitting on a bench at a bus stop in Read More
Published on November 22, 2022 in Christian Life by Mike Genung
You must remember—the world we live in is a world at war. Why is that so hard to accept? And even if we do come to accept it—and few people do—why is it so hard to hang on to that reality every day? What is Read More
Published on November 21, 2022 in Christian Life The Church by Mike Genung
They tell us that we preachers should never do any negative preaching, that we should preach only on positive topics. I’d have to throw away a good portion of my New Testament if I left out the negatives. The Bible is double-barreled all the way Read More
Published on September 26, 2022 in Christian Life The Church by Mike Genung
I met with the senior pastor of a church of 1,000 here in AZ for lunch last week. He told me that at their recent men’s retreat, 80% of the men admitted to struggling with pornography. When he asked how many would take a specific Read More
Published on September 15, 2022 in Christian Life Freedom from Porn & Sex Addiction by Mike Genung
The Lamp Posts below can provide light for all of the Christian life. Let’s jump right in. Freedom and healing are impossible in isolation. Many have tried the “do it yourself” approach to avoid sharing their weaknesses and failures with others, including myself. You must Read More
Published on September 7, 2022 in Blazing Grace Christian Life by Mike Genung
Sunday July 31, Bekah and I left in the morning to drive to Las Vegas. The morning began for me with a 3:00AM dose of warfare. There would more of those as the month progressed. About 20 miles outside of Las Vegas, we ran into Read More
Published on June 17, 2022 in Christian Life The Church by Mike Genung
After last week’s newsletter on equipping you to be a spiritual warrior, I got hit with one of those late-night battles I described in the article. Our spiritual adversary is quite happy to keep us feeding on milk and cookies Sunday morning at church, but Read More
Published on April 28, 2022 in Blazing Grace Christian Life by Mike Genung
Last Thursday and Friday, Bekah and I were in Las Vegas, where I hosted two live shows of Blazing Grace radio. KKVV’s radio studio is located in the middle of the sexually charged hot zone of the city. 5 strip clubs, an erotica museum, sex Read More
Published on February 25, 2022 in Blazing Grace Christian Life by Mike Genung
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:18 Once a year, every February, I take my three daughters out to a fancy restaurant for dinner. We get dressed up. They spend time planning what Read More
Published on February 21, 2022 in Christian Life by Mike Genung
We live in tough times. Disease, threats of war, exploding crime and violence, rampaging evil, rifts in society, and a church that’s reeling is the new norm. While many yearn for “getting back to normal,” none of this is going away on its own. Satan Read More
Published on February 11, 2022 in Blazing Grace Christian Life by Mike Genung
If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I should say that it is in one word – prayer. My own soul’s conviction is that prayer is the grandest power in the entire universe, that it has more omnipotent Read More
Published on January 4, 2022 in Christian Life The Church by Mike Genung
It is possible to know all about doctrine and yet not know Jesus. The soul is in danger when knowledge of doctrine outsteps intimate touch with Jesus. Why was Mary weeping? Doctrine was no more to Mary than the grass under her feet. Any Pharisee Read More
Published on November 11, 2021 in Christian Life by Mike Genung
Most young men don’t grow up with a close relationship with their dad. I’ve shared of the time I spoke at a men’s conference at a church and asked those who had a close relationship with their dad growing up to raise their hands… not Read More
Published on September 7, 2021 in Blazing Grace Christian Life by Mike Genung
Recently my youngest daughter asked me what I would tell the 20-year-old version of myself. I had to think that one through a bit, and realized she was on to something. So that’s what this article is about. Who I was and what I was Read More
Published on August 16, 2021 in Christian Life by Mike Genung
It’s 2007, and I’m addressing a group of men at a church. As I’m discussing the topic of fatherhood, I ask the men to raise their hands if they had a close relationship with their father growing up. Not one hand went up. Fast forward Read More
Published on August 10, 2021 in Christian Life Wives by Mike Genung
Gaslighting: a tactic in which a person, in order to gain power, makes a victim question their sanity. Elizabeth Packard was born in Ware, Massachusetts, to Samuel Ware, a minister, and his wife Lucy. After graduation from school, at the urging of her parents, Elizabeth Read More
Published on July 8, 2021 in Christian Life by Mike Genung
From 2005-2007 we aired the original Blazing Grace Radio show in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The focus was similar to today’s show, with an emphasis on talking openly about sexual issues and equipping the sexually broken. On June 16, 2005, I received this email: Hi there. Read More
Published on June 23, 2021 in Blazing Grace Christian Life The Church by Mike Genung
The following video is a message I gave at the morning service of a church in California on how every believer can make an impact in spite of current events. After touching on where we are today, I get into how we can spark a Read More
Published on June 10, 2021 in Christian Life by Mike Genung
“Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another that you may be healed” (James 5:16) is a non-negotiable command for every Christian. Isolated believers are flesh-driven, fall quickly into sin, easy prey for the attacks of the enemy, and prone to discouragement Read More
Published on May 25, 2021 in Blazing Grace Christian Life by Mike Genung
The following is an excerpt from the introduction in my new book, Restoring the Wife’s Heart. This will give you a feel for the direction the book takes. There’s something for everyone in the words that follow. Introduction, from Restoring the Wife’s Heart. Your heart Read More
Published on May 13, 2021 in Christian Life by Mike Genung
Anxiety: an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physical signs (such as tension, sweating, and increased pulse rate), by doubt concerning the nature and reality of the threat, and by self-doubt about one’s capacity to cope with it. -Merriam Webster Read More
Published on April 16, 2021 in Christian Life Freedom from Porn & Sex Addiction by Mike Genung
I thought back to the beginning of my journey recently. I discovered porn and masturbation in my teen years; it quickly developed into a daily habit. I was molested at the age of 14. Not long after that event I started contemplating suicide; the self-loathing Read More
Published on April 7, 2021 in Christian Life by Mike Genung
Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me. Psalm Read More
Published on March 19, 2021 in Blazing Grace Christian Life The Church by Mike Genung
How are you doing? Here are snapshots of what’s been going on lately and events you can get involved in. The first The Rogue Christian Conference was a blessing Around 50 people showed up in Jamesport, MO last month. We spent time sharing and praying Read More