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This is a guest post by Anne Jackson. Anne currently serves on staff at LifeChurch.tv in Edmond, Oklahoma, and is the author of Mad Church Disease, a book about the burnout epidemic in the church. Anne has written several articles for Relevant Magazine and is a Compassion Blogger, using her…
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In my last post I gave a description of “repentance.” In summary, when we look at 2 Corinthians 7:10-11, we can see the heartbeat of real repentance. Real repentance flows from a deeply felt grief that we’ve broken the heart of God, that we have offended Him. Real repentance produces:…
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Watch this short video featuring John Piper’s thoughts on the crippling effects of sexual sin from a sermon he preached in 2007: Is this you? Are you walking away from a radical dream of building for God’s kingdom because you are pinned under guilt and shame from pornography and lust?…
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This is not a testimony of “I have arrived,” or even “I have overcome.” Praise God for the testimonies about how someone conquered a habitual sin. We need them. But that is not my story. I am no Apostle Paul who, with great grace and self-control, lived a celibate ministry…
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by J. Chad Barrett Imagine with me a journey toward the beautiful freedom from addiction. Can you see it? Jesus Christ desires His people to lavish in His grace as we walk in His freedom. As with anything in life, this takes work on our part. We must PREPare. The…
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by DJ Wade-O In part 1 of my “Dealing with Porn” series, I wrote about my previous addiction to pornography and how my wife found out. Like many of you, pornography was my little secret that I wouldn’t tell anyone about. It was my way of releasing stress and tension, and in my mind,…
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When you tackle a problem as serious as porn addiction, you want to make sure you have the best resources available. Thankfully, it’s no longer difficult to find plenty of offline and online help. Still, it can be overwhelming trying to figure out where to start. Here’s a list of…
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Pornography and sexual addictions are discussed with increasing frequency in this modern age. New clinics spring up every year specializing in treating these thorny issues. Support groups numbering in the hundreds pepper the country, many of them meeting in church basements and in the homes of church members. Recently, I…
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As I battled with insecurities after discovering my husband’s porn addiction, I often blamed “the other woman” for my problems. I hated everything about her. Then, at some point during my healing process I started writing my novel, Exposed. As I researched for Exposed I discovered countless stories of ex-porn…
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Next Wednesday, May 16, at 2 p.m. (EST), we are hosting a free webinar addressing the subject of women who are addicted to pornography. Pornography is not just a male sin. More and more women today are also being drawn into cyber-lust. 34% of today’s young adult women saw porn…