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Why Do I Struggle if I’m Dead to Sin?

If you’re a Christian, does it matter if you keep using pornography? The Bible answers this question in Romans 6. Paul has just finished explaining in chapters 3-5 how we are saved by grace through faith. But in chapter 6, he asks an important question: If I’m saved by grace…

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Porn Users Have Smaller Brains

According to a new German study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry, there is a significant correlation between higher consumption of porn and a lower amount of grey matter in your brain. It isn’t clear from the study if one phenomenon causes the other. Are those born…

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Why is my husband so angry? It all comes down to shame.

As I look back on almost seven years of treating wives of sex addicts I can only think of one who said her husband didn’t have serious issues with anger. Women share stories of their husbands cursing at the lawn mower in the front yard, throwing parts to an entertainment…

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Getting Sober in Just 30 Years

Recovery materials are replete with books on how to find sexual sobriety. The “how-to” resources are almost limitless. Google “kicking the porn habit” and you will find dozens of articles on ways to find sobriety in seven, 30, 40, or 90 days. Sadly, what you rarely find is something on…

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10 Amazing Resources for Talking to Kids About Porn

Talking to kids about porn sounds, at the very least, like an awkward conversation. Even parents aware of the dangers of pornography are often unsure how to approach the topic in an age-appropriate way. Finding and reading books about how to do so can be equally challenging. But, in this…

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Hypofrontality: How Using Porn Destroys Your Willpower

Hypofrontality isn’t a word you see every day—but it might hold the secret to why you keep looking at porn. Neuroscience now knows that willpower is a function of the prefrontal lobes of the brain. Scientific studies have also confirmed that using porn over and over actually reshapes these areas of the…

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Sexual Sanity for Women (Book Review)

When I was asked to review Sexual Sanity for Women, I was far less than excited. As a woman who battled pornography addiction, I know the frustration of trying to find resources to help me. At first there were none, and then the men’s resources were just reprinted more gender…

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9 Ways That Porn Affects Your Mental Health and Well-Being

What’s the connection between watching pornography and mental health? Does any of this sound like you? If you look at porn regularly, or even occasionally, this could quite likely be a major factor in these feelings or experiences. A common misconception is that porn doesn’t hurt anyone. And while there…

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“Help! My Wife Is Addicted to Porn!” What Husbands Need to Know

If you are a husband who just discovered your wife is addicted to porn, you are likely dealing with feelings of grief, betrayal, and confusion. Betrayal is one of the most devastating experiences in a marriage. When a person finds out their spouse has been unfaithful, they may spiral into…

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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,…