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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

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Porn Addiction & Men’s Ministry: The Missing Link of Discipleship

Episode 143 [powerpress] The global ministry of Man in the Mirror has served the church over the last 25 years with the vision of “every church discipling every man.” But what happens when so many men…

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The Age of the Fapstronauts: Interview with NoFap Founder, Alexander Rhodes

Episode 142 [powerpress] Back in June 2011, Alexander Rhodes founded a subreddit called NoFap, an online community of men and women supporting each other to cut out pornography and masturbation from their lives. That community…

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Should I be upset that my husband watches porn?

“Should I be upset that my husband watches porn?” Whether asked explicitly or just inferred, we get this question a lot. And our answer is always, an emphatic, “Yes!” “Should I be upset that my husband…

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Unplugging from Porn: Wilderness Therapy for Porn Addiction

Episode 141 [powerpress] Some teens and youth are becoming so entrenched in pornography, they need a radical break from it. On today’s program we interview therapist Matt Bulkley, the Executive Director of STAR Guides, as…

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Is Masturbating Bad For You?

Is masturbation healthy? While no one ever masturbated while fantasizing about reducing the risks of prostate cancer, there is a common idea that masturbation is good for your health. Some have even suggested that stopping…

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Porn and Your Husband: Your Questions Answered (Part 3 of 3)

Episode 146 [powerpress] Over the last two weeks we’ve been addressing some of the most frequently asked questions women have when it comes to their husbands using porn. Christian counselor Kay Bruner has been addressing…

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Porn and Your Husband: Your Questions Answered (Part 2 of 3)

Episode 145 [powerpress] With the re-release of our book, Porn and Your Husband: A Recovery Guide for Wives, we have received a lot of questions from women about how to deal with porn addiction in…

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Porn and Your Husband: Your Questions Answered (Part 1 of 3)

Anger. Betrayal. Mistrust. Loneliness. Maybe this is the first time you’ve caught him using pornography. Maybe you’ve caught him many times and have finally reached the breaking point. Maybe he’s even gone so far as…

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“In You, O Porn, I Take Refuge”: 3 Reasons Pornography is Sinful

Religion and sex are are popularly perceived as mortal enemies. Biblical ethics teach a restricted view of sexuality: sex finds its proper place in marriage and nowhere else. Compared to the values of the Sexual Revolution,…