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Porn at College: Life at the Crossroads
by O.R. Leslie “O.R., can we go outside and talk in private?”…
by O.R. Leslie “O.R., can we go outside and talk in private?” the young man asked. He was in a Family Counseling class at a major Christian university where my wife, Brenda, and I had…
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The Bible and the Brain
How Scripture strengthens, renews neurological pathways The Creator of the brain gave…
How Scripture strengthens, renews neurological pathways The Creator of the brain gave mankind a neurological handbook—the Bible. To live new lives we just have to embed its truths into our daily thinking. Science shows us…
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Bringing Rape Culture to Light
How the Cultural Treatment of Women Impacts the Acceptability of Sexual Violence…
How the Cultural Treatment of Women Impacts the Acceptability of Sexual Violence Have you heard the one about the comedian who joked about his audience getting gang-raped? In July 2012, two young women attended an…
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“Think On These Things”: Talk to Your Brain to Change Your Life
“February is a suitable month for dying. Everything around is dead, the…
“February is a suitable month for dying. Everything around is dead, the trees black and frozen so that the appearance of green shoots two months hence seems preposterous, the ground hard and cold, the snow…
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Taking small steps is the cure to addiction
Addictions, as you might already know, are behavioral or substance-based dependences. While some can…
Addictions, as you might already know, are behavioral or substance-based dependences. While some can form nearly instantly—such as in the instance of class-A drug addictions (crystal meth, heroin)—other dependencies take time to grow and settle in. Porn…
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Neuroscience and the Mind of Christ: A Reaction to The Huffington Post
Recently, I read an article about the intersection of brain science and…
Recently, I read an article about the intersection of brain science and human conflict that I found most fascinating. I before you read on, I recommend you first be familiar with Derek Flood’s “Neuroscience and…
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Why Do Men Binge on Porn?
Understanding the Neuroscience Behind Online Harems A wife who stumbles on the…
Understanding the Neuroscience Behind Online Harems A wife who stumbles on the Internet tracks of her husband’s porn tour is often shocked at the number of images and videos in this cyber harem. Why so…
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How Can I Stop Viewing Porn? Christian Look at the Cycle of Addiction
Christian men and women alike can struggle with porn addiction, and many…
Christian men and women alike can struggle with porn addiction, and many are asking, “How can I stop viewing porn?” I teamed up with Crystal Renaud of Dirty Girls Ministries last year to present a…
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The Sexualizing of America: How porn impacts culture
The following is an excerpt from the Convergence Summit, sponsored by pureHOPE and the Religions…
The following is an excerpt from the Convergence Summit, sponsored by pureHOPE and the Religions Alliance Against Pornography (RAAP). Commissioner Israel Gaither of the Salvation Army is recognized for his global leadership. He has an honorary Doctor of Humane…
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What Drives a Man to Buy Sex?
Right now a man is walking into a brothel in Cambodia and…
Right now a man is walking into a brothel in Cambodia and being handed a “menu”: which girl would he like to be with tonight? Somewhere in a city near you, another man is going…