Blazing Grace

Blazing Grace For those who want to break free and heal from p**n/s*x addiction & adultery Blazing Grace was founded in 2000 by Mike Genung. Mike Genung leads the conferences.

Mike had struggled with s*x and p**n addiction for 20 years, until 1999, when God set him free. In 2000, surveys showed that half of Christian men were viewing p**n, along with 20% of women. Today those numbers have increased to 66% of Christian men and 30% of Christian women. Today Blazing Grace is an international ministry. In addition to our office in Chandler, AZ, we have an office in Europe,

with ministry partners in Italy, Finland, and Austria. Our phone groups have had participants from North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. Most men don’t get serious about breaking free from p**nography until they’ve been married for years, if not decades. Our approach is to integrate the man’s recovery with his wife’s, as the true test of whether his heart has changed is revealed in how he treats his spouse. Wives are often left out when it comes to discussions on recovery. We often receive more calls from wives for help then men who want recovery. Sandy England, who leads our wives ministry, is a wife who can relate to the pain women go through in marriage, having been through it herself. We offer the following resources and services:

Mike Genung’s books. Mike has written “The Road to Grace; Finding True Freedom from the Bo***ge of Sexual Addiction,” “100 Days on the Road to Grace; a Devotional for the Sexually Broken,” “The Wife’s Heart; Healing from Your Husband’s P**n and Adultery,” “The Couples Workbook” (for couples to work through the healing process), “Action Steps to Freedom” (an 8 week course for men), , and “The Wife’s Heart Journal.” All of Mike’s books delve into the core issues of the heart, with an emphasis of restoration of the relationships with God and the spouse. Mike’s newest book, “The Rogue Christian” shows how the church has lost its salt, takes the beliver to a deeper walk with God and shows them how to have an impact for eternity. Courses for men and wives
We offer phone courses for men and wives for recovery and healing. Group participants are paired up for support and accountability, and given assignments to work during the week. Once a week, the groups meet by phone conference call with Tim Peterson, a pastor and counselor, who leads our mens groups and does counseling, or Sandy England, who facilitates the wives groups. Counseling
We offer individual and couples counseling over the phone and in person. We also offer two day intensives for individuals and couples who want to make significant progress in a short period of time. Retreats
Our 4 day (Thursday evening through Sunday morning) men’s, wives, and couples retreats offer you a wonderful opportunity for equipping, healing, rest, and time to seek God in the beauty of His creation. Blazing Grace Radio
Our podcast takes a no-holds barred approach to the hard issues, including recovery and healing from p**n and s*x addiction. Conferences
Want to have an impact in your community? Consider hosting our From P**n to Grace Conference. He is also available to speak at your church or organization.

…And many more resources and articles on our websites, blazinggrace.org and theroguechristian.com. Please visit us online at these websites, or call the office at 719-888-5144. We look forward to hearing from you!

“What a beautiful world! Sometimes the wonders of nature can lift our spirits when little else can. You may be weary or ...
06/08/2026

“What a beautiful world! Sometimes the wonders of nature can lift our spirits when little else can. You may be weary or discouraged right now. God has designed his world to help you. When we pause to feel the sunshine on our faces, listen to the singing of the crickets at night, or smell the fragrance of blooming lilacs, it lifts our spirits like a tonic. Our God has filled the world with His artistry, and He has placed inside us a desire to enjoy His creation forever. Beauty and eternity! It’s an ache built into the human heart.”
- David Jeremiah

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30

Last Saturday was the From P**n to Grace conference in Colorado Springs. That morning I woke up at 2:00am with a splitting headache and didn’t sleep well after that. The conference ran from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Those who attended responded well to our time together, which included the detailed version of my story, the road to healing for men and women, me interviewing Rebekah on why youth are leaving the church, spiritual warfare, breaking the power of lies, two breakout sessions for individual sharing and prayer, and, the last 15-20 minutes, everyone praying together. The time of corporate prayer was a blessing, with some praying in tears. Prayer meetings shouldn’t be contained to special events, but a part of every weekend church service. The church is supposed to be a house of prayer, right?

