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Help Others Restore Integrity

How One Organization Fights Porn by Helping Trafficked Victims

This January at Covenant Eyes, we highlight human trafficking awareness. Many do…

This January at Covenant Eyes, we highlight human trafficking awareness. Many do not realize there is a close connection between porn and human trafficking. In over 20 years of helping people on the journey away…

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Protect Your Kids

Confronting Porn With Justice: A Conversation With Benjamin Bull

We have written before about the connection between porn and human trafficking.…

We have written before about the connection between porn and human trafficking. It’s estimated that there are 40.3 million victims of human trafficking globally, and it’s estimated that forced labor and human trafficking is a…

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Defeat Lust & Pornography

How “Scrupulosity” Can Affect Porn Users

In academic studies on pornography, you often encounter the term “scrupulosity.” It’s…

In academic studies on pornography, you often encounter the term “scrupulosity.” It’s a technical word related to the idea of “having scruples” about something, but in a neurotic or obsessive way. However, it plays an…

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Help Others Restore Integrity

4 Important Reminders About Helping Someone Quit Porn

Technology Can Be a Fish or a Snake Luke 11:11 says, “What…

Technology Can Be a Fish or a Snake Luke 11:11 says, “What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?” Technology can be either…

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A girl who doesn't like porn but is looking at it anyway.

Defeat Lust & Pornography

What Is the Difference Between “Liking” and “Wanting” Porn?

Can you want something you don’t even like? Many people who try…

Can you want something you don’t even like? Many people who try to leave their porn addiction are confused by their own desires. They genuinely wish to stop. They may even feel disgusted by pornography,…

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Defeat Lust & Pornography

Are You Mastering Technology or Being Mastered by It?

We have access to mind-boggling technology, and our culture is devoted to…

We have access to mind-boggling technology, and our culture is devoted to using it effectively. Too often, however, our technology uses us. It’s very evident with things like pornography. But even apart from porn, we…

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Rebuild Your Marriage

Why Boundaries in Porn Recovery Are Challenging

“To the extent that we can’t control something we don’t like, we…

“To the extent that we can’t control something we don’t like, we fear it.” – John Z., Grace in Addiction Early recovery is monumentally difficult. Not only are porn addicts trying to achieve sobriety, but…

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Young man praying for victory against porn.

Defeat Lust & Pornography

Striving, Falling, and Getting Back Up: Persevering Against Porn

I have been struggling with a masturbation addiction since I was about…

I have been struggling with a masturbation addiction since I was about 12 years old. I am 29 now. Even when I am not watching (or listening also in my case) any form of pornography,…

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