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Ellen Dykas is the Women’s Ministry Coordinator at Harvest USA in Philadelphia. She has a MA in Biblical Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary, and a Graduate Certificate in Biblical Counseling through the Christian Counseling & Education Foundation (CCEF). Ellen’s focus at Harvest is on discipleship with women who are struggling with sexual and relational sins in their own lives, as well as women who are impacted by the sexual sins of their spouses or others.

Life Among the Branches

While social utility tools and blogs continue to gain momentum and usership, I’m wondering if people, in general, are experiencing truly being known in deeper ways . . . or less? I’m wondering if people…

Godly UNmarried Sexuality (Part 2) – Christ’s provision in temptation

The previous post on ‘godly UNmarried sexuality’ discussed how God’s plan and design for our sexuality is so much better than taking things into our own hands . . . including the use of pornography…

Godly UNmarried Sexuality (Part 1) – What Porn Doesn’t Provide

Many unmarried people struggle with abstinence and wrestle with God-given desires for intimate relationships and sexual expression. In the wrestling, some are drawn to the temporary pleasures of pornography. The world of porn-viewing offers an…

More Thoughts for Women Captive to Porn

Hello again, friend. I wanted to share a few more thoughts with you since the post a few weeks ago. Jesus REALLY is your real and present Savior and Deliverer for any area of sin…

Thoughts for Women Ensnared with Pornography

Welcome friend, hope it’s okay to call you friend? It’s fairly personal and we probably don’t know each other but I do want you to know my heart is tender towards you. And while I’m…