The Church

Published on August 23, 2018 in The Church by Mike Genung

Recently, I did a post on our Facebook page asking people to give their opinions as to why our churches don’t talk about porn or sex. While there were a number of responses that came close, 1 Corinthians 5 gives us the answer – “It Read More

Published on June 8, 2017 in The Church by Mike Genung

by Mike Genung The last week of this month, somewhere between 1,000 and 1,200 pastors and church leaders will receive a free copy of my first book, The Road to Grace; Finding True Freedom from Sexual Addiction. Calvary Chapel is having their annual, four day Read More

Published on June 10, 2016 in The Church by Mike Genung

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

Published on January 19, 2016 in The Church by Mike Genung

by Mike Genung Pastor Saeed Abedini is an Iranian born U.S. Citizen. Originally a muslim, he converted to Christianity in 2000. He is an American pastor, and is credited with starting around 100 house churches in Iran from 2000-2005. Four years ago he was jailed Read More

Published on August 13, 2015 in The Church by Mike Genung

By Mike Genung Since the Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage, Christians have been in turmoil. Church and para-church leaders published blog posts and videos giving their take on how we should respond; social media is a mess. Most of what I’ve read could be Read More

Published on July 31, 2015 in The Church by Mike Genung

by Mike Genung Some days, I wonder if these things might threaten to put me in the psych ward: The trail of broken hearts from porn. Every week we receive emails from men and women who are suffering. Most of the men have been in Read More

Published on May 8, 2015 in The Church by Mike Genung

About a year ago, God started forming the ideas and content in my heart for the video you are about to watch. It provides an unfiltered look at what porn is, how deeply the church is hooked on it, and how to effectively address the issue, Read More

Published on July 24, 2014 in The Church by Mike Genung

Rich Mullins was a well-known Christian recording artist who penned songs like Awesome God, Sometimes by Step, and Sing Your Praise to the Lord, among others. During one of Mullins’ last concerts before he was killed in a tragic car accident in 1997, he shared Read More

Published on May 5, 2014 in The Church by Mike Genung

What should the church’s response be when a pastor is ensnared in porn addiction or adultery? Take out the pitchforks, and chase him out of town with a command never to return?  One pastor who struggled with porn told me he was afraid that if Read More

Published on December 27, 2013 in The Church by Mike Genung

See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity; in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, that you may Read More

Published on September 5, 2013 in The Church by Mike Genung

Let’s say God dropped you in the city of Sodom, one year before it was razed to the ground. He gave you the imperative to set up a church and be salt and light in that place of darkness. You could bring five Christian friends Read More

Published on August 7, 2013 in The Church by Mike Genung

Recently, a man filed suit against Apple Computer for enabling him to access porn on Apple’s products. He blamed Apple for not warning him about the dangers of pornography, his failed marriage and stated he’s stuck with a lifelong pornography addiction. Most people will look Read More