Like no other time in human history, through our digital devices, we have the perceived ability to live with secrets. In fact, two of pornography’s most persuasive lies are: But what if we began to believe that no matter what, no matter where we are, we are seen? What might…
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Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing Book Review
“How did I get here?” It’s a common refrain for most people, but it slices to the heart of the man or woman struggling with porn and unwanted sexual behaviors. Too often the question is rhetorical or focused on the trigger that led to acting out. In Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness…
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Fighting for Purity
We live in a culture where the constant refrain in our movies, television shows, and music seems to be pursue sex outside of marriage because there are “no consequences.” Our public schools and government (particularly via Planned Parenthood) openly encourage young people to pursue sex outside of marriage, divorced from…
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Talking to Your Kids About Sex: A Parent-Child Bible Study
Talking to their kids about lust and pornography feels daunting for many parents. And these topics are secondary to a more foundational discussion of sex. Parents who are fearful of talking to their kids about sex leave a void of silence the world—especially pornography—will be glad to fill. The problem…
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Three Cheers for Real Sex!
How many movies have you seen that portray a couple who’s been married for thirty years having sex? I am sure a few exist, but when you think generally about who’s having sex on the big screen, it’s usually a younger couple that recently started dating or are just having…
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Have Porn Addiction, Will Travel
We have a closet that perpetually needs to be cleaned out and organized. It seems to attract junk on a daily basis. It’s also the holding spot for all things craft, which means it receives regular visits from our youngest. And while she normally creates something of beauty, she leaves…
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How Porn Destroys Families (Scholarship Essay)
Each year Covenant Eyes awards thousands of scholarship dollars to students who demonstrate integrity. This year, we’re doing it again! Check out the application information and pass it along to a student you know or apply for the scholarship today. Applications are due by May 31. The essays below were written by one of last…
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5 Accountability Questions I Wish My Ally Would Ask Me
I don’t like the word “accountability partner” any more than I like the word “diet,” and I dislike them both for the same reason. They sound like an exception and a punishment rather than a lifestyle and a gift. No one is going to live on a diet or in…
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Is Watching Porn Normal?
Statistics show that watching porn is extremely common—but does that make it normal? Three-quarters of men regularly consume pornography along with more than a third of women. So it is true that plenty of normal people watch porn. (Check out Covenant Eyes Porn Stats) The Danish thinker Soren Kierkegaard observed,…
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Consumerism and the Culture of Porn
When visiting the public museum recently, my family and I made our way to the upper floor that featured artifacts from what would be considered primitive cultures. People in these parts of the world do not have the benefit of Western technology, and much of their lives are spent simply…
