by Mike Genung On July 5 of this year, my wife’s 80 year old father passed away from congestive heart failure. Just six weeks later, Michelle’s Mom also passed away, hitting our family with a second wave of grief. As I’ve walked through the grieving Read More
by Mike Genung How do we discern whether we’re experiencing condemnation, whether from our flesh or the enemy, or conviction from the Holy Spirit? Discerning which one is critical because if we mistake condemnation for conviction we can freefall into shame and despair. If we Read More
Next week I have a booth at the North American Christian Convention, July 12-14. The event is held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Nationally known ministries will exhibit there; guest speakers include Kyle Idleman (author of Not a Fan) and Tim Tebow. Read More
by Mike Genung To stay free from lust on an ongoing basis involves knowing one’s weak spots, or temptation-triggers, and dealing with them appropriately. New coping mechanisms need to be learned if we are to continue living a life free from sexual… or other kinds Read More
by Mike Genung “Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?” Luke 6:46 A while back I was sitting in a doctor’s office. I’ve always been an exercise and health junkie, and in passing asked him if he had Read More
by Mike Genung We are a church at war. There are times when I wonder if we act like it. Are we training believers to be Biblical warriors? Or is church about making everyone feel good? Just looking at the problem of porn alone where Read More
by Mike Genung Recently, a woman posted the following on our blog: “My husband is a pastor. I was shocked to find porn on his phone last March. When I told him I discovered his porn use, he exploded in anger and blamed me. I Read More
by Mike Genung Prince’s death has been all over the news and social media recently. I remember when Purple Rain came out in the 1980s and made a big splash… such a long time ago. Christians have extolled Prince’s music and even encouraged others to Read More
by Mike Genung I hear it all the time. A guy starts going to a group. Gets a little abstinence from sexual sin behind him… maybe three months or so. Thinks he’s done with lust. He drops his guard, cruises on flesh mode, then bam! Read More
By Mike Genung Earlier this month I took a trip to Austria and Italy to speak on freedom from pornography and sex addiction. Several weeks before leaving, I broke a toe, and was fitted with a post-op shoe. Then 36 hours before my flight, my Read More