Summary

SummaryI grew up in a Jewish home in California’s Bay Area, but by junior-high I was quietly wrestling with same-sex attraction. A Christian private school exposed me to Jesus, and at the end of eighth grade I finally surrendered, whispering, “Lord, I believe.” Yet shame chained me. Through my teens I hid my desires, convinced no one could ever know. In my early 20s God met me again—my “mirror moment.” He drew me deep into Scripture, gave me godly male friends, and taught me to desexualise what I had once idolised. Freedom blossomed when I confessed my secret to a brother in Christ—driving home, I shouted out the car window, “I’m free!” I penned The Desire Tree, began sharing online, and followed God’s nudge all the way to Dallas Theological Seminary. Today I preach that identity is only in Christ, not in labels. Whether singleness or marriage awaits, I live to see men healed and know the Father’s love. Jesus traded my tiny teddy bear for an unimaginably greater one, and He’ll do the same for you.

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In today’s episode, I talk with a Jewish man who struggles with same-sex attraction, but found freedom in Christ! His story and inspiring.

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ABOUT BECKET:
Becket Cook was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Jesuit College Preparatory
School of Dallas. After graduating from college, Becket moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of writing and acting, finding success in both. He eventually went on to become a production designer working with the top photographers and directors in the world on fashion shoots for magazines such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, and for ad campaigns such as Gap, L’Oréal Paris, and Nike.

Finding a new sense of freedom in L.A., Becket also fully engaged in his new life as a gay man. He had a series of many relationships with men throughout the next fifteen years.
In September of 2009, Becket met a stranger at a coffee shop in Silver Lake who invited him to his church in Hollywood called Reality L.A. Becket reluctantly agreed to attend the service. After hearing the sermon that Sunday, Becket was utterly transformed by the gospel and gave his life to Christ. He also knew on that day when God revealed Himself to him that homosexuality was a sin and that he could no longer live that life. Becket was more than happy to count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus his Lord.

Becket spends much of his time in ministry speaking at churches, universities, and conferences helping believers (and non-believers) understand this issue biblically, theologically, culturally, and personally. Balancing grace and truth when teaching on this subject is of primary importance. His goal is to challenge the current cultural narrative about sexuality in general and homosexuality in particular by demonstrating through his personal testimony and biblical truths that, yes, homosexuality is still a sin, and that following Christ is infinitely more satisfying and joyous.

He has lived all over the world in major cities such as Rome, Vienna, and Tokyo.

Becket graduated from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in 2017 with a Master of Arts in Theology.

Becket’s book, A Change of Affection: A Gay Man’s Incredible Story of Redemption, with a
foreword by Francis Chan, published by Thomas Nelson, released July 30, 2019.

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Time Chapters
 
01:05 Jewish childhood in Bay Area
04:30 Entering Christian school
08:15 Surrender to Christ
12:45 Secret SSA battle
16:20 Mirror moment at 21
20:10 Healing through brotherhood
23:55 Writing The Desire Tree
28:30 Call to Dallas Seminary
32:40 Vision for men’s ministry
38:05 Hope for seekers
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Becket Cook
The Becket Cook Show was created by Becket Cook to discuss relevant topics and to crush the lies of culture with truth. Becket Cook was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. After graduating from college, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of writing and acting, finding success in both. He eventually became a production designer working on fashion shoots for brands such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Gap, L'Oréal Paris, and Nike. Becket lived as a gay man until 2009, when he reluctantly agreed to attend a church service at which he was transformed by the gospel and gave his life to Christ. He also knew that homosexuality was a sin and that he could no longer live that life. Becket spends much of his time in ministry speaking at churches, universities, and conferences helping people understand this issue biblically, theologically, culturally, and personally. Becket graduated from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in 2017 with a Master of Arts in Theology.
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