The TV show MythBusters is known for taking popular myths and showing if they are true or not. More often than not, true to the show’s name, myths are “busted,” shown for the falsehoods they really are. I hope this article serves as a buster for two popular myths single…
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The Best and Worst Day of My Life: Greg’s Story
I have a hard and painful story to share with you, but in the end, there is hope. I stand before you today only by the grace of God. My name is Greg Swartz, and I am being healed from sexual addiction. My hometown of 1200 people was the type…
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4 Reasons Women Struggle to Be Honest About Their Sexual Sin
Being honest about my past struggles with sexual sin and masturbation wasn’t easy. In fact, I didn’t want to be honest about it. I didn’t want to confess it. I wanted to shove those struggles into the deepest darkest corner of my life, never to be seen again. But I knew that…
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Finding Hope and Healing: Insights from Psalm 42
Heatwaves swept the Pacific Northwest this summer. They turned the landscape from green to brown. Along the US-Canada border in Montana, the soil sucked up every bit of moisture. Cattle crowded under trees for shade and crows perched with beaks agape. The air was smoky from wildfires. It reminds me…
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Why Nighttime Is Danger Time (And How to Resist Its Pull)
Nighttime for many men and women is danger time. Before I got free of my addiction to pornography, nighttime was a dangerous time for me. Especially after a long day of work, I felt a strong temptation to watch pornography during the evenings, and I’d often sadly give in to the…
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Yes, Using Porn Is Cheating. Here’s Why.
I’ve heard it said that there are men who don’t look at porn, and then there are men who are breathing. If recent surveys are any indication, porn use has become the norm among men, not the exception. Still, I get a lot of questions from women who are feeling the…
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Book Review – When Good Men Are Tempted
When Good Men Are Tempted is more than a how-to crash course in overcoming lust: it is a theology of the sin of lust and our freedom in Christ. Author Bill Perkins does more than just offer men practical tips in cutting back temptation (although the book is intensely practical).…
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I’m finally quitting porn, so why do I feel worse?
Amy’s first exposure to internet pornography was accidental. At just 12 years old, she was at first shocked and disgusted but also felt a thrill—a strange rush accompanied by a sense of shame, which told her she should keep the experience a secret. As the days went by, she found the…
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Porn and ED: 3 Peer-Reviewed Studies You Need to Read
Repeated porn consumption rewrites our sexual template, decreasing our arousal by single sexual partners. For a lot of guys, this results in porn-induced erectile dysfunction (PIED). We’ve covered the science behind porn-induced ED in other articles. In this post, we will explore the results of scientific studies on porn and ED that…
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Is Porn Bad?: 10 Things to Consider Before Watching
Scientific research has found that pornography is extremely harmful. A survey of the research tells us exactly why pornography is bad and why it’s a good idea to stop watching it today. Is porn unhealthy? The first question and the one most people are probably concerned with, is whether watching…
