Continued from Part 2 Choosing to be set free Understanding the source and meaning of attraction alone will not free us from pornography. To be free from pornography we must come to the conclusion that it is not good for us. Do you truly believe that the pornography in your life leads to an emotional, [...]
James 5:16 says that the confession of sin is the beginning of healing. The Greek word for confession that is used in that passage of Scripture is exomologeo, which means to acknowledge or to agree fully. We cannot confess what we cannot admit. I had to admit to myself that the addictive activities of my [...]
The book Deadly Viper Character Assassins is all about being a leader who lives with radical integrity. Authors Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite talk about different “assassins” to our character: burnout, out of control emotions, sex, money, etc. It is a book inspired by the art of Kung fu, and seeks to make leaders into [...]
Anyone who has ever used a computer knows that from time to time, computers fail. Hard drives go bad, network cards stop working, software crashes, you name it and it is bound to happen. So we all take precautions (at least we should take precautions!) in anticipation of these failures. We backup our critical data [...]
For good reason, those of us who live in the Midwest United States are getting anxious about the outcome of Groundhog Day. Will the groundhog see its shadow, or not… will winter go on for another month, or not? This has been one of the snowiest winters in many years, so many of us, even [...]
Continued from Part 1 “Envy Him”: Unfulfilled masculine development The means by which a man struggling with same-sex attraction can begin to reduce his level of addiction to pornography is by identifying what qualities he finds attractive in other men. Those qualities are parts of the attractive man that the struggler is attempting to claim [...]
Want a good model for meeting together with an accountability partner? The LTG (Life Transformation Group) has been proven to be one of the most effective and challenging models out there. Neil Cole coined the LTG model in his book, Cultivating a Life for God. You can purchase a pack of LTG pamphlets on his [...]
I recently found this list on the blog of Troy Jones, pastor of New Life Church in Washington. He’s compiled a list of 10 “guardrails” Christian leaders need in their life in order to help them stay away from sexual sin. He wanted to create a list that would be healthy, but not legalistic, and [...]
I have never met a man in the psychotherapy context living with same-sex attraction that did not struggle with pornography. If I ask the question, “do you want to overcome your addiction to pornography?” in most cases the answer is yes. As therapy progresses we often find out that there is a secret love for [...]
It has been 20 years since Dr. James Dobson interviewed serial killer Ted Bundy. Tonight on the Glenn Beck program, Dr. Dobson will be reflecting back on that interview. Below are some highlights from the historic statements made by Bundy: Ted Bundy confessed to the murders of 30 women, though the actual number is still [...]
