Many thank to David Mullen and Jesse Thouin of the Samson Society Podcast for having us on their show a couple days ago. I was joined by our VP of Technology, Scott Hammersley. David and Jesse asked some excellent questions about the value and purpose of accountability and filtering software.
For more information about the Samson [...]
If you receive a Covenant Eyes accountability report, you may have questions about what the little numbers mean. Our service dynamically scores every part of every website for objectionable/mature content, and then assigns a numerical score. By “dynamically,” I mean we score each URL (Web address) in real time: as you visit the site [...]
Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 51
The following is part of a conversation I had with Joe Dallas, program director of Genesis Counseling. Joe speaks candidly about his experience counseling husbands who have given into the porn trap. He offers strong words of advice for the Christian man who wants to regain his wife’s trust.
Joe also [...]
Well, we’ve caught the attention of The Wall Street Journal in a recent article on technology. Daniel Akst writes, “For many of us, the main tool of our labors—an Internet-connected computer—is also our primary temptation to dither, subverting our attention with email, chat invitations and the siren song of diverting Web sites.” What does he [...]
When I bring up the idea of accountability software, occasionally (although not mostly) Christians express a distaste for the whole idea. For some the very idea of putting Covenant Eyes on your computer compromises the gospel. The thought goes, “If we really believed Jesus knows our every step and empowers us to overcome sin, we [...]
When it comes to overcoming bad habits, choosing a good accountability partner is key.
As the video shows, Mr. Accountability is not the sort of partner we need:
Accountability partners are fellow strugglers, not moral giants. They need to be able to sympathize with the struggle, either because they have struggled through it themselves or because they [...]
Michael Leahy’s passion is infectious! I had the opportunity to ask him some tough questions, to which he not only responded, but pulled me through some doors I didn’t even know existed.
2 Corinthians 7:10-11 talks about a godly sorrow that includes a zeal against the sin. My interview with Michael captured his zeal against [...]
Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 46
In this 4-minute clip Nate Larkin shares how he uses Covenant Eyes accountability software and how it helps him to break free from the temptation to look at pornography.
Nate also talks about the kind of relationship he has with his accountability partner.
Listen to more of Nate’s story of porn addiction [...]
Recently I received a couple emails that led me to believe I haven’t been 100% clear on whether we are developing an Android application. My statements about this are likely buried in a mountain of comments no one would care to read through. So here’s our official position at the moment:
Currently Covenant Eyes is not [...]
Here’s an excerpt from a presentation by Christian counselor David Powlison. He talks about why things like pornography and mental lust are more difficult to defeat than other overt sexual sins.
See the same video on Tangle.com
Powlison mentions Covenant Eyes Accountability Software as something that has helped people break the hold of pornography on their life. [...]
