They led a double life. One was a worship leader, another a Sunday school teacher, two of them pastors, but behind the scenes all of them struggled with a sinful addiction they didn’t want anyone to know about. So they hid. Behind pulpits they professed Jesus to be their Lord. But behind computer screens and [...]
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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.
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The following is a guest post by Erik Raymond. Erik currently pastors the new south campus of the Omaha Bible Church, a ministry “aiming to establish a gospel-centered, cross-boasting, expository preaching ministry” in his county. Erik was born and raised in Massachusetts and moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1995 (while serving in [...]
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 [...]
We often get comments from wives who are struggling with their husbands’ use of porn. If you are interested in hearing from a couple that has dealt with this in the past, please listen to the interview of Tony and Pam Vuke. In this interview they share their story about Tony’s pornography addiction, and how [...]
At the 2004 Desiring God National Conference, the theme was “Sex and the Supremacy of Christ.” I recently posted a review of a book of the same title which was based on the messages given at this conference. Some of you aren’t avid readers yet, so I wanted to pass along recordings of some of [...]
“Breaking Free” has published its 200th post!
When we hit our 100th post about 3 months ago I did a “Top 10” list of most popular posts. Here’s another list of the top 10 most read posts since then. Thanks to all of our regular readers.
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 highly recommend David Powlison’s article, “Breaking Pornography Addiction.” Powlison speaks with a great authority on this issue. He is the editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling, a faculty member at Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, an adjunct professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, and an experienced counselor of 30+ years.
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:
