Below are just a few pictures from the CCEF conference we are currently attending. It has been an incredible time! We are looking forward to sharing some of great wisdom we are learning from these Biblical counselors in future blog posts.
Ed Welch teaching about addictions and idolatry
The following is a summary of Mark Driscoll’s presentation, “Death by Love. Addiction and Atonement.” Mark is the preaching and speaking pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, ranked “the second most prolific church planting church in America” by Outreach magazine. Seattle magazine named Mark one of the twenty-five most powerful people in Seattle, ironically [...]
The following is a summary of Ed Welch’s presentation, “Addiction, Temptation & Voluntary Slavery.” Ed Welch is a counselor and faculty member at CCEF and professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. Ed is the author of numerous books, including Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave.
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We often view the Bible as [...]
The following is a guest post by Jimmy Needham. Jimmy has recently released his second Inpop studio album, Not Without Love. Jimmy’s bluesy and soulful style is matched only by the profundity of his lyrics. Jimmy’s musical influences include Jonny Lang, Lauryn Hill, Gavin DeGraw, Marc Broussard and Jason Mraz, but it is the late [...]
Are you a man who struggles with looking at porn? Do you want to read an enjoyable, practical and theologically sharp book on the subject?
Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, has released a FREE e-book called Porn-Again Christian: A Frank Discussion on Pornography & Masturbation for God’s Men. You can read it [...]
Dr. Kevin Skinner’s new book, Treating Pornography Addiction, has been helping countless people overcome their struggles with pornography.
Dr. Skinner recently interviewed me on his Internet radio show, “Pornography As I See It.” On this show we discussed . . .
My personal story of porn addiction (listen to 5 minute clip)
How I started the process [...]
“The moment sex ceases to be a servant it becomes a tyrant.”
- G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
A couple weeks ago was Pornography Awareness Week. Breaking Free released a number of posts aimed at educating the public about the harmful effects of pornography for our culture.
1. Is Porn Protected by the First Amendment? - Is some of the adult [...]
“But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.”
(Ephesians 5:3, NIV)
What does it mean that we have “not even a hint” of sexual impurity among us? How do we live this way in a [...]
One of the hallmarks of Covenant Eyes is our scoring system. When an accountability software user accesses a website, every URL on that site will be given a numerical score. This score lets an accountability partner know whether there needs to be a conversation about where the user went and what the user saw online.
How [...]
Our cause on Facebook is making some waves. If you are on Facebook, check out “Fighting Internet Pornography.”
We are running a contest on this cause: After you join, sucessfully recruit 25 people to the cause and we will mail you a free copy of the new DVD documentary, “Somebody’s Daughter: Confronting the Lies of Pornography.” [...]
