Becoming Whole

Send us Fan Mail God’s word tells you, “your name is written on the palm of His hand,” and that “He knows the number of hairs on your head,” and that “It was for you He died.”  Consider this - The same is true for the porn actress and the man you just swiped left for. God designed you and lives in you. God designed and lives in them.  We encounter God when we encounter other people.  There’s a lot...

Send us Fan Mail “In this world you will have troubles, but take heart, I have overcome the world.” Temptation is trouble.  In fact, temptation is multi-layered trouble because it wants you to believe there’s something bad about you that leads you to be tempted at all.  Jesus knows temptation and He knows you.  In this episode of “Becoming Whole,” we’re reframing temptation through God’s word and...

Send us Fan Mail You’re here now, listening for a reason.  Maybe you’re hoping to find a new way, break a habit.  Understanding the motivation behind your goal is key to healthy change. In this episode, we’ll explain how shame works. Learning to recognize the sneak and bully Shame is in your work towards wholeness is important.  From the outside, your eagerness to volunteer and motivation to serve...

Send us Fan Mail Tenacious. That’s the kind of grip your sexual addiction can have on you- no matter if it’s porn, masturbation, or hooking up. So, here’s a tough question. While your sexual sin is holding on to you, what are you holding onto? The reality is we are living in an on-demand kind of world. As a Christian battling for sexual freedom, it’s important to recognize if you’re holding onto t...

Send us Fan Mail What if you could watch footage of yourself just as you’re caught in a moment of temptation? No one else knows what’s about to happen, but you: Your finger might be lingering above the “play” button. You might be walking down the specific hallway where you might see her. You might be standing in front of your bedroom door. Hitting pause at that moment would hold a lot of meaning f...

Send us Fan Mail Dieting, Parenting, Working - these are just a few of the arenas in our lives in which boundaries are not only necessary but good.  These guidelines establish our limits, communicate our comfort levels and set expectations. When it comes to sexuality today, it seems the lines are blurred.  Remember, your body is significant to what it means to be a human being.  Your body is signi...

Send us Fan Mail We believe God is omniscient. And yet, from Genesis 1:1 all the way to Revelation 22:21, there are more than 3,000 questions logged in the Bible.  Why?  Why would our All-Knowing God shape so much of His Word into questions?  Consider how questions serve as a powerful tool to connect, dig and uncover. Perhaps God is asking you questions to connect, dig, and uncover your truest des...

Send us Fan Mail The enemy is hard at work weaving lies about who you are, hoping to trap you under a suffocating blanket of who you are NOT.  Don’t fall in the trap.  The fabric of your being is more intricate and intentional than you can imagine. But the world and the enemy are diligent to get you to believe that what you struggle with is you, is your fault, is because of what you’ve done.  As y...

Send us Fan Mail “Why Can’t I stop watching porn?” This question deserves a 2 part answer, at least. In last week’s episode, we offered a high-level understanding of our neurological mapping. Learning the intricacy and purpose of serotonin, norepinephrine, oxytocin, and dopamine are important to appreciating God’s design for you.  We know porn rewires our God-given desires. The on-demand, accessib...

Send us Fan Mail Simply put, pornography jumbles up the delicate, powerful wiring of your brain. Neurology is anything but simple. But, let’s try to our look at our neurological mapping for enough understanding to unpack and move forward in our walk towards sexual integrity. Porn rewires our God given desires. Let’s try re-wiring to what God intended for us. “The process of sanctification is an ad...

Send us Fan Mail The journey to sexual integrity is loaded with potholes and detours. Road Hazards to Sexual Integrity. Let’s be honest - It’s easy to come out of one ditch and end up stumbling into another. You’ve been doing such important work walking towards sexual wholeness. When it comes to your lusts, we hope this episode serves to alert you to two pitfalls.  As you move forward, be aware of...

Send us Fan Mail Sex is more than an act. It’s more than a bandaid, more than a habit, more than an excuse. Consider this - one of your deepest needs and desires is to be fully seen, fully known, and fully loved. A bandaid or habit can’t fulfill that kind of need. There is more to sex.  In this episode, we’ll hear how to appreciate God’s design for the relational dynamic sex offers a husband and w...

