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My Integrity Is Not for Sale: Living With Integrity in an Immoral World
There are some statements that stick better in my mind than others.…
There are some statements that stick better in my mind than others. One statement that caught my attention years ago from a pastoral mentor: “My integrity is not for sale.” When I first heard this…
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John’s Story: From Darkness to Light
How can a young person live a life of integrity using today’s…
How can a young person live a life of integrity using today’s technology? This is a question I have asked myself thousands of times. Growing up, it was always my heart’s desire to live a…
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Will God Forgive Me for Watching Bad Things?
When is the last time you were watching something on your phone,…
When is the last time you were watching something on your phone, your TV, or at the movie theater, and you saw something you shouldn’t? If you’re like most people, it wasn’t long ago. These…
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Pornography and Delay Discounting: The Price of Instant Gratification
What’s “delay discounting” and what does it have to do with porn?…
What’s “delay discounting” and what does it have to do with porn? Psychologists use this concept to indicate how people view a small immediate payoff, as compared to a larger future payoff. One common trait…
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Why Porn Makes You Feel Far From God
When we ask people why they use Covenant Eyes, we get one…
When we ask people why they use Covenant Eyes, we get one answer more than any other: to help their relationship with God. And why would people come to us for help with their relationship…
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No Condemnation For Porn
Many Christians believe two powerful and contradictory lies. On one hand, they…
Many Christians believe two powerful and contradictory lies. On one hand, they tell themselves that watching porn isn’t that bad—it’s a personal decision that doesn’t affect anyone else. On the other hand, they’re terrified of…
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Using Accountability to Become a Man of Integrity
I have used Covenant Eyes for several years now. As a Christian…
I have used Covenant Eyes for several years now. As a Christian and a man of God, I want to remain pure and faithful to the Lord in everything that I do. Covenant Eyes has…
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Does Watching Porn Make You Dumber?
Does porn make you stupid? It might sound like a silly question.…
Does porn make you stupid? It might sound like a silly question. Or it might sound like an old wives’ tale that prudes would invent to keep kids from looking at porn—like the idea that…
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Does Porn Cause Memory Loss?
By now, many people know that porn can affect their brains, but…
By now, many people know that porn can affect their brains, but did you know that porn has been linked to memory loss? Over the past decade, a growing body of research has demonstrated that…
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Finding Integrity Without Willpower
Having social integrity has never been too difficult for me. I have…
Having social integrity has never been too difficult for me. I have never really felt much pressure to change what I believe or what I do. I have chosen to do my best to live…