Becoming Whole

The Integrity of Sex

May 17, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB

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 wife. As you’re doing the work towards sexual integrity, it’s important to also understand the integrity of ...

Breaking Unholy Agreements

May 10, 2022 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB

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 the Lord to highlight the Truth so you can spot the lies and move through this chapter in true freedom. Let’...

The Defining Source

May 03, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutes - 9.48 MB

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 language applied to social theory has trickled its way into some churches. As you do the work of uncovering...

Lust is a Fractured Thing

April 26, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB

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 from ourselves and from others. Please consider taking some time to work through the Gospel Meditation in the...

Easter: Redeeming Reunion

April 19, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutes - 8.76 MB

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 again. You are worth it. Jesus’ arrival on this earth declared God’s value on both your spirit and your body ...

Not My Will

April 12, 2022 09:00 - 11 minutes - 7.61 MB

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 done.” Consider Jesus’ heart and his vulnerability. Exposing that His will might be different from God’s makes ...

A Pledge for Your Body

April 05, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 6.98 MB

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 through a prayerful exercise. This is simple yet powerful. As you sense your body communicating needs and desires...

The Life in Confession

March 29, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutes - 9.46 MB

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: “Lord, I confess I can’t fully see the death and destruction that come from my sin. Many times, I don’t want to s...

A Lenten Meditation

March 22, 2022 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MB

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 certainly be a first step to understanding the invitation more fully. Often, we go wide together here, covering a ...

Freedom through Fasting

March 15, 2022 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB

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 feels like denying yourself can become, with diligence and dedication, a chance to free yourself. In this episod...

Your Invitation this Lent

March 08, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MB

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 two stories of Simon Peter to understand who we are and who God is. Maybe your unwanted sexual habit or past ...

Your Father's Response

March 01, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB

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 God the Father in your battle against sexual sin. Where do you see yourself? Are you the one pushing away or the one...

Beyond Your Imagination

February 22, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB

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 tool for daydreaming and that it is much more than an avenue to unwanted sexual behaviors. By inviting the Hol...

Gay or Same-Sex Attracted – The Words Matter

February 15, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB

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. We are beloved, image-bearers of God and need to be aware of labels that can limit our core identity. While...

The Fruit of a Tree and Sexual Brokenness

February 08, 2022 10:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB

You’ve probably heard it said here before that breaking a habit of unwanted sexual behaviors goes beyond “Behavior Management.” Setting up filters or throwing away devices might eliminate the cues to your addiction, but it still leaves you exposed. There’s deeper work to be done. Ultimately, to change your behavior you need to understand the why’s to your behavior. The actions you choose are connected to your emotions, to your thoughts and to your beliefs. You are wonderfully complex. In...

Powerful Partnership: Do’s and Don’ts

February 01, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MB

The term “Accountability Partner” can carry a high cringe factor. Yes, they are meant for good - offering space to confess to one another, to pray with one another, to hope for the best for each other. But, if not handled well, Accountability Partners can cause more harm than good. The enemy would love nothing more than for you and your partner to focus on your behavior, smother you in shame and isolate you. Brothers and sisters, moving towards sexual wholeness begs for more than beha...

Your Story and Your Sexual Integrity

January 25, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB

Your life tells a story. And you are the main character. But what if you’re battling an ongoing porn addiction, unwanted same sex attraction or can’t stop hooking up? This is where an understanding of who you are meant to be and the story your life can tell is powerful. If Satan has taken over as the role of co-author, you are believing a false storyline. Don’t let his whispers sabotage the purpose you are meant to live out. Dig deep into the story you’ve been living to discover where th...

Pursuing Sexual Integrity

January 18, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

As you do the work of pursuing sexual integrity, cultural messages keep watering down God’s heart for you as His creation. So, let’s pause for a deeper sense of what it means to be a man or to be a woman. Both the mystery and the glory of being man or being woman have been lost in our society. Christ is inviting you to stop and consider the creation story, the very beginning. You and I were created to be image bearers of God. Have you considered how your body’s sexuality images God? ...

Sexual Integrity & Your Emotions

January 11, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB

Sexual integrity is about you becoming whole. You are made up of many parts – mind, body and soul. And in your journey to becoming whole, it is key to address all the parts that make you, YOU. In the last episode, we examined the role of the body. This week, we’ll learn more about the role of emotions. There is a direct link between your unwanted sexual behavior and your emotional life. And, if you’re willing to pay attention to your feelings, they can serve as clues into something insid...

Sexual Integrity Starts Here

January 04, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 9.78 MB

Sexual Integrity Starts Here. Integration is a big word describing the large task of becoming whole. Over the next couple of episodes, we’ll dedicate time to understanding the mechanics of sexual integrity. You are a complex, marvelous being with many layers and even more moving parts. When it comes to sexual integrity, you may assume your body is the enemy, the source of sexual sin. That is just one sign of the dis-integration we’ll identify. You are worthy of and designed for wholene...

