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Luke Gilkerson has a BA in Philosophy and Religious Studies and an MA in Religion. He is the author of Your Brain on Porn and The Talk: 7 Lessons to Introduce Your Child to Biblical Sexuality. Luke and his wife Trisha blog at IntoxicatedOnLife.com

Pastor and Recovering Porn Addict Tells His Story

Meet Tal Prince—recovering porn/sex addict and founder of Tapestry of Hope , a church in Birmingham, Alabama. Deep Into Jesus Tal says, “I’ve been in church since I was a fetus.” Tal is the step-son…

Protecting Kids Online – The Myths and Realities of Online Predators

In a previous blog post, I wrote about the benefits of social networking. Often the pre- and post-Internet generation divide creates a barrier of understanding. Why is social networking so popular? What is the appeal?…

Why Social Networking? – An Introduction for Parents of Teens

The online world of social networking has encountered explosive growth. Take a site like MySpace for instance. Almost 4 years ago, MySpace had 2 million users. Nearly a year later they had 12 million. A…

Podcast: "Battling Internet Pornography" – Interview with Christian Counselor

Many thanks to the hosts of WELSTech, Martin Sprigs and Sallie Draper, for their insightful interview with Christian counselor Paul Mavrogeorge.  Paul offers some practical tips for recognizing and fighting the temptation of Internet pornography. Listen…

Tools for Freedom: Dealing a Death Blow to the Temptation of Pornography

I recently posted a blog about a brand new resource for those who feel caught in the grip of pornography: new tool kits from Freedom Begins Here.  This quality DVD series teaches clear strategies for those…

Sermon: "A Covenant With My Eyes" – Fighting Internet Pornography in the Church

A few weeks ago I visited my old church in Temperance, Michigan.  Below is the podcast of the presentation I gave on Job 31:1-12.  Many thanks to Bob, Bruce, Chuck, and all the members of Northwest Christian Church…

Free Speech and Pornography Censorship

One of the most common objections to Internet filtering is the protest against censorship.  Certainly this is rich debate and we cannot get into all the details here, but I wanted to pass along some…

New Google Video on Internet Safety

Google and Common Sense Media have recently released this video for parents to promote Internet safety for children. Any comments?

Music for the Porn Addict’s Soul

The moment she was born Her mommy and daddy cried Taken by the wonder of life From Barbie dolls to ballet shoes From roller skates to lipstick and rouge She’s become a lady overnight Why…