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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How to React the First Time Your Child Admits to Watching Porn
My child stands shivering before my wife and I and says, “I didn’t tell you before, because I was too afraid, but I looked at pornography a month ago, sort of for a few days in a row.” What am I supposed to say? I had no warning at all.…
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To the Wife of a Porn Addict: Letting Go of Anger
I have had so many various emotions after discovering my husband was addicted to pornography three years ago. But, the emotion that I feared the most—because it had total control of me, was anger. I think almost every wife is angry when she finds out that her husband is hiding…
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3 Reasons Accountability Is Better than Internet Filtering
Not too long ago, I spoke with a friend of mine who recently started using Covenant Eyes to protect his teenage sons, one of whom had been struggling with pornography. “It’s going well,” he said. “I’ve got it set up so that we’re receiving each other’s reports. I’ll tell you,…
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4 Ways Porn Warps the Male Brain
I’ve often heard men say, “I love looking at porn. Besides it doesn’t hurt anything. It’s only fantasy. What’s the problem?” Now, you may not have a moral problem with porn, but many are starting to have a medical problem with it. The more we study the impact of porn…
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New Legal Requirements for Your Child’s Privacy
Shortly after Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing on the Government’s massive data-gathering and surveillance program, another massive breach of privacy was discovered. For more than a year, a bug had allowed Facebook users to download the contact information (including e-mail addresses and phone numbers) of not just their friends, but also their friends-of-friends–even…
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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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Samson and the Pirate Monks (Book Review)
Samson and the Pirate Monks is a story about a fellowship of men—men who are helping one another to take off their pious masks and bear their souls to each other. The subtitle really captures the purpose of the book: “Calling Men to Authentic Brotherhood.” The cover of the book,…
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Day 13: How to Renew Your Mind
Just as sure as pornography stirs up lustful cravings in us, the Holy Spirit is a source of new, holy cravings. Galatians 5 says we who have the Holy Spirit have the “desires of the Spirit” (5:17). God promises that when we “keep in step with the Spirit,” the lusts…
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Redeeming My Marriage After Porn Addiction: Robi’s Story
I never thought my life would have any association with the word pornography. I grew up in a Christian family with my mom, dad, and brother. My childhood was great. We didn’t even have a computer until I was in my college years. My dad never had any objectionable material…
