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I was grateful to get an advanced copy of Michael John Cusick’s book Surfing For God: Discovering Divine Desire Beneath Your Sexual Struggle. I heard him on Nate Larkin’s Pirate Monk Podcast talking about his book and was intrigued. It’s a book that is worth your time. Quick Summary: Our…
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Dead. That’s exactly how John felt that morning as he faced the platform. He was singing along with the music, eyes closed, trying to focus on the lyrics, trying to lift his heart to God as best he knew how. But like many Sundays before, his soul felt shriveled and…
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Why are so many today seemingly hooked on porn—I mean, other than the seductive naked people? More than one in three (39%) Christian men and one in eight (13%) Christian women say they believe their use of porn is “excessive.” Many of these would describe their use as “addictive.” Leaving…
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The statistics on porn use are staggering. It’s pretty safe to say that at least one in two American men, and a growing number of women, struggle with compulsive porn use. And it’s no wonder: porn is easy to access, free, pleasurable (at least for the moment), and anonymous, making…
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It’s that time of year again. The time you get to start over fresh. A time when a lot of us make resolutions as to what we will or won’t do in the next chapter of life. If you’re someone who’s serious about quitting porn, there’s no time like right…
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As a counselor and pastor for 40 years, I’ve had scores of accountability relationships, many with porn strugglers and their families. Though the main priority is understood to be a relationship where we hold each other accountable, I think it is helpful to go further than that in describing what…
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“What motivates you to quit porn?” When we posed this question to our followers on Instagram, we wanted to know why they wanted to stop watching porn, no matter how big or small the reason. The responses, though short and sweet, were powerful. I want to share several of them…
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My first exposure to pornography happened when I was six years old. It happened on the playground. I can still remember the image to this day. That image hijacked my naïve six-year-old mind and was the impetus that gradually shaped a life of addiction, isolation, and duplicity. Seasons of sobriety…
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Technology Can Be a Fish or a Snake Luke 11:11 says, “What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?” Technology can be either a fish or a snake, which can confuse a lot of parents. Fr. Sean says,…
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Would you watch porn in a church building? The question might sound shocking, but a while back, our team spoke with David Blythe, a pastor who regularly travels and speaks on the temptations of pornography. A young man approached him after one of his seminars and spoke about being hired…
