Worth Seeing - Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

I saw this new release over the weekend, and the only disappointment I had was in the small number of people who were there. This is worth seeing, and you really should go see it soon because it probably won’t be around long.
I am a scientist by training, and it has always bugged me that [...]

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Porn in the USA

For anyone wanting some statistics about pornography in America, I just did an interview for The Plow which includes some fast facts and quotes from the experts:
“Porn in the US of A”
How much is pornography consumed in America?
“Porn in the USA part 2”
What are the experts saying about the effects of pornography on our [...]

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A Buzz Better Than Porn

This clip from one of John Piper’s sermons contains an amazing thought. Watch this short clip and read on . . .

What is John Piper talking about here?
He says that our souls were designed to be connected to “shocking, stunning, divine, absolute, staggering grandeur,” that the human heart was “made to be staggered by [...]

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A Father-Son Relationship Strengthened Through Accountability

Recently, a Covenant Eyes member told me a story that has been repeated quite a few times over the years. It is a story of a father and a son.

The father (”Max”) and his 14-year old son (”Jeremy”) had drifted apart emotionally since Jeremy entered Junior High School. Max just felt like they had little [...]

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Covenant Eyes Software Update 4.2.8a For PC

I’m proud to announce that the programmers have churned out yet another update to the Covenant Eyes Accountability and Filtering Software! This time a mere month has passed since the release of 4.2.8, so we’re just going to call this release 4.2.8a . . . since, I mean, come on. It’s a month. It doesn’t [...]

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Helping Parents Understand Social Networking and Internet Addiction

The social networking phenomenon is accelerating at record speeds and isn’t likely to slow down any time soon. Research shows that 9-to-17-year-olds report spending almost as much time using social networking services like MySpace, Facebook, and other web sites as they spend watching television. Among teens, that amounts to about 9 hours a week on [...]

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Covenant Eyes is Recruiting! Looking for a Front End Web Developer

The Front-end Web Developer will be tasked with producing and modifying interactive web front ends for Covenant Eyes customers. This position requires the gathering of requirements for new interfaces, providing prototypes that are compliant with HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
Skills Needed:
Expert at HTML, CSS, and Javascript, well versed in Photoshop, Illustrator, and other graphics editing applications. [...]

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Podcast: “Teens’ Online ‘Friends’ Often Number in Hundreds” - NPR Interview (6 minutes)

Curious about privacy on social networking sites? Will society be more forgiving of the “digital footprints” young people leave online? Does “privacy” mean anything when someone has a friend list numbering in the 100s? Robert Siegel of NPR interviews Mary Madden, a senior researcher with the Pew Internet and American Life Project, about these and [...]

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A Perspective on Customer Service

My father-in-law died last November, and his pension was supposed to continue to his wife, my mother-in-law. No checks came until January. She deposited that check, and it quickly was sent back to the bank marked in big red letters “CANCELLED” - and her account was debited that amount, and of course was thereby overdrawn, [...]

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More Stories from the Casting Crowns Concerts

We’ve been gathering faithful volunteers to stand at our Covenant Eyes tables during the Casting Crowns tour. Doug, a recent volunteer, just sent an email about his experience.

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