That afternoon after the conference I Elijah-crashed. My emotional energy tank was raw, bone dry. Long covid adds more weight to the fall.
I knew what I needed.

Sunday morning I left alone for a lake in the mountains at an elevation of 8,500 feet. I prayed as I went, asking God to restore my soul and strengthen my emotions. I ended up sitting at the edge of the lake. As I sat by the water God brought the twenty third Psalm to mind:

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters
He restores my soul.”
Psalm 23:1-3

Big smile. God was speaking, saying that He brought me here, reminding me of His power to touch weary, torched hearts and revive them. I sat by the lake for quite awhile, in silent rest, taking it in the magnificent scenery around me: blue skies painted with white clouds, a snow-topped mountain in the distance, evergreen trees everywhere, set around mirrored waters. The combination of creation, prayer, and the presence of God was life-giving, heart-filling, joy-lifting. By the time I drove home several hours later my heart was full.

What do you do when you’re exhausted?

Many will turn to:
* Hours cuddling up with their phone or TV screen.
* Hitting the pantry or fridge for a binge, perhaps a pint of ice cream or a bag of something crunchy, salty and fatty, juiced with chemicals.
* P**n.
* Stuffing their feelings; walling off the heart. Perhaps if my heart is hard it won’t matter how I feel.
* Coffee, of course. A shot of caffeine will get the nervous system going again. Maybe an energy drink.
* A glass of wine.
* Getting busy. Sometimes we overclocked modern humans like to deal with weariness by hitting the gas again. Maybe we can outrun how tired we feel.
* It’s summer, which means vacation time. Many will return home feeling more drained than when they left because they didn’t allow any margin for rest.

None of the above are life-giving or heart-restoring. Screens, the drug of choice for the 21st century, are the new brain-numbing, dopamine-fix for the masses. On average we’re spending 5 hours a day on our phone.

Ongoing prayer, resting in silence, and enjoying creation are God’s answer for a weary soul. “Come to Me,” and “Resting by still waters” run against the grain of a culture that glorifies and exalts those who fry their nervous systems while running as hard and fast as they can for as long as they can. Many churches promote the culture of crash and burn too.

* 75% of pastors report being “extremely stressed” or “highly stressed.”
* 90% work between 55 to 75 hours per week.
* 90% feel fatigued and worn out every week.
* 80% will not be in ministry ten years later and only a fraction make it a lifelong career. On average, seminary trained pastors last five years in church ministry.
https://www.soulshepherding.org/pastors-under-stress/

Not good. I’m sure there are many non-clergy who are worn out as well.

Unplug, slow down, stop. Rest in silence with Jesus. Take Him up on His promise to give you rest. Binge on God’s creation. This is the way of the Rogue Christian.

“For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”
Isaiah 30:15

05/26/2026

“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.”
1 Peter 4:12-13

Summer, 2007. I’m taking a break from the workday and walking outside of my office. I start hearing thoughts cursing God. I’m confused, horrified. Where is this coming from? These can’t be my thoughts because they’re nothing I want. The idea of cursing the Lord is terrifying. I ask God to take it away, shut it down. But this is just the beginning. I would continue to struggle with these battles for several more years.

This was during the time when I was having panic attacks and struggles with depression and anxiety. You can read that part of my story at https://theroguechristian.com/mental-illness-depression-and-faith/. As I was going through heavy duty warfare the doctors were loading me up on medications that screwed up my brain chemistry. I was reeling spiritually and chemically.

I learned quickly that the number of people I could tell what I was going through was very short. Secular Christians see the Christian life through a small, flowery kaleidoscope and have little understanding or experience in the spiritual realm or warfare. They were the worst. One guy asked me why I was cursing God. I couldn’t get through to him that I had neither intention nor desire to do so but that the thoughts were attacks on my mind by the enemy. Some professing Christians think the enemy can’t hurl dark or sick thoughts into their mind. They live in a Pollyanna zone where there are no loose ends and God would never allow one of his kids to experience intense warfare and torment.

