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Noah Filipiak is a pastor and the author of Beyond the Battle: A Man's Guide to his Identity in Christ in an Oversexualized World (Zondervan)He also hosts The Flip Side Podcast. If you desire to be free from lust, porn, and fantasy, you can join Noah and his team in an online small group at Beyond the Battle, or get the leader guide to run your own group.

Image for article: Finding the Willpower to Defeat Porn: Part 3

Finding the Willpower to Defeat Porn: Part 3

You are tired of the battle. You are tired of fighting against temptation and losing. For every step forward you take, you take two steps back. You assess your options at this point. You can…

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Finding the Willpower to Defeat Porn: Part 2

A friend told me recently that his recovery journey feels like riding a unicycle near the edge of a cliff, with the pressure of the world and the flesh always coming at him like a…

Image for article: Finding the Willpower to Defeat Porn: Part 1

Finding the Willpower to Defeat Porn: Part 1

“So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever…

Image for article: For Allies: How to Respond When Your Friend Looks at Porn

For Allies: How to Respond When Your Friend Looks at Porn

Brian hopped on his laptop to see if any grad schools had gotten back to him yet. He knew he had just sent out his transcripts an hour before, and he knew that clicking the…

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Strength Is Found in Numbers: Pastor Noah’s Freedom Story

Continued from Part 2 of Noah’s story… I was hooked on porn as a Bible college student. I fell back into it in the first years of my marriage. I wanted to flee marriage and pursue a…

Image for article: I Treated Sex Like a Vending Machine: Pastor Noah’s Story (Part 2)

I Treated Sex Like a Vending Machine: Pastor Noah’s Story (Part 2)

Continued from Part 1 of Noah’s story… When I got married on June 19, 2004, I thought my sexual purity problems were in the rearview mirror for good. I had been porn-free for over two…

Image for article: Good Kids Get Hooked on Porn Too: Pastor Noah’s Story (Part 1)

Good Kids Get Hooked on Porn Too: Pastor Noah’s Story (Part 1)

I’m 37. This is relevant because you can tell a lot about someone’s sexual purity story by how old they were in the mid-’90s, also known as when the internet became as common in households…

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Accountability Is for the Weak

Accountability is for the weak. What does this phrase stir up in you? Do you agree or disagree? Are you weak or are you strong? Most of us, especially us guys, like to think of…

Image for article: The Lies of Lust: Stolen Humanity

The Lies of Lust: Stolen Humanity

The Lust Trap is a web of lies. Lies that we believe. Lies that make promises that never deliver. This three-part series tackles three of these lies head on and provides each truth needed to…