Was Porn Your Teacher?

December 28, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 8.16 MB

God’s design for sex includes your questions and desires and hopes. But, if pornography was your sex-ed teacher, you absorbed imagery and ideas that changed your brain. On top of that, your heart is probably holding onto shame too. We live in a world where pornography is literally at our fingertips. If you started watching it as a kid, we hope the message is clear for you to stop blaming yourself for that early exposure. Those visuals should never play the role of teacher. In fact, trus...

A Christ-like Christmas

December 21, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes - 9.41 MB

We’re moving closer to Christmas. Ironically, this is about the time when ads and expectations and schedules pull us further from Christ. For sure, there is an abundance to this season but not in the commercial way you may be thinking. Strip away the fussy garland and the must-have linens and the coordinated outfits. Let’s listen for the call to you and me; inviting us to a more Christ-like Christmas. Highlights: How much of the way we expect to make Christmas meaningful, how much we...

If You Want Integrity, You Have to Wait

December 14, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MB

We are in a season of waiting for the arrival of Jesus. And, while we count down the days of Advent by eating chocolate or reading devotions, the anticipation builds. In the area of sex and relationships, waiting can lead us to a place where we are really tempted to compromise. As a culture, we are too short-sighted and impatient. Where are your sights set this season? Experiencing Advent side by side means we can wait with each other. There’s community and power and beauty when we sha...

Meditating on Mary

December 07, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes - 8.86 MB

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is an important figure in every way. After all, it was her body that ushered in the tiny body of our Savior, Jesus, into this world. Still there is controversy among us, as believers, on the amount of time we should dedicate to her. For now, let’s spend a few moments meditating on Mary. Because, if we make too little of Mary, we miss out on more of God. Looking at Mary and seeing how God sees her gives us a window to see how God sees us. Her role then is signifi...

An Embodied Advent

November 30, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MB

“And the Word became flesh.” Let's discuss An Embodied Advent! As the holiday hustle and bustle begins, let’s consider how the season of Advent highlights the relationship between God and your body. Your flesh is so important to God that He became flesh. Your body is central to who you are and God cares deeply about it. So, this season allow the Light of the world to reveal something new to you about your addiction to pornography, your struggle with infidelity, your flesh. The Hope of A...

5 Steps to Shutting Down Temptation

November 23, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutes - 9.77 MB

When temptation comes knocking, you have more options than slamming the door and running away. In fact, fleeing can actually contribute to the cycle of sexual sin. Here are 5 Steps to Shutting Down Temptation. So, let’s face temptation head on with feet firmly planted. In this episode, Josh offers 5 steps to help you shut down temptation. While the enticement can be loud and dizzying, you have options. If your body is charged with the bait of temptation, let’s begin with a simple praye...

4 Reasons to Open Up About Your Sexual Past

November 16, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB

Seen, Soothed, Safe and Secure -these are key elements for a healthy relationship and 4 Reasons to Open Up about your Sexual Past. But when it comes to your unwanted sexual behavior; it might feel like a secret you should just keep hidden. Is your relationship secure enough for you to tell your boyfriend or husband about your sexual history? Do you really want your girlfriend to know about your addiction to pornography? The dangerous truth is while we keep back the darker parts of our ...

2 Reasons You Don’t Want to Talk about Sex

November 09, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB

Talking about sex - yikes - Nobody really wants to talk about sex. It’s private. It’s personal. It’s painful. It’s none of your business. As awkward as it may feel, we need to be talking about sex. Together let’s better understand why we don’t talk about sex and consider why we should. In this episode, Josh will be exploring two reasons you avoid the topic. For more reasons, head to the blog. Highlights: How do we talk about sex in a way that honors the goodness and sacredness of s...

Does God’s Love Save You?

November 02, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB

From the beginning, our story reveals we were created by God’s love. God’s immense love is moving, it is powerful and it is good BUT… and that’s where we pick up in this episode, with the weighty ‘however.’ Does God’s Love Save You? Because reducing God’s love for us to a mere feeling subtracts the power and freedom and consequences we have been given the ability to choose. Also, from the beginning, scripture reveals the cost of our sin. Our society is softening that part of our story, s...

Why Our Bodies Matter

October 26, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

There’s a story, a set of rules and ideas that you’ve accepted as truth for your body and your sexuality. You might not even be aware. It’s ok, we’ve all done it. But, what if we were to UN-do the story? Authors Linda Noble and Linda Stewart join Josh on the podcast to pull apart the narrative and present you with an invitation to The Body and Personhood. There are no rules here, just God’s heart for the human person you are meant to be. There is an unrepeatable value about each person....