“Because of the extraordinary greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself! Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me.”
2 Corinthians 12:7-8

We don’t know how Paul was tormented, whether physically, mentally, or both, but it must have been intense if Paul begged God three times for relief.
And, God continued to allow Paul to be tormented.

When I did find someone who I could share with, I gave them a few small fragments of the story, perhaps that I was getting hit with dark thoughts, and leave it at that. While I was going through that living hell, dumb, inappropriate, or accusing comments made my situation worse. There are many in the church who don’t want to hear about spiritual warfare. Tell them you’re hearing thoughts cursing God and they’ll write you off as a nut job.

What I now know was that those years were my time in spiritual boot camp. I was being purified, trained, and equipped for the battles I would face years later when I would get hit hard during ministry. I grew up in a Christian home with physical and s*xual abuse and had lingering struggles with fear and anger. My time in spiritual boot camp brought all that to the surface and forced me to face it. I would either fall apart or confront fear and win. For awhile, I fell apart. When I did put up a fight it didn’t feel like my blows were connecting. The medications made it worse. I felt like I was swinging wildly and missing. I turned to people for help, including quite a few Christian counselors, but struggled to gain traction. Some were a waste of time that were more discouraging than helpful.

Either God would come through or show me the way through, or I would stay lost in the maze. He was enough. He always is. In November of 2009, one morning while alone in my office, a thick demonic presence filled the room. I took a stand with nothing but praying the Psalms out loud. The evil presence retreated. That was the beginning of the turnaround in the spiritual battles. Healing from the damage of the medications took longer.

I’m grateful for those years in warfare boot camp. Without the training and strength that came from my time in the furnace I would probably have caved or given up long ago with what I go through today. Sermons on the armor of God are nice, but it’s when you’re thrown into an intense spiritual firefight and the enemy is going at you repeatedly from different directions that reveal what you’re made of. Getting the win or persevering in warfare isn’t about knowledge alone; what’s in your heart plays a big role. Dogged perseverance and the refusal to give into fear or back down are important. My years in the furnace burned out a lot of weakness and impurity in my heart, including fear, pride, arrogance, and anger. There were also gaps of weak faith in my armor that needed to be tightened up and strengthened.

“Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.”
Isaiah 48:10

Spiritual warfare bootcamp – suffering - is a blessing. Once I started overcoming fear and getting some wins I started feeling alive again, albeit slowly. My faith was refined. I learned a lot. I got to know God in ways I never would have before. My prayer life was kindled like never before. I’ve been privileged to be able to walk with others who are going through hell. It takes a lot more to rattle me now than before my years in the furnace. I can see the warfare when others don’t have a clue of what’s going on. Many believers think the garbage floating through their minds is all from them or their flesh. We’re turning out too many secular Christians.
A strong prayer life is a non-negotiable.

Maybe you’re in spiritual boot camp today; perhaps you have been for years. Everything must pass through God the Father’s hand (see Job 1). Ask Him what He wants you to learn and what the next step is. Many stay stuck because they won’t take a risk and take the step they know God has been telling them to take for a long time. Going Eeyore won’t get you anywhere.

We live in a dangerous time when many are walking away from God. Don’t give up. There is always hope; the enemy doesn’t want you to know that. You’re not alone. Fear, anxiety, hatred, or bitterness are heart killers. You’ll be crippled emotionally and spiritually until you deal with them. Get help if needed. There are others out there who know the language of pain and suffering by experience vs studying a book, aren’t interested in promoting their own agenda, understand that listening is important, and aren’t concerned with pretending they have all the answers. Those are the people you want to be around.

