I shared this message at Generations Church in 2020. Sharing my story in a small Celebrate Recovery group on a Friday night is one thing — standing up on a Sunday morning in front of hundreds of people and saying it out loud is something else entirely — and every time I revisit it, part of me still wants to hit delete. In it, I talk openly about my struggle with sexual addiction, what recovery looks like, and why I believe the most important step any of us can take is the one where we stop pretending we’ve got it all together.

It’s scary to put this stuff out there. But that’s kind of the whole point.

You can watch/listen to the full talk on Generations Church’s website, or if you’d rather read it, the transcript is below.