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Keith Rose holds a Master of Divinity degree and BA in Sacred Music. Keith worked with the Covenant Eyes Member Care Team for 15 years. He has also served as a Bible teacher, pastoral assistant, and music director at his local church. He's now the editor of the Covenant Eyes blog and the author of Allied: Fighting Porn With Accountability, Faith, and Friends. He lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina with his wife Ruby and daughter Winslow. Contact Keith with blog inquiries.

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Porn and Doubt: Why Porn Hurts Christians’ Faith

Watching pornography may lead you to doubt your faith. This is what a 2017 sociological study concluded, and many Covenant Eyes members have expressed the same thing. Let’s take a closer look at the relationship…

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Does Striving for a Porn-Free Life Make You “Weird”? 

We live in a time when sensitivity toward others and understanding them are upheld as the highest virtues. Yet somehow this changes when it comes to sensitivity and understanding towards those trying to keep pornography…

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Porn’s Devastating Impact on Christian Leadership

In 2021, Barna found that 38% of pastors had thought about quitting the ministry. Certainly, the difficulty of leading a church in the COVID era was a major factor in these results. The overall trends…

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How Churches Can Rescue This Generation From Pornography

Culture is always changing. And there are things in our culture that take us away from Christ. Every generation tends to feel doom and gloom at the rate of change. Ours is not different in…

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Is Masturbation a Sin?

Many Christians wonder whether masturbation is a sin. Can a habit so deeply ingrained in human nature be sinful? More than that, Christians have taught and believed differently on this issue at different times. However,…

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What Is Porn Addiction?

If you’re looking to learn about porn addiction, this article is for you. In it, we’ll look at some of the controversies about porn addiction, some of the different terminology that’s used to understand it,…

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Chronic Masturbation: Understanding Compulsive Behavior

Chronic masturbation, sometimes called masturbation addiction, or compulsive masturbation, means you can’t stop, even if you want to. In this post, we’ll look at why that is, whether it’s normal, and what you can do…

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What Does the Bible Say About Masturbation?

The Bible doesn’t say anything specifically about touching yourself or pleasuring yourself. But I’m convinced that God’s Word tells us everything we need for life and godliness, including potentially uncomfortable topics like masturbation. At Covenant…

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Why Did Google Remove Covenant Eyes From the App Store?

On September 21, 2022, Google removed the Covenant Eyes Android app from the Play Store. On March 1, 2023, our app was reinstated to Google Play. Since then, many people have asked “Why,” and some…