I Can't Yet See

October 19, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB

There are times in this journey towards sexual integrity for teaching through a lesson and maybe even assigning homework. And yet, sometimes the most powerful lesson can come from a voice saying, “I understand. Me too.” If you find yourself wrestling with lust, we hope you’ll allow this episode to come alongside you. Lust is blinding. Let’s unpack a vision for seeing the way God intended. Highlights: We live in a culture of entertainment. We live in a culture of lust. We live in a cu...

Moving Beyond Marital Manipulation

October 12, 2021 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB

Maybe you’ve heard or you’ve said these words: “If you don’t have sex with me, I’m going to be tempted to stray.” Either way, we encourage you to stay and listen. Let’s, together, start Moving Beyond Marital Manipulation. On this journey to sexual wholeness, the world is eager to bombard you with “facts” and “studies say” and “research shows.” The world discredits who God made you and is calling you to be. Let’s understand five ways marital manipulation short cuts the courageous work you...

Do You Want to Look at Porn?

October 05, 2021 09:00 - 12 minutes - 8.93 MB

Do you want to look at porn? The pull of pornography is devilishly strong. Whatever your reason is for seeking it out, let us offer you 5 reasons to NOT look this time. Don’t let the cycle continue to dull your senses in this life. You are created and meant for living fully alive, fully loved and loving, and fully whole. We hope this episode spurs you towards conviction without condemnation. There is no shame here, only encouragement for better understanding. Don’t waste any more t...

The What and Why of Unwanted Sexual Behavior

September 28, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 10 MB

If you find yourself here, you are battling more than sexual sin. You are fighting to become whole. And that is why, at Regeneration Ministries, our mission is to help you face your issues and break free from patterns holding you captive. Together, we are doing more than just kicking a habit. Satan is loud and thick with shame, grabbing at you to keep you from breaking your habit. God, on the other hand, loves you so much He is both willing to let you walk away and wait until you return...

Getting Practical About Recovery

September 21, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutes - 9.05 MB

The habit loop, for good or bad, goes something like this: Trigger. Craving. Response. Reward. Let's get Practical About Recovery. When it comes to unwanted sexual behaviors, that loop slides shame in just after the reward. That’s why you’re here now. You’re doing the work to break the cycle. But sometimes, the work feels annoying, unnecessary, and even boring. If you wish you could stop with the steps and just “lean into Jesus,” you’re in the right place. Friend, there is a battle for ...

“That was Weird” - A Conversation for Men

September 14, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MB

There’s an exclusivity in the topic of sexual abuse and rape as something that only happens to women. That is simply false. Men, let this episode invite you in, giving you space to consider what may have felt “weird” or called “lucky” as perhaps, abuse. Allow this time to clearly define your understanding of what sexual abuse and rape can mean for men. You are not meant to be left out. Let’s begin with affirming that what happened to you was wrong, that it was a violation, it was abuse....

There’s Another Option

September 07, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB

Most of us battling unwanted sexual behaviors teeter between Option A- Resist or Option B-Give In. Which option do you choose? If you’re wrestling with issues of pornography, lust or masturbation; this episode explores another Option. Jesus is inviting you to see more, not to see less. As St. John Paul II put it “there is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person.” Let’s unpack the options together to understand them better. Then, moving towards integrity, ...

Focus On the Cross

August 31, 2021 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB

In your journey towards sexual integrity, it matters what you’re looking at, it matters what you’re looking for. Focus on the Cross! In this episode, we hope to encourage you to fix your focus on the Cross. As you’re doing the work to become whole, to break old patterns, to make new choices; set your eyes on Jesus on the Cross. Don’t let shame or hopelessness take your eyes off the Salvation Jesus is offering you from the Cross. Focusing on the Cross with you! Highlights: It matters ...

Identity and Orientation Part 2

August 24, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB

Let’s continue the conversation on Identity and Sexual Orientation. This matters because becoming whole includes radical change for our sexual orientation. But, we live in a sexually confused world, one that has decided on its own words and definitions. In this episode, Josh offers more on the topic through a Christian lens. We’re diving deeper into Sexual Orientation, the concept of Change and Happiness. The bottom line is we all need to change our sexual orientation. You read that ...

Identity and Orientation Part 1

August 17, 2021 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB

We’re looking at Sexual Orientation in a special two-part series. If this feels personal, that’s okay. It’s important to recognize that sexual orientation is quite personal. But, the world has laid out it’s terms and it’s ideals for what sexual orientation means. Our culture tells us who we’re attracted to in fact, defines us. In this series, we’ll be discussing the cultural conversation set up with cultural standards and comparing it to what Jesus has to say about you. The world is fe...

