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3 Steps to Start Rebuilding Trust and Respect in Your Marriage
Marriages Need Trust and Respect Trust and respect are the concrete and…
Marriages Need Trust and Respect Trust and respect are the concrete and re-bar of a strong marital foundation. If one or the other is missing, the marriage structure is weakened and subject to damage. When…
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Porn in the Pulpit: Facing It Head On
This post has been updated as of October 2020. In my last…
This post has been updated as of October 2020. In my last article, we addressed the subject, “Porn in the Pew.” While we know that 64% of self-identified Christian men and 15% of self-identified Christian…
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How Boundaries Helped Heal Our Marriage: Robin and Dave’s Story, Part 2
My wife Robin and I have been on a 15-year journey of…
My wife Robin and I have been on a 15-year journey of recovery from the damage caused by my addiction to pornography, strip clubs, and masturbation. The shame of my 20-year relationship with pornography during…
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“When Will I No Longer Need Accountability?”
The short answer is when you are in heaven. The real question…
The short answer is when you are in heaven. The real question should be: why do I need accountability? If I can really understand why I need accountability, then the “when will I no longer need…
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When Your Child Chooses Sexual Impurity
What should we do when a child chooses to walk a path…
What should we do when a child chooses to walk a path not in line with sexual purity? What if we put into practice everything we learn from experts and books and a child still…
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How Life Becomes More Fulfilling Without Watching Porn
One of the most severe things porn does to someone is shape…
One of the most severe things porn does to someone is shape their brain to start seeing men and women in real life the way they see men and women in porn.
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Therapeutic Disclosure: How It Can Help Your Marriage Heal
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You Imagine you go to the doctor…
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You Imagine you go to the doctor and learn that you might have cancer. You are sent home and told to come back next week to find out. You don’t…
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Accountability Is Not About Shame and Fear
Ask any counselor, psychologist, or therapist, and they will all agree that…
Ask any counselor, psychologist, or therapist, and they will all agree that accountability is essential to lasting freedom from pornography. But what, after all, is accountability? And why is it so important to recovery and…
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Why Church Governance Must Improve (and How to Start the Process)
The recent news of abuses perpetrated by pastors and priests against children…
The recent news of abuses perpetrated by pastors and priests against children and women, and subsequent cover-ups and lack of accountable oversight, are a crushing blow to the church governance. With church attendance in rapid…
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10 Ways to Fight Temptation
James 1:14-15 clearly outlines the process of temptation, “But each one is tempted…
James 1:14-15 clearly outlines the process of temptation, “But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when…