I spend a good portion of my day reading thoughts from people who are caught in habitual sin. Many can’t seem to break free from the grip of pornography. Others wouldn’t call themselves “addicts,” but they are faced with the temptation to view porn on a regular basis: it is a real struggle for them.
Where [...]
The following is a guest post from Robert S. Scott Sr. “Bobby” is the Pastor-Teacher of the Los Angeles Community Bible Church and general editor of Secret Sex Wars: A Battle Cry for Purity. He received his M.Div. and Th.M. from the Master’s Seminary and is now on the teaching faculty of the Los Angeles [...]
A recent bill in Congress would prohibit the sale of pornography on military bases. The “Military Honor and Decency Act” would close a loophole in current law that allows the sale or rental of sexually explicit material on military bases at home and around the world.
This bill was introduced April 16 of this year by [...]
I recently found this video online. It sadly reminds me of so many of the comments we’ve received on this blog from distressed wives:
In many men’s small group situations there may be a hesitancy to open up on a deeper level with one another, especially when it comes to confessing sexual sin. Anxiety and fear are often the hurdles which keep men from giving and receiving honest and helpful feedback. Many men don’t speak freely, even with people [...]
I’ve been doing quite a bit of meditating on Proverbs 7 recently. In the text, King Solomon is looking out his window, looking down on the streets of Jerusalem, giving his commentary about a naïve man he sees strolling by the door of a prostitute. She lures him in. He follows. Adultery ensues.
As a recovering [...]
This is a guest post from Johnny LaLonde. Johnny is a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern and Counseling Assistant at University Presbyterian Church in Orlando, Florida. Johnny is also the founder of theVERSOgroup, an online resource for those who are struggling with sexual addiction or those who have been effected by sexual addiction. TheVERSOgroup aims [...]
Many thanks to Lasting Divergence for taking some time to interview me about Internet dangers. They’ve posted my replies to their questions on their blog:
This post has been a long time in the making. When Breaking Free went live back in the beginning of January one of my first posts responded to one Christian’s negative opinion of accountability software. I didn’t realize then what I know now: there are more detractors in the Christian community than I first thought.
In [...]
“I stumbled across a porn site by typing in a business address wrong. I went back out of curiosity. Within a matter of days I was doing it on a daily basis; within a matter of weeks, that is all I did. It literally took control and consumed my life. I went from joining all [...]
