The war that I have been waging against my flesh has been going on for around six years now. The story of how that war began and how I came to faith in Jesus Christ is actually the same, so the subjects of sexual sin, pornography, and lust have all…
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Hope After Porn: Our Marriage Would Never Be the Same
It couldn’t have happened at a worse time. After the trauma of preterm labor, a month of bed-rest, and a three-day long delivery, I was a new mom who had to constantly hold, nurse, or pump milk for our premature daughter. The around-the-clock care didn’t ease up after the first…
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Digital Detox
Taking a Break From Technology to Spend Time with Family Step away from the eggnog…and the iPad—which may be difficult if you are like many families this Christmas. Adults and kids alike are having visions of a very “iChristmas,” but is technology intruding on family traditions? The Apple iPad is…
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My Un-Saved Spouse Views Porn and Doesn’t Care
There are multiple things to consider in response to a pornography-using, unrepentant husband. The ugly truth is that many marriages have at least one spouse who is involved with sexual sin through pornography. Numerous surveys report that 53% of men admit they view pornography weekly. In many cases, the wife…
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Women and Masturbation: Talking About It Openly (Part 2)
This is the second half of a two-part series on the topic of women and masturbation. If you missed my first post, I highly recommend reading it before you read this one. In the first post, I shared about my journey to finding freedom from this struggle as well as…
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Carl Lentz’s Confession and the Critical Need for Accountability
Covenant Eyes was founded on the idea that open and authentic accountability relationships are critical to freedom from secret sin. It’s always painful for us to hear stories of Christians caught in secret sin. It’s particularly sobering when it’s a Christian leader. Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz, famed for his large…
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What You Need to Know About Gaslighting
There I was, in the Food 4 Less parking lot, just sitting in my car. Bawling. I hadn’t known where else to go. I just knew I needed somewhere safe–somewhere my mind and heart could have space. I called my mom and relayed the most recent conversation with my husband.…
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Beyond the Superficial: 7 Principles from Proverbs About Friendship
It is often a problem, especially among men, that we don’t intentionally seek out good friendships. Often we don’t seek out wise counsel unless we are seeking “expert” advice. It is easier to stay on the surface with our so-called friends, and as such they are not friends who help…
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4 Ways to Address Sexy Images on Facebook
If you’re anything like me or 48% of other Facebook users, one of the first things you do when you wake up is check your news feed. Or maybe you’re one of the 28% who peruse its contents before they even get out of bed. There are mornings I come…
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Snapped: An Innocent App Goes Wild
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare. Dawn, mother of three, thought she had her bases covered with the Internet safety of her kids. But when a new app on her daughter’s phone led to private photos getting into the wrong hands, she knew this problem was so much bigger. Parents, if…