Addiction Recovery 2017 [sex] Mode! Attitudes Of Sexual Integrity! The Journey From Sexual Compulsion To Sexual Integrity.

Resolutions goals or a movement in attributes and character.

Some Christmas and Theology. And why first person theology matters.

Talking Sex, Transparency and Rock and Roll with, Musician, Mariner, Chaplain and Pastor of Port Gardner Bay Church in Everett Washington.

A deeper Temptation buster. Reboot Gratitude an experimental approach on what makes us feel and be more whole.

Can anything good come out of a relapse? Truth is new life giving coping skills can develop the longer we diligently continue down the path of sexual integrity. Is the endurance of temptation and our relationship with God are meant to free our souls? Or keep us in some religious bondage?

Some news and info on the very real goings on in the Seattle area and its effect on and the ripple effect of the ASI Podcast.

Fighting unwanted behavior can make you feel like two different people inside. It made me feel a little bit like a crazy person living two different lives. Sexual addiction destroys relationships marriages and families. Underneath it all aren't we all looking for some kind of freedom? Link to part 2 of this message is at asi247.org click on the music tab and scroll to the bottom.

Part 2 of the talk with Stephen Kuhn. QUESTIONS... What if desire wasn't actually the problem but a vehicle for the solution? What if bonds can be broken on a 'desire for truth' level rather than a 'I've got to put myself on a self discipline regiment' level?

Is accountability and the act of being responsible? And if so to whom and why? Russ answers some listeners email.

When and Where's the freedom?! Some indignation over a WebMD article. Is there really any relief in sight? Russ answers some listeners email.

Part 2 of my Conversation with W. Paul Young New York Times best selling author of "The Shack" and "Crossroads". "I was horribly addicted to pornography for half my life I haven't been addicted to pornography for half my life..." Feeling at a crossroads about the direction of life? I heard it once said that our heart is like a garden hose with no shut off valve. "The Shack is a metaphor for the human heart, I had no idea it would be such a hit" - W. Paul Young

A Conversation with W. Paul Young New York Times best selling author of "The Shack" and "Crossroads". Feeling at a crossroads about the direction of life? I heard it once said that our heart is like a garden hose with no shut off valve. "The Shack is a metaphor for the human heart, I had no idea it would be such a hit" - W. Paul Young

Whats realistic difference between being judgemental and being discerning? Learning that love and trust are both two sides of the same battery. Me, I'm dieing to understand that lamentfull praise that poured out of David in the psalms.

A Talk by Tim Keller on Music, sex and the romantic solution at Redeemer Presbyterian in New York City. As well as Russ Shaw's concise misfit commentary after.

Faith and theology meet the real world of being alive in a world of Joy, Hurt, Woundedness, Love, Recovery and Addictions. 2011 interview with Mike Wilkerson, one of the leaders and founders of Redemption groups talking about his book, Redemption: Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry.

Email response show! Take the effect and make it the cause? Put the cart before the horse? Want a to make a deposit but call it a withdrawal? And now that marijuana is legal is it okay for Christians to smoke weed?

Interview with Stephen Kuhn, Author of 10 Lies Men Believe about Porn. The battle to resist pornography is brutal. Its lure just seems too powerful. We've tried for years to be strong, run away from temptation, and manage our desires in better ways. No matter how hard we try, though, we just can't get free from pornography. Some of us have lost all hope. 10 Lies Men Believe about Porn holds these lies up against the truth that sets hearts free.

Sin is a bad hurtful word?! Wait, then... how are words like bad habits, disorders, disfunctions better? Is it sexual sin compulsive sexual behavior? Is it hypersexuality? hypersexual disorder? Nymphomania or is it all sexual addiction? Or is it a both and?

Is our sexuality a gift or just a biological mechanism for procreation? Intercourse... Is there a purpose for it all or is our sex drive just biological junk leaking out of a broken vessel?

Take a Cold Shower?! It is More impacting then you think! More intentional purposeful audio from a TedX talk. Joel Runyon is a javelin-throwing, world, traveling, triathlete set on doing impossible things in order to tell a great story with his life. A great lesson about over coming fear, Breaking habits, and the life giving outcome of doing the uncomfortable thing.