“For you, O God, have tested us;
you have tried us as silver is tried.
You brought us into the net;
you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
you let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and through water;
yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.”
Psalm 66:10-12

05/18/2026

*Please join us on Saturday, May 30 for a From P**n to Grace Conference at:
Springs Lighthouse Church
4777 N Academy Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
The conference will run from 10:00am-3:00pm, with an hour break for lunch. There is no cost to attend. Men, women, and youth are welcome. We often have attendees who fly in from other states for these events.

Topics covered during the conference include:

-How p**n and adultery affect those who engage in it.
-What the recovery and healing process looks like, with an emphasis on the heart.
-Wives; the forgotten ones: dealing with triggers, self-esteem issues, their healing and recovery process, and more.
-Restoration for couples.
-Equipping church and ministry leaders on how to help those under their care.

If you’d like to discuss hosting a conference at your church or ministry, please message me to get the conversation started.

05/18/2026

Recently, I was in line at a bank. The guy in front of me was at least six to seven feet back from the guy in front of him. He had been programmed to distance himself from others, I thought. The messages of the world had altered him.

Ever since 2020 the attempts to program and manipulate the public have been increasingly blatant. Consider the following messages and what they’re doing to us.

Disconnect from others.
Remove the word “social” from “social distancing” and what you’re left with is a subliminal message to disconnect from others. Relationships are dangerous. Curl up in your cocoon with your smartphone and let its soft light soothe you. No need for connection with others, the digital netherworld has everything you need, including s*x. P**n and AI boyfriends/girlfriends have eliminated the need for the effort a relationship with a living human demands.

Hide your true self.
Put on a mask. Fake it. Act like you have it all together. Social media is often about creating the version of self we want the world to see; the person who always looks good, is successful, always happy, having fun, is a superstar in ministry or some other endeavor. Faults and mistakes? We don’t go there, unless it’s to point out the failures of others. We’re becoming a shallow society of posers.

FEAR
Fear is meant to drive people to the sirens of the world and its seductions of pleasure and comfort. Fear sells big time, which is why the news is packed with fear-driven headlines. You must read their news article to know what you need to know in order to be safe. Fear breeds anxiety. Sales of anxiety and antidepressant medications are breaking records. Fear opens the door wide to anger, Fear’s cousin, which is everywhere, at every level of society.

Lying is good.
We live in a post-truth society. The average American lies 1.5-2 times a day. The amount of lying and deception that flow nearly unhindered and unchallenged from our leaders is staggering. Trust in our institutions is fading – including the church, where coverups, especially over s*xual sin, are an everyday occurrence. Blaming and silencing the person who was abused is commonplace in order to protect the reputation of the church.

AI is god.
Our post-truth society that has evicted God has opened up a huge hole for AI to step in and capture the hearts and minds of its people. AI spawns digital versions of boyfriends, girlfriends, p**n, and even false versions of God. Many are turning to AI for answers for everything without considering the ramifications of where AI might take them. Stories of persons who committed su***de at the suggestion of AI are increasingly on the radar. AI is being positioned as a god-substitute… until someone pulls the plug.

Do the math on the above (and I haven’t hit everything) and it’s clear we’re looking at a setup to deceive and destroy many lives.

We must also ask, how are we being programmed at church?

Most (70-80%) modern believers are isolated, disconnected from face to face, transparent relationships. Masks have been prevalent in the church for years. We’re experts at turning on the happy face when asked how we’re doing and lying when we’re hurting. We like our bubbles.

Many have been programmed that the prayer meeting is an unnecessary part of the church or Christian life. I was at a church recently where the pastor stated that the church “should be a house of prayer” yet there are no prayer meetings evident on their website, and I’ve never heard them publicize or challenge God’s people to attend them. Our actions reveal what we believe, not our talk. Without prayer we’re flesh-driven; dead men walking spiritually.

Comfort is king. John the Baptist (and Jesus)-style messages that include the strict warnings of hell (gasp!), spiritual warfare, an in-depth series equipping people in overcoming p**n and s*xual sin, or the issues people are being attacked with, including su***de, are often muted, or missing. Jesus is coming soon; no need to worry about spiritual warfare. Or how about a Holy-Spirit and prayer fired, all-out challenge to puncture our love of the entertainment and pleasures of this world and make our lives count for eternity?

