Watching pornography may lead you to doubt your faith. This is what a 2017 sociological study concluded, and many Covenant Eyes members have expressed the same thing. Let’s take a closer look at the relationship between pornography and doubt, and why it affects your faith so strongly. Why Does Porn…
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Flying Solo? You Can Still Quit Porn.
Want to know one of the toughest parts about quitting porn? Being honest with someone else about your struggle. Many, many people get stuck on this step. They feel trapped in a cycle of shame and guilt and are unable to remove themselves from this cycle that binds them to…
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True Story: How Michael Overcame Porn
Our stories matter. Each of us has a compelling story to tell. When we share, we can’t always anticipate how our story will impact the people around us, but sometimes the impact is significant. Jesus made it very clear that “in this world you will have trouble” (John 16:33). But, what…
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Porn Is Not Your Biggest Problem
*This post contains mention of sexual assault. I spent many college nights scrolling through porn on my phone. Image after image flickered across my screen, but they always left me longing for more. One image or video was never enough to erase my loneliness or cure my sexual desire. Just…
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Porn and Loneliness: Breaking the Cycle
“I’m 18 years old and I have been watching porn since I was 13. It is painful to watch porn, but it is like a drug it is hard to shake off. I do it because I’m lonely and depressed and that it becomes a struggle for me to stop.”…
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From Pain to Freedom: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma and Addiction
“Cry, you baby!” she shouted, towering over me and slapping my tiny ten-year-old face. Two neighbor girls had locked me in a room and violently sexually assaulted me on a cold autumn afternoon. The memories of that traumatic day would often surface unexpectedly for decades to come. The crunch of…
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Porn (Almost) Ruined My Marriage: April’s Story
I met Darren at the young age of nineteen. My mom had just moved us to a new town after her 32-year marriage ended in divorce from my father—a man who was physically, emotionally, and sexually abusive. Darren was older than me and came from a tight-knit family. But most…
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Book Review – Real Sex: the naked truth about chastity
When Lauren Winner wrote about her conversion from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity in her 2003 memoir, Girl Meets God, her frank recognition of the complexities of new-found faith were unpredictable and charming. As she takes up the question of sex and chastity in her book, Real Sex, her candor is…
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Have Yourself a Merry Little (Porn-Free) Christmas
A classic movie, Meet Me in St. Louis, was released weeks before Christmas in 1944. Judy Garland played the leading role, as a young woman seeking to comfort her sister in the face of their father moving the family to New York City against their wishes. Garland sang the following…
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9 Holiday Triggers for Porn Use (and How to Avoid Them)
Quitting porn is no easy thing to do. It requires intentional new habits and rewired thinking. And without some proactive planning, few things have the power to slow down healthy new habits like the holidays. So if you’re trying to quit porn (or any bad habit, really) and maintain your…
