Pure Life Ministries has been a pioneer in dealing with sexual addiction and its consequences for over 35 years.
During that span of time thousands of people have found freedom through our counseling programs and teaching materials. My colleague and I were at the end of a long week. Our time at the conference had been productive; book sales were decent, and we had been able to share information about the work of Pure Life Ministries with several hundred Christian counselors. As we re-packed our display and boxed up the remaining books, a young manβmaybe mid-twentiesβwalked into the room.
I recognized him immediately. He glanced at the empty floor space where another ministry, well-known for their services to those struggling with homosexuality, had been positioned. But they had packed it in a little early and were long gone. Having already mustered all the courage he could summon for the occasion, the young man would not be denied so easily.
He shifted direction and headed to our table. His nerves were starting to get the best of him, and skepticism clouded his face as he flipped the pages and quickly scanned the text on the back cover. Upon hearing that there was a prophet in Israel who could heal his leprosy, Naaman quickly set out for Israel, taking with him a persuasive letter from his king as well as gifts of gold, silver and apparel to pay for his healing.
The healing was obviously worth a great deal to him. Could I not wash in them and be clean? Like Naaman, we want help with our sexual leprosy, but we have a pretty specific idea of what the healing process should look like.
