A recent research project by Covenant Eyes has proven what you might suspect: viewing of porn goes way up in the wee hours of the morning. Specifically, for Covenant Eyes users, Highly Mature (HM) sites goes from near 0% visited at 9:00 PM to about 14% between 1:00 AM and 4:00…
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How to Tell Your Parents You’re Struggling with Porn
So, you’ve reached the necessary place of maturity or desperation (or both) to recognize your need for your parents’ partnership in your fight for freedom from pornography. I hate that you find yourself in this place, but I’m so hopeful about your future, because you’re doing the right thing. The…
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4 Reasons Shame Cripples Spouses of Addicts (and How to Overcome It)
“My husband is the sex addict; why should I feel shame?” For most healthy outsiders, the logical answer is, “You shouldn’t.” But for most spouses of sex addicts, the feeling of shame clings to us like a body suit. Shame can result from an overwhelming assault on our self-worth. It…
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How Porn Is Keeping Men from Marriage
As porn use has skyrocketed, the average age of first marriages has increased to 27 for women and 29 for men. For starters, this means we’re waiting longer for marriage at a time when our culture makes it more difficult to wait for sex. The result: more hooking up, more…
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FAQ: What should I tell my kids about my husband’s porn problem?
Josh had been losing a battle against pornography and adultery for years when he decided he wanted to end his marriage. He had met someone new and wanted to move out, leaving his wife, Serena, devastated and alone. But Serena wasn’t the only one who suffered. He also left his children without…
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What to Do if My Child Is Looking at Porn: 5 Critical Steps
“In the last days, perilous times will come….” (2 Timothy 3:1-5). Our children are growing up in a dangerous world, and as parents we cannot always protect them! Pornography is rampant and children are exposed at earlier and earlier ages. Satan can use an “accidental find” to hook an innocent…
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7 Lessons from the Pit of Betrayal
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my…
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The Path to True Intimacy and Better Sex
Every husband who wants to improve his sex life should learn to spell. Typically, guys spell intimacy S-E-X, said Dr. Dan Erickson. It’s not entirely our fault. Our sexualized culture has encouraged the misspelling, and it has distorted the definition too. Intimacy in our culture often describes a “what,” Erickson…
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How Covenant Eyes Helps Protect Your Kids on Mobile
“Excuse me. The pastor mentioned pornography in today’s message. Do you have any resources on that?” From my position behind the info booth at my church, I hid a little bit of a laugh from the middle-aged woman standing in front of me. Offering her the resources the church had on…
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Oh, To Be Transformed: Abigail’s Story
The most beautiful gifts from God are the most perverted by the enemy, and from how perverted the sex industry has become, as well as evidence from the Bible, sex is also one of the most amazing things God has given us. Instead of just having humans have the ability…
