Hijacking the Brain — How Pornography Works

I recently came across this article by Albert Mohler, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Here he talks about how pornography works in the male brain, citing the new book by William M. Struthers, Wired for Intimacy: How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain. It is an excellent plug for the book, which marries brain chemistry [...]

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A Step-by-Step Guide Away From Addiction

Crossroads is one of the latest resources from Ed Welch. It is an excellent written resource for addictions groups.
Welch speaks with both a wealth of biblical knowledge and a wealth of experience in this area. He is a counselor at the Christians Counseling and Educational Foundation. He has over two decades of counseling experience, a [...]

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Fighting Temptation by Pursuing Pure Pleasure

Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 47
Today’s podcast is part of a conversation I had with best-selling author and international speaker, Gary Thomas.
In an effort to reject sinful pleasure, Christians can easily reject pleasure altogether, even feeling guilty about pursuing pleasure. Today Gary will talk about how his new book, Pure Pleasure, encourages Christians to pursue [...]

 
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Undefiled – New Book on Redemption from Sexual Sin

Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 45
This week we are featuring a series of podcasts for pastors and other ministry professionals who are secretly struggling with pornography and other sexual temptations.
Today we will hear from Dr. Harry Schaumburg, co-founder of Stone Gate Resources, a ministry that offers brief, intensive counseling for the sexually broken. Dr. Schaumburg [...]

 
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Book Review – Shepherding a Child’s Heart

Theological soundness and shelf life are two wonderful bookends for a worthy book, and Shepherding a Child’s Heart is a regular recipient of both accolades.
I first read Shepherding a Child’s Heart in the late nineties as a requirement for my MA Counseling Program. This was before our current 7-year old was born. Therefore, I was [...]

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Book Review – Reclaiming Stolen Intimacy When Your Marriage is Invaded by Pornography

When I first came across a copy of Reclaiming Stolen Intimacy: When Your Marriage is Invaded By Pornography, I was very thankful. So many wives write heart-breaking comments on Breaking Free looking for something that will help them through the pain they feel knowing their husbands use pornography. Finally, I thought, someone has written a [...]

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Book Review – When Good Men Are Tempted

When Good Men Are Tempted is more than a how-to crash course in overcoming lust: it is a theology of the sin of lust and our freedom in Christ. Author Bill Perkins does more than just offer men practical tips in cutting back temptation (although the book is intensely practical). He offers men a glimpse [...]

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Book Review – Real Sex: the naked truth about chastity

The following is a book review of Real Sex, by Lauren Winner. The reviewer is Kate Harris, the Director of Cultural Outreach and Special Projects for U.S. Senator Rick Santorum and the Senate Republican Conference.
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When Lauren Winner wrote about her conversion from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity in her 2003 memoir, Girl Meets [...]

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Book Review – L.I.F.E. Guide for Women

The following is a guest post by Crystal Renaud. Crystal works at Westside Family Church in Kansas City and is the founder of Dirty Girls Ministries. You can find out more about her at her blog, on twitter, or on her Dirty Girls facebook fan page.
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What can I say about L.I.F.E. Guide [...]

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Book Review – I Surrender All: Rebuilding a Marriage Broken by Pornography

In his preface, Clay Crosse writes that he and his wife, Renee, pray that their book will be a message of warning and hope. Their prayers are answered.
I Surrender All: Rebuilding a Marriage Broken by Pornography powerfully alerts “lukewarm Christians” about the imminent disaster that follows a dabbling in pornography, an indulgence in materialism, and [...]

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