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Church, We Must Go to War Against Porn

In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul makes the statement that sexual immorality should not even be named among those of us that God has set apart for Himself (Ephesians 5:3). The word Paul used…

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The Porn Pandemic: It’s Time to Talk About Porn in the Church

In a recent episode of Faithlife Today, Dr. Tim Clinton, president of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), shared some of the greatest problems facing Christian families today. His biggest concern? Porn. “The porn pandemic…

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Why You’re Addicted to Porn…and How Jesus Can Relate

I’ve heard the line often: men say they are addicted to porn because they “have needs.” And I agree. Men do have needs (as do women). I also agree that porn addresses those needs…for a…

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What to Do After Your Child Sees Porn

Recently, a mom approached me and said, “Father Kilcawley, I spent some time this afternoon on the phone with Covenant Eyes getting my family set up.” I was overjoyed to hear that they had finally taken…

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What I Learned When My Brother Left the Church

To this day, I honestly believe that a lack of Christian community is what stifled my older brother’s faith. It wasn’t all his questions about God and Jesus. It was that no one cared enough…

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Is Porn Your Idol? – Life as an Idol-Maker

The following is an excerpt from John Freeman’s Hide or Seek: When Men Get Real with God About Sex, from New Growth Press. Derek was twenty-three years old. A friend had referred him to Harvest…

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Addiction-Proof Parenting: Will Your Children Withstand Porn Temptations?

I contemplated whether or not to use the title above for a book I wrote on parenting and its relationship to addiction. But I decided to use it because I like the title for this…

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An Open Letter to Pornography

This post has been updated as of May 2021.  Dear Pornography, I met you at a young age. As memory serves, I was around the age of seven the first time I was shown a…

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Books to Help Men and Women Caught in Addiction

Some men hunt. Some fish. Some play or watch sports. Some build stuff. While I like to do most of these things, too, I like to write. Writing is now one of my favorite hobbies…