The following is an e-mail we received from one of our members, Jeremy Adelman. Jeremy is a recent graduate of North Dakota State University. We’ve re-published it here with his permission. – – – - I first started using Covenant Eyes during my junior year of college when I was having a difficult time with [...]
Recently we awarded scholarships to 19 college students. We asked applicants to write an essay about how they demonstrate integrity through making a covenant with their eyes. This was one of the best essays we received. – – – - Our Lord Jesus Christ says in Matthew 18:9, “If your eye causes you to sin, [...]
Editor’s Note: Today’s post is a written by our friends at Abstinence Clearinghouse. As all those who work with young people know, this generation is growing up in a culture saturated with toxic ideas and images. Marketing and entertainment media, and even health education classes, are confronting children and teens with explicit information and visual [...]
It is undoubtedly true that God displays His Sovereignty through fallen man, of which I am no exception. Just as God spoke to the prophet Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:5), I have always felt His presence. For God knew I would be exposed to pornography at a [...]
Do many pastors struggle with porn temptations? In a survey of 1,351 pastors, 54% said they had viewed Internet pornography within the last year, and 30% of these had visited within the last 30 days (originally at Pastors.com) . Below is video footage of one brave pastor who admits to his own struggle: Comment on [...]
We are approaching a very memorable moment in the lives of the young people of our church. They come to the joy and celebration of graduation, and it immediately thrusts them into the next stage of their lives. As they cross this threshold, they step into a whole new level of accountability and responsibility. As [...]
In our look at lust we have unmasked its real face. It makes promises of pleasure and joy, but it leaves with shame and regret. We looked at the real solution to the problem, which is the gospel. Lust begins in our heart and if our solution does not start there, we will never conquer [...]
Below is a short video from Ryan Carbereau at eCounseling on “How do I stop looking at pornography?” Share this with a friend:
As I’ve slowly and methodically unpacked my addiction over the past 15 months I’ve truly come to learn a lot about myself, much more than I ever really cared about in the past. I’m sure that stems from the fact I really didn’t care so long as I got my way. It’s interesting to me [...]
Recently our friends TD and Veronica Benton were interviewed by XXXchurch about their story of porn addiction and recovery: What is White Collar Sideshow? Doug Van Pelt of Hard Music Magazine writes of them, “[T]he tag ‘band’ hardly fits them. This Vaudevillian outfit is closer to dynamic art exhibit in the new old west than [...]
