Blazing Grace Radio

“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.  Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.” These are the wor...

Jennifer Fesefeldt with Kainos E.V., a ministry in Germany that rescues and ministers to prostitutes and those who have been sex trafficked there, calls in from Germany in this second of two interviews with her. With legalized prostitution, Germany is also sometimes referred to as the bordello of Europe. Germany has an estimated 400,000 prostitutes that are visited by 1.2 million men a day. There...

Germany is known as the economic engine of Europe. With legalized prostitution, Germany is also sometimes referred to as the bordello of Europe. Germany has an estimated 400,000 prostitutes that are visited by 1.2 million men a day. There are more than 3000 brothels across the country, 500 in Berlin alone. Jennifer Fesefeldt, originally from California, has been living in Stuttgart Germany the las...

John Rabins is retired military and a former eye doctor who lives in Colorado Springs. In 2013 his house was burned to the ground along with all of his and his wife’s possessions. On that same day, his father died. John shares what God taught him on his journey to recovery.

Tim Peterson, a counselor who leads the men’s ministry at Blazing Grace, returns to discuss how a couple whose marriage has been traumatized by sexual sin can rebuild and heal. The pain the wife goes through, the husband’s struggle to heal, communication issues, fear, control, and more are discussed.

Lisa Thompson, vice president and director of research for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, based in Washington DC, returns for the second of two interviews. The widespread problems of pornography, sexual abuse, and child porn in the church are discussed, in addition to what Lisa calls the “Institutional Abuse” of a church that doesn’t equip and warn their congregation...

Lisa Thompson is the vice president and director of research for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, based in Washington DC. In this first of two interviews, Lisa shares her experience working in anti-trafficking in East Asia, the mission of the NCSE, the widespread problem of pornography and sexual abuse, and especially, the need to protect children from porn.

Bob Allen has been in Christian radio and TV in different roles with ministries such as those led by John Maxwell, John Piper, Michael Youssef, Tony Evans and others. Prior to his involvement in Christian media, Bob was molested as a young man. In this broadcast Bob shares his story, including how God healed him.

Eva Marie Everson returns to the show to discuss her first marriage, which ended in divorce. The story of her first marriage included infidelity and physical abuse. Eva Marie shares how God healed her heart… and warned her before the wedding ceremony.

Eva Marie Everson discusses her new book The Third Path, the need for resting in silence with God, listening prayer, why we struggle with silence, and some of her own struggles.

Using the lyrics of Set Me Free, the Casting Crowns song that is the theme for the show, Mike discusses the cries for help, the torment, and isolation those in bondage to sexual and other types of sin go through, along with the action steps we need to take to break free with the power of God.

Mike continues his discussion on the coming storm of AI girlfriends/boyfriends. In the next wave of pornography, the ability to interact with the performers on screen will be more toxic and addictive than the movies are. Then he gets into Taylor Swift and the occult ceremonies in her concerts, how the occult is being promoted to youth, and, when worship is a clown show.

Mike shares his continuing 20 month journey with Long Covid, finding peace in an extended period of suffering by acceptance of it, and takes a look at the next wave of pornography – AI girlfriends and boyfriends. AI girlfriends/boyfriends will provide a way for users to interact with the figures in those scenes, making them even more toxic and addictive than the non-AI version.

Nicole, a school teacher, was married 27 years ago. She and her husband had 2 sons. As the years went on it came to light that Nicole’s husband had been having affairs with men. In this broadcast Nicole shares the devastating affects her husband’s infidelity with men, which led to divorce, has had, and continues to have, on her and their sons, and her road to recovery.

Many in the Christian community are raving about the movie The Sound of Freedom, which shows the tragedy of sex trafficking. Some ask, “What can we do about it?” Our first action steps must be in the church, where pornography, sexual abuse, and sex trafficking are raging. How can a church that’s corrupt with sexual sin have the moral authority to address sexual issues outside of...

Naghmeh Abedini Panahi continues her story. After she went public with her husband’s porn addiction, and physical, verbal, and emotional abuse, the Christian community blew up and turned against her. One nationally known leader of a large evangelical organization asked if she had been having an affair. Comments were made that Naghmeh had taken down the Christian community’s “hero...

In September 2012, a news story broke about Pastor Saeed Abedini, an ordained minister with duel American-Iranian citizenship who was arrested in Iran. He had been involved with setting up house churches in Iran and was working on setting up an orphanage. In 2013 he was sentenced to eight years in prison where he was beaten and denied medical treatment. Saeed’s former wife, Naghmeh, worked t...

Josh and Sydney Phipps, a married couple in their early thirties with 2 kids, both struggled with porn addiction and other forms of sexual sin at an early age and have persevered and healed. In this second of two episodes, Sydney tells her story. She got her first exposure to pornography at the age of 5 when she stumbled onto a porn video in her parent’s home, then later got into promiscuity...

Josh and Sydney Phipps, a married couple in their early thirties with 2 kids, both struggled with porn addiction and other forms of sexual sin at an early age and have persevered and healed. In this first of two episodes, Josh tells his story, which includes growing up in a home with physical violence; at one point his mother’s life was in danger.

Recently, one woman said, “You use porn like a date night, like you would go to the movies,  you need that sort of intimacy. Being able to share that intimate moment can really be satisfying. It’s good for your mental health and for keeping that part of your marriage alive. It’s a pretty common scenario that people use pornography both alone and/or together in their marriage. Even when you’r...

Tim Peterson, leader of the men’s ministry at Blazing Grace, discusses what he sees men struggling with, especially, with facing their heart, and learning to connect and rest with God in silence. How to have a vital prayer life is also discussed.

Arwel returns to discuss Blazing Grace’s new office in North Wales, the intense spiritual battles he’s encountering in his endeavors to open up the topics of sex and porn in the churches in the UK (he recently totaled his car) and the current environment in the church there.

Mike discusses a recent Fox News article, which includes the following quote: “ Pornography is epidemic, It’s growing, shockingly, among younger women, as well as men. And, increasingly, guys in particular are just incapable of forming the kinds of relationships that can lead to a healthy marriage because of pornography. Sex is everywhere except in our churches, and by that I mean bein...

Wayne Goransen, pastor and missionary, discusses the sexual temptations we all face, leading his flocks to purity by talking openly about sex, Christian culture, youth issues, and living a life that counts for eternity.

In a time when 75% of youth are leaving the church, it’s important that we give them a voice and get their perspective so we might learn from each other. In this broadcast, Sean Genung, 28, and Rebekah Genung, 21, give their impressions on current events in Christian Culture.