A guy gets hooked on porn as an eight-year-old. In his twenties he meets the girl he will eventually marry. Doesn’t tell her about his secret habit. They get married. As the years go by his heart grows cold; laughter, joy, and their sex life Read More
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
Judges 4 introduces us to Jael, the wife who brutally took down Sisera, the general of the enemy army. She remained calm in the face of an adversary who was a threat to her and her household. Ladies, you are Jael. The wife who is Read More
Our next Wife’s Heart Retreat will be held in Beulah, Colorado, Thursday May 20 through Sunday morning May 24. Our time together will include: * A safe place to share your story * Separating who you are from your husband’s sin. * Your identity as Read More
I have a treat for you today. In this video, Sandy England shares the story of her and her husband’s recovery from porn addiction and adultery. Sandy is the leader of our wives ministry; as you’ll see in the video, she shares from her heart. Read More
By Sandy England Wives Ministry Facilitator, Blazing Grace Recently, in one of our wives groups we started looking at the fact that our husband is not the real enemy. The responses from the other women were telling, and included: “What?? Then who is?” “My husband Read More
The Next Wife’s Heart Retreat Thursday February 20 – Sunday February 23, 2020 By Mike Genung June of last year, we had our first wives retreat here in the mountains of Beulah, Colorado. When the women arrived, all of them looked beaten up, worn out, Read More
What would you say is the key to breaking the stronghold of porn in the church? After spending most of the past 20 years in this ministry, I can say it is not groups, counseling, books, men, pastors, churches, conferences, nor is it me, Blazing Read More
Earlier this month, I wrote about “Turn and Connect,” the Biblical method which provides the way to overcome lust, fear, and other issues, which is written about in detail in The Road to Grace, for those who struggle with sex addiction, and The Wife’s Heart, Read More
Ladies, Discover the Blessing of Journaling For the hurting wife who is coping with her husband’s porn and adultery, it’s critical that she is able to consistently express her pain, anger, and confusion. The Wife’s Heart Journal provides you with a great way to open Read More
There are several ministries to persons who struggle with porn that advocate waiting until the husband has six months of abstinence from porn before telling his wife. I disagree with that approach, for these reasons. Lying and hiding are always woven into the character of Read More
The Next Wife’s Heart Retreat: TBA A time of healing and restoration for wives who are recovering from their spouse’s porn or adultery. The Wife’s Heart Retreat is held in the mountains of Beulah, Colorado, in a pristine, secluded setting where you can disconnect and Read More
“Wives, submit to your husbands…” Ephesians 5:22 stirs up controversy, doesn’t it? “Submit” is a verse that is dangerous when taken out of context; it can be used to attempt to bludgeon, bully, or manipulate the wife into accepting behavior which should never be tolerated, Read More
by Mike Genung 10 years ago, I was given a poster with the images of 3 players of the Los Angeles Lakers, all who played in different decades. Under their pictures are the records of losing seasons: 36-43, 40-42, and 34-48, with the words “They Read More
Years ago, my wife Michelle wrote a letter to me describing how my sexual sin had affected her. This letter is shown in my book The Wife’s Heart, Healing from Your Husband’s Porn and Adultery; we’ve received quite a bit of feedback that Michelle’s letter Read More
February of this year, I released The Wife’s Heart; Healing from Your Husband’s Porn and Adultery, and it immediately became the top seller for my books. 70% of the emails we receive are from hurting wives, yet there are fewer resources for wives than for Read More
The following is from Chapter 9 of Mike Genung’s book, The Wife’s Heart, Healing from Your Husband’s Porn and Adultery: You Are Jael Now Sisera fled away on foot to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Read More
by Mike Genung One of the questions we hear often from wives is, “How do I rebuild trust after my husband has been lying to and hurting me with his sexual sin for years?” Following is an excerpt from Chapter 11 of my new book Read More
My new book for wives, The Wife’s Heart; Healing from Your Husband’s Porn Addiction and Adultery is now available. You can order the book from the store. I wrote this book to address the questions I hear from hurting wives often. Topics include: Understanding your husband. Read More
My next book, The Wife’s Heart; Healing from Your Husband’s Porn Addiction and Adultery, is in the final pre-production stages. The manuscript has been edited, and the interior is being created. We should have the cover done in 10 days. If everything goes right I’ll Read More
by Mike Genung Man gets hooked on porn in his teens. He gets married, but doesn’t tell his wife. After years of chasing porn for his next lust-hit, he lets his marriage go. Their relationship fades, along with their sex life. She is frustrated, angry, 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
Michelle and I celebrated 27 years of marriage last week. It was a great day: the two of us away from home, dinner at Bubba Gump’s in downtown Denver, an evening at a nice hotel. God has done an amazing work in our relationship over Read More
by Mike Genung I’ve written a new workbook for couples who want to heal their relationship from the effects of porn and adultery. The Road to Grace for Couples; a Workbook for Healing from Porn and Adultery will walk both of you through the process Read More