Soul Talk: Taking Accountability to the Next Level (Step #2)
Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 54
Good accountability relationships are hard to find. Tens of thousands of people use software tools like Covenant Eyes to help them have open and honest accountability conversations in their fight against Internet temptations, but good technology needs to be coupled with good relationships.
This is why we contacted Christian psychologist Dr. Larry Crabb. For the last several weeks we’ve been playing portions of our conversation with Dr. Crabb, to learn more about how we can have the kind of churches, small groups, and friendships that spur us on to be more like Christ. Dr. Crabb’s hope is that through these podcasts more people will recover the lost art of curiosity, and that we will learn how to engage with one another on a deeper level—one that allows us to see the work the Holy Spirit is doing in our lives.
Speaking from his book SoulTalk, Dr. Crabb speaks with us about what he calls the five dance steps of redemptive Christian conversation, five important ways of thinking that help us to speak and listen to one another in a way that stirs our passion for God. This week he talks about the second dance step: “Think Vision.”
As the mother of four boys, I’ve long been concerned about the problem of pornography. Once a child is exposed to it, the images can easily lodge in their hearts and minds like a poisonous barb, leaching toxins.
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We are in the middle of a podcast series featuring Christian psychologist Dr. Larry Crabb. Last week Dr. Crabb spoke about the need we have for Biblical friendships and community that help us to become more like Christ. This week he will talk about the battle against sin that rages inside all of our hearts and how we are meant to “Think Beneath” the surface in our conversations with one another, getting to the root of sin and stiring up holy desire.
Sin is deadly, and unrepentant sin will kill a marriage. Regardless of the sin, whether “big” or “small” (from a human point of view), a spouse’s refusal to repent marks the beginning of the end of the marriage. However, there is hope. Like a cancer, if detected, identified, and treated, the marriage can become stronger than anyone ever imagined. Unfortunately, the remedy may be horrifically unpleasant for everyone involved. Nevertheless, unrepentant sin must be confronted. In the words of Christian author and psychologist, Dr. James Dobson, “love must be tough.”
Sex scandals and car accidents have much in common—injured parties, public spectacle, and charges hurled every which way amidst an abrupt, life changing tragedy. They both attract and repel us as we drive by, shaking our disapproving heads even as we crane our necks to see more. It’s been, in fact, a bit of a national pastime, this business of surveying the wreckage, whether it’s the aftermath of the 
Pornography not only follows on the heels of new technology, it is now a driving force behind technology. From VHS to video rental stores, and from satellite TV to a host of Internet innovations (such as streaming audio and video, flash, the pop‐up window and high speed Internet connections), the porn industry has been integrally linked. 
