In the previous two posts of this series, we discussed the epidemic of loneliness, and how social isolation affects millions in America. We looked at the mounting body of research demonstrating how our isolation can have serious emotional and physical consequences and, in some extreme cases, can even be deadly.…
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My Husband Watches Porn: Am I Not Enough for Him?
On February 19, 2002, Cindy Beall received the shock of her life when her husband Chris came home and confessed to committing adultery. She already knew Chris struggled with pornography, but she had no idea how out-of-control his addiction had become. He told her that his addiction had moved from…
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Will You Go to Hell for Watching Porn?
“Can someone please help me to stop watching porn because, because I’m a Christian, I’m afraid that I might go to hell for this.” If you’re a religious person and you struggle with porn, you may be wrestling with a terrifying thought: “Will I go to hell for watching this?”…
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8 Common Reasons for a Sexless Marriage
Like most Mondays, several couples fly in to do a 3 or 5-Day Intensive with me and my team. Many couples I see will inevitably tell me the tale of being in a sexless marriage for months, years, or decades. I smile and tell them not to worry. I have…
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5 Key Questions About Sexual Wholeness With Dr. Carol Peters-Tanskley
Why Is Sexuality About More Than Behavior? Dr. Carol says that in the church, often the biggest difference from the world is in external behaviors. But we fail to understand that sex is about more than sex. Sexuality says something about who God is as a relationship being and who…
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Why Being the Porn Police Doesn’t Work
You could say we rushed into it, that we didn’t take enough time to really get to know each other, and that if we had, perhaps I would have found out about the porn problem before we stood before God and declared our love and devotion. We got engaged eleven…
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Single Women Battling Pornography: Win a Free Book Bundle
If there ever was a time when struggling with pornography was an exclusively male problem, those days are long gone. According to the most recent statistics… More than six in 10 women see pornography online before they turn 18 years old. Among young women today, nearly one in five spend…
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Why Doesn’t God Just Take My Sexual Desire Away?
In our frustrations with our sexual purity journey we’ve probably wondered: Why doesn’t God just take my sexual desire away? Why doesn’t He zap me and give me self-control? Why do I have to continue struggling? If God would take away my desire, wouldn’t it fix everything? Let’s consider why…
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Thoughts for Women Ensnared with Pornography
Welcome friend, hope it’s okay to call you friend? It’s fairly personal and we probably don’t know each other but I do want you to know my heart is tender towards you. And while I’m not entangled with pornography, I’m much more like you than different. Yeah, you and I…
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Anna’s Story: “I discovered my husband with pornography and demanded he get help”
The following is a testimony from Anna, a friend of our ministry who wants to share the story of her husband’s sex addiction and how God has brought them through their trials. Read her husband’s story here. . . . . Some of you reading this may be wondering –…