Some have been programmed that entertainment, the cousin of comfort, has a home in the church. In many churches the worship band, complete with skinny jeans and hip looking musicians, looks and sounds like a rock band with God words. Some sermons fail to cut butter because the truth is softened and blunted to coddle gentle western ears with jokes and stories that distract more than teach, challenge, or provoke. There is no entertainment in a prayer meeting. If we’re not all-in at a prayer meeting it’s dead before it starts.

So we go Rogue and filter and live our lives through the Bible, no matter what others are doing, including the Christian crowd. We make prayer a priority, personally, and by attending prayer meetings (Colossians 4:2). Instead of spending hours watching The Chosen or other forms of Christian entertainment, we spend hours in prayer. We meet with other believers face to face, often. We boast of our weaknesses, even publicly, as the opportunity arises, (2 Cor 12) and confess our sins to others (James 5:16). We don’t pretend that we have it all together. We decrease our time wandering aimlessly in the digital netherworld.

We renounce, refuse, and reject fear and anxiety. We know who God is and that He is infinitely bigger than anything this world or the enemy throws at us. We stand firm in the truth and we’re committed to persevering in His strength until our last breath.

“Devoted to teaching, prayer, and fellowship” is our way of life, not mere talk. We devote ourselves and what little time we have left to bearing fruit, knowing it is God’s desire for us and that our time is short.

“If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.”
John 15:7-8

Last Sunday I was at Denver International, awaiting a flight. The airport has an outdoor patio at the end of the termina...
05/12/2026

Last Sunday I was at Denver International, awaiting a flight. The airport has an outdoor patio at the end of the terminal where one can get fresh air, so I took advantage of it. Outside, a young girl of around 12 years old was doting on her father. She went from sitting on his lap to walking behind him, whispering, and hugging him. One on one time with Dad is a big deal. From my vantage point he didn’t seem to move or talk much, but I couldn’t see clearly so it was hard to tell. I hope he was responding to the love his young daughter was pouring out on him. The days of her youth will soon be gone. If he is emotionally absent or checked out for her formative years the chances of them having a close relationship as she moves into adulthood will fade.

Watching that girl with her dad reminded me of how critical the relationship a father with his kids is. If we save the world yet sacrifice our family on the altar of work, entertainment, or ministry, we miss God’s heart and will hurt those we love, possibly with severe consequences.

Bob Pierce, founder of World Vision, traveled 10 months out of the year on missions trips, many to children in other countries, as his two daughters, Sharon, the oldest, and Marilee, his second, were growing up. In 1968, while on a ministry trip to Asia, 27-year-old Sharon called Bob and begged him to come home. He not only refused but extended his trip. His wife, who was with Bob, rushed home to find that Sharon had tried to commit su***de. Later that year, Sharon ended her life. Bob eventually lost his marriage. Pierce claimed he had made an agreement with God that Bob would take care of God’s children overseas if God took care of Bob’s family at home. We must wonder what was going through Bob’s mind, thinking that God would justify the neglect and abandonment of the family God had given him. Pierce had a nervous breakdown in 1963 and an anger problem; he eventually quit World Vision in anger with a dispute with the board.

God reveals the heart of a father in Psalm 103.

“The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
He will not always chide,
nor will he keep his anger forever.
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.”
Psalm 103:8-13 (emphasis mine)

Prophetic words in Malachi reveal God’s heart for restoration between a father and his kids:

“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”
Malachi 4:5-6

1 Timothy 5:8 adds:
“But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

While the context of 1 Timothy 5:8 was in relation to financial support, how much more important is it that we provide the love and structure that our kids need?

Fathers are designed for moral and spiritual authority; to model internal strength, character, integrity, truth, and the love of God. Our earthly father is the lens through which we see our Heavenly father.