Theology of the Body

August 10, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MB

Your body is a glimpse of God himself, a Theology of the Body. “The human body includes right from the beginning... the capacity of expressing love, that love in which the person becomes a gift – and by means of this gift – fulfills the meaning of his being and existence.” That being said, where are you headed sexually? Together, let’s cast a clear vision for our sexuality the way God intended it. The theology of the body is larger than just a freedom from lust. The vision God has for you...

Fragments of You

August 03, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 10 MB

Looking up pornography, arranging an affair or hookup; these things cut you off from you. Unwanted sexual behaviors are an escape mechanism and their gift is dissociation. When you don’t know how to deal with the hardships in your life, dissociating through distraction can feel like an easy way out. But the further deep you are in your sexual sin, the farther you are walking away from you. This leaves you operating in this world with mere fragments of you. God made you body, mind, hear...

Parenting Pioneers

July 27, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.8 MB

Parents, we are living in a digitally connected, sexually saturated world. Being a mom or dad in this day and age can feel more like Pioneer Parenting. We are the first generation to raise kids in a world that is globally connected, 24/7. And the internet can be tough competition, especially when it comes to talking to our kids about sex. When you’re too tired or too uncomfortable to have “The Talk” with your son or daughter; the internet is always ready and willing to answer any questi...

To See and Be Seen

July 20, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutes - 9.09 MB

The power to see and be seen is more than just opening our eyes. We easily diminish that power with our human tendencies towards lust or comparison or judgment. What is it like to see how Jesus sees? In this episode, we’ll examine our human vision versus Jesus’ all-powerful, all-knowing, loving vision. Jesus knows you through and through and loves you. Before hitting play, pray the words of a blind beggar and open your heart to learning how to see and be seen; “Lord I want to see.” ...

Enemy on the Prowl

July 13, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.81 MB

Reality check friends, you have an enemy. An Enemy on the Prowl. The message in this episode isn’t meant to scare you. Our purpose is to issue a loud wake-up call for your heart, mind, soul, and body. More often than not, we don’t believe we have to deal with an actual enemy. But he is alive and active, taking shape in issues from our past and battles in our present. There’s only one creature made in the image and likeness of God- that’s you. Satan can’t stand that. He’s been on the pr...

Disarm the Alarm

July 06, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutes - 9.16 MB

You’re doing good work to break the patterns. But what happens when your unwanted sexual behavior steps into the room, in the flesh, or comes up on the screen in full color? Alarms go off. Does your alarm scream “Danger” or yell “Go For it!”? Disarm the Alarm. Listen in as Josh explains these alarms; their distinctions, their source, and your response. Your response to those alarms matters a great deal. We’ll also explore the concept of walking in the flesh versus walking in the Spirit....

Good God, Good Light

June 29, 2021 09:00 - 12 minutes - 8.34 MB

Light is powerful. It can rise, grow, reflect, change, dim. Light can be intimidating, scary even when we consider it in the same breath of our secrets. Jesus, the light of the world, offers His light to you. We invite you to listen to this episode to consider Jesus’ light for you in the dark, painful, scary things in your life. We’ll focus on John 3 and 4 comparing Jesus’ meetings with Nicodemus vs the Samaritan woman at the well. Let’s remember the promise when Jesus said He came in...

Damn These Eyes

June 22, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutes - 9.05 MB

Your body was created by God and it is very good. If that doesn’t feel true to you, this episode is for you. We’re challenging the lie that says your body is to blame. And that’s harder than it sounds. What would it look like to allow the words in this podcast to make their way from your ears to your brain, to your heart all the way to your fingertips? Be willing to believe your body is not the enemy. This shift in mindset matters so much as you find yourself wrestling with temptation...

Tread Boldly

June 15, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.78 MB

To “tread” means to walk in a specified way. Tread Boldly. As a parent, especially of teens, you may consider treading carefully as the best way to handle hormones and cold shoulders and uncomfortable conversations. But, as you’ll hear Josh explain; you are called to tread boldly. This is a special episode as our very own Josh Glaser releases his first book today - “Treading Boldly through a Pornographic World: A Field Guide for Parents.” Josh and co-author, Daniel Weiss, lay out the gr...

Jesus Wants to Wash Our Feet

June 08, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MB

We all long to be known, to be seen, and to be loved for who we are. Jesus aches for this very thing, and this is why Jesus Wants to Wash Our Feet. Are you willing to be cleansed by Jesus? For him to stoop down and to wash your dirty feet? For him to come near to the parts of you that perhaps even you don't want to look at yourself? This week Josh humbly speaks about Pride Month, LGBTQ+ loved ones, about pride in general, and about the humility of Jesus. He speaks deeply about the longing t...

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