Send us Fan Mail When it comes to your story, God is the Author. And, you should be aware the enemy is eager to weave lies into every single chapter. So how do we break unholy agreements? When you hear those whispers and believe them to be true; you’re making an unholy agreement. The lies we agree to change our perception, even our experience, of reality.  We hope this episode motivates you to ask...

Send us Fan Mail The age old question, Who am I? is important and fundamental to each of us.   Who are you trusting with the answer?  Consider your sources: An internet search will give you more than 11 BILLION ideas to sift through.  Social media offers you thousands of hashtags. And libraries are spilling with books full of answers.  The world is loud with expressive individualism.  Scientific l...

Send us Fan Mail Within the realm of sexual sins, maybe you tend to look past Lust as “not so bad.”  But, looking past Lust gives this quiet sin even more destructive power. In your journey to sexual integrity, you’re working towards becoming whole. And part of that work means considering yourself and others as whole persons. Lust dismantles that work one body part at a time. It quietly splits us...

Send us Fan Mail Journaling, Fasting, Denying, Confessing, Releasing, Praying – Becoming Whole is a process.  For Jesus, because of you, it is a process worth dying for.  Friends, we have arrived at the end of Lent, which brings the beginning of a new Hope. While the world is grabbing at your sexuality to pull it away from your spirituality, Jesus is breaking through the grave to make you whole ag...

Send us Fan Mail It’s striking to consider Jesus’ will being apart or different than God the Father’s will. After all, He came to do the will of the Father. That’s how Jesus lived His life on earth to the end. And yet, in the last days, Jesus exposes a gap.  He exposes it through a desperate cry out to his Abba - “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be d...

Send us Fan Mail Have you noticed? There are invitations for each distinct part of you in these recent episodes of “Becoming Whole.” Our hope is you’ll say yes to the invitations and incorporate all of you into this meaningful season of Lent:  Whether it’s through Confession widening awareness for your heart or Meditation as it transforms your mind. Now, as you listen, allow your body to move thro...

Send us Fan Mail Lent invites you to take a longer look at Jesus on the Cross.  This season, we invite you take time to consider Confession as a way to fully understand the choices you are making.  Naming and owning your sin is uncomfortable (and that’s putting it lightly). But as you’ll hear, confessing sin plays a vital role to your relationship with God.   Before we get started, let’s pray: “Lo...

Send us Fan Mail Friends, this is our 200th episode! That’s 200 conversations and teachings we hope have accompanied, encouraged, and equipped you on your journey to Becoming Whole. At Regeneration Ministries, we believe the trial you’re struggling with can serve as a holy invitation from God to know Him more deeply.  While these episodes aren’t meant to be substitutes for coaching, they can certa...

Send us Fan Mail If you accept the invitation, Lent can be so much more than a countdown to Easter. It is a season steeped in rich tradition. Fasting is one way to observe Jesus’ walk to the cross. But this tradition goes beyond depriving yourself of food or alcohol.  Specifically, for you, as you journey to sexual integrity, fasting can be a powerful way to grow in self-control. What initially fe...

Send us Fan Mail As we step into the season of Lent, maybe you’re feeling a sense of somberness.  That’s understandable considering Lent walks us through Jesus’ journey to the cross. It also walks us to a confrontation with our own sin.  On this episode of “Becoming Whole”, listen in as Josh juxtaposes Simon’s first meeting with Jesus and his last.  There’s an invitation within this season and the...

Send us Fan Mail We’re taking your battle with sexual addiction deep into a familiar story and see The Father's Response! While you may have heard the parable of the Prodigal Son before, this time try listening with your eyes closed and heart open to see where you fit in.  As the story highlights the different paths two sons will take, allow it to draw a picture of how you may be relating to...

Send us Fan Mail When you hear the word “imagination,” chances are you’ll put it in one of two boxes- it’s either child’s play or a path to deviance.  For a moment, let’s re-imagine imagination. There is great power in this tool.  What if we view our mind’s ability to be creative as a positive not a negative?  This episode will challenge you to push past the idea that your imagination is a mere to...

Send us Fan Mail We’re weighing in on a continuing conversation of language because the words matter. Join us as Josh unpacks the terms “Gay Christian” and “Christian with Same Sex Attraction.”  Followers of Jesus who hold a traditional view of God’s design for sexuality, can split when it comes to the wording. We’ll explore how language elevates orientation to the same status as belief in Jesus. ...