“A child is not likely to find a father in God unless
he finds something of God in his father.”
- Austin Sorensen

“When a father’s love is withheld, a child will struggle with issues ranging from shyness and insecurity to a profound and crippling shame over his or her very existence.”
- Brennan Manning

That’s a heavy-duty responsibility for every dad, especially when many men (and women) grew up with fathers who were checked out, absent, abusive, or angry. Every man will fail his kids, as will their mother. The key is not to cover our mistakes or defend them but admit our failures and apologize as soon as possible before a deep wound opens a door for the enemy to poison our kids hearts with lies, bitterness, and hopelessness.

“I’m sorry” is often the most powerful way we can say “I love you” - “I’m sorry” communicates value to the other person and shows we care about their heart, assuming the apology is offered with no strings attached.

I’ll leave you with the following to consider.

The world system depicts dads as bumbling, weak, morons who placate their kids. Every father is called to be a strong man of God and the spiritual leader of his home. The enemy knows this which is why he works so hard to destroy fathers and mothers. Every marriage and family are at war against an enemy that is bent on destroying them. Ignore the spiritual battle at your peril.

P**n is a marriage and family killer. It’s not uncommon to hear of an adult who got their first exposure to p**n through Dad’s phone or computer.

Some of the best teaching a father or mother will do is by their actions, not their words. If you talk about the love of God or quote Scripture but have a mouth like a blowtorch where you flame your kids for their mistakes, your kids might not want anything to do with you as they transition into adulthood. They may even walk away from God, which our youth have been doing in mass numbers for the past 30 years. I grew up in the church in a home that was torn with physical, emotional and s*xual abuse. By the time I was 14 I was done with family and drifted away from God. Our kids are watching to see if we’re walking the talk or if we’re a religious poser. How we treat them, including the tone we use when speaking to them, carries more weight than a Bible lesson. We are called to instruct and lead our children, but if it’s done in a spirit of anger or they get the sense that we’re treating them like an annoyance or inconvenience, we put their hearts at risk and they will be vulnerable to the attacks of the enemy and the influence of the world.

One of the best things a dad can do for his kids and his wife is to get the healing he needs for the wounds of his heart. You can’t give what you don’t have.

Every man needs to be a part of a tribe of other men who will sharpen, encourage, and pray for him.

Spend time with your kids. Lots. Especially in their formative years. They want to touch you, hear you, know you. When my daughters hit 12 they wanted to wrestle and would try to pin me to the ground. I would bust out laughing when they would come at me, and loved it. Dad’s presence communicates acceptance and love.

Men, pursue your wife and kids. Don’t lay back in the weeds. You are the catalyst and the leader.

The story of the prodigal son is an encouragement to parents of prodigals. In the story of the prodigal, the father represents God, the only perfect father. In spite of his father doing everything right, the son still went off the rails. Even if a parent makes all the right moves (and no one can) in the end our kids still have to make their choices.

Maybe you have adult kids and there is distance or some damage there that needs mending. Start where you are and do what you need to do to close the gap. They may not respond for awhile, but keep trying, and don’t stop praying for them.
A dose of humility works wonders.

In a time when religious leaders fall every day to s*xual sin, the world, and our families, are watching for the few men of God who are the real deal; men who are strong enough to admit their mistakes and faults and boast of their weakness as Paul did in 2 Corinthians 12, who show by their actions (especially, a strong prayer life) that God is their first love and their wife and kids are their priority, and who are willing to step into the battles God places them in and are committed to make their lives count for eternity. Men who are addicted to their phones or spend hours zoning out on TV while checking out on their family – or even worse, abandoning them “in the name of God” by burning out on ministry, can cause a lot of damage and are one step away from a big fall.

The three biggest vulnerabilities (or failures) in the church today are the widespread s*xual sin that is consistently taking many down, our youth falling away, and the death of the prayer meeting. The three are connected. Prayerless believers and churches are powerless, no matter how loud the worship band plays, and are vulnerable to the attacks of the enemy and seductions of the world. Without prayer there can be no victory over sin, revival, or rescue of our youth. The Hebrides Revival is a great example of how all-out immersion in prayer by God’s people was the catalyst that sparked and sustained one of the most powerful moves of the presence of God in the past 200 years.

