Free Webinar for Christian Counselors

The recording of this webinar is now available on Breaking Free for viewing or downloading. I’ve been asked to be a part of a free webinar series for Christian counselors. I will be teaching on “Practical and Spiritual Resources for the Porn Addict.” Sign up for it online and tune in on December 3 at [...]

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How to Care for a Christian in Porn Addiction

Many thanks to counselor Rick Thomas for his latest article, “How to Care for a Christian in Porn Addiction.” This is an article written for Christian counselors and caregivers who are looking for good resources to help someone with a compulsion to watch pornography. Rick has been a regular author on Breaking Free for many [...]

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Covenant Eyes Closed Thanksgiving 2009

Our offices will be closed on Thanksgiving, November 26. We wish all of you a happy turkey day. We will reopen Black Friday, November 27, for our normal operating hours.

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Covenant Eyes Makes Pricing Simple

Sometimes simpler is better. Our pricing structure is a bit confusing, so we’re making it really simple from here on out. Starting December 21, 2009, our new pricing will be as follows. If you have one Accountability username, it will be $7.99 per month or $84.99 per year (no change here). Each additional Accountability username [...]

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Why are so many Christians addicted to porn?

Fifty percent of Christian men and twenty percent of Christian women report being “addicted” to pornography. What are we to make of these staggering numbers? Many Christian groups, including Covenant Eyes, quote this statistic from the 2006 ChristiaNet survey, but what do these numbers mean? Compare these numbers to other nationwide statistics: A 2001 Forrester [...]

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Generation XXX – Survey Shows Porn Acceptance and Use Among College Students

About two years ago the Journal of Adolescent Research published a study that examined the attitudes about pornography of 813 university students from six college sites across the US. 67% of young men and 49% of young women agreed that viewing pornography is acceptable. 87% of young men and 31% of young women reported using [...]

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Podcast: Battling Through Pain and Fighting For Your Faith

Covenant Eyes Podcast – Episode 41

 
Today’s podcast is the last portion of our interview with best-selling author Bill Perkins. Bill talks more about King David’s “mighty men of valor.” In this segment Bill talks about Eleazar, a man who trained himself for battle, a man who serves as a model for how to [...]

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Facing Temptation (Part 5)

Trusting vs. Testing The most subtle sin in my life is my lack of God-centeredness. It shows up in a thousand ugly ways. I walk through much of my day, not in a dialog with the Father, but listening to the sound of my own thoughts. I make plans to rise, eat, walk, read, talk, [...]

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A Kinder, Gentler Porn? – Jenna Jameson speaks on Oprah

I just finished watching The Oprah Winfrey Show, “Why Millions of Women Are Using Porn and Erotica: Lisa Ling Reports.” I’m not sure what I expected. Something more balanced, for sure. Maybe a word or two from someone like Shelley Lubben to reveal the darker side of the “adult entertainment industry.” Alas, nary a negative [...]

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Facebook Fiasco – Guard your heart from cyber-affairs

I met a woman this weekend at a marriage conference (I’ll call her Hannah) who was grief-stricken over her best friend’s behavior. She had used Facebook to look up an old boyfriend, and the cyber-reunion turned into an extramarital affair. Her marriage was destroyed, her family was divided, and Hannah is aching for every single [...]

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