05/06/2026

Last month we made an agreement with 100.7fm in Colorado Springs to broadcast Blazing Grace radio. The end of March, I was interviewed by pastor Brian Michaels on his radio show in Colorado Springs. I met Brian for coffee a week later to discuss his church hosting a From P**n to Grace conference. The following week, on April 14, I had what I call a warfare night - mental and physical assault during the night and into the early morning. The next morning Brian let me know that his church was okay with proceeding with the conference on May 30 (details below).

I had 2 more warfare nights after that, then a gray cloud that followed with discouraging thoughts and other attacks. There has been an ongoing, energy-draining, stressful situation out of my control. Long covid crashes and shortness of breath come in waves. This past week I had another rough warfare night. Warfare like this is common before a conference or when I will be speaking publicly.

Sometimes in my internal musings I wonder why we don’t hear others doing the math on discussing s*x in the church, the formula of which includes: The clear imperative in Scripture to make disciples and effectively address s*xual issues (1 Cor. 5, Rev. 2) + decades of surveys show masses of Christians in bo***ge to p**n and other forms of s*xual sin + equipping God people in the s*xual areas they’re struggling with + the enemy coming at us for doing so = clear evidence that this is a desperately needed front-line battle that every church should be stepping into on an ongoing basis. (One Sunday every two to three years won’t get it done).

I fear that for many the math looks more like this: We don’t make people uncomfortable + we’re afraid of talking about s*x and offending anyone + our church doesn’t have this problem (yeah right) = the enemy splitting his gut from laughing so hard.

If our churches and ministries aren’t getting hit with warfare, what does it mean?
I can’t see into the spiritual realm but wonder if it might mean we’re not much of a threat to the gates of hell and Satan has little reason to fear many churches or Christians. Just keep them happy with easy to digest messages with all the loose ends tied up neatly at the end. Everyone lives happily ever after and we go home on a pink cloud.

In my musings I picture John the Baptist coming back. The guy didn’t talk about the love of God once yet Jesus called him the greatest man that ever lived up to that point. Which means holiness is a big deal to God (cue fear and trembling). No way John is making it into most modern churches. Not nice enough. Or Peter, who in his first sermon (Acts 2) didn’t talk about God’s love or grace, speared his listeners for their part in crucifying Christ (twice), and saw 3,000 enter the kingdom of God.

We could use some prayer-fired, desert-raised, thick-skinned Heaven-sent prophets who are so immersed in eternity that the rest of us are pierced with conviction when they speak. When is the last time you walked out of church so deeply convicted, so desperate for God, so sick of your love of the world, so discouraged by a prayerless life, that you felt that if you didn’t run home and go hard after God you would explode?

This isn’t to say we need the John the Baptist treatment every week or that we don’t need encouragement (“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up,” 1 Thess 5:11). Building up the body is a must during these upside-down, chaotic days when recklessness, arrogance, and lying are the norm. We all need a little spiritual shock therapy from time to time to wake us up from apathy, realign our priorities to God’s, break the spell of the love of this world, and rekindle our relationship with God.

Talk about revival or a spiritual awakening is everywhere. How rare it is to see a picture of a church on their knees. Prayer and confession of sin power revivals, not sermons, posts, books, or Youtube videos. Read Jonah 3. The church is supposed to be a house of prayer, remember? A praying group of believers will encounter resistance from the enemy, but if they persevere they will become a spiritual powerhouse.

Want to get started? Pray something like this: “Lord, please convict me of all of my pride, arrogance, lust, bitterness, gluttony, judging, fear, apathy, prayerlessness, and love of the world. Cleanse me and heal me of my sin and fill me with the power of Your resurrection.”

Keep praying like that and who knows what will happen.
You might find your love for God set on fire.

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