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“237 Reasons to Have Sex” . . . This is the title of an episode that was aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show a couple weeks ago. This particular episode attempts to take an up-close and personal look at some of the attitudes about sex in our culture. One of the highlights of the show is the…
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Sadly, most high school students will encounter porn before they graduate. While passing around sexy pictures in school is nothing new, the ubiquity of today’s porn—and its intensely graphic nature—is unique. If you pay attention to the news, you may have seen stories of teachers coming under scrutiny for their…
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What do you need to quit porn? 2 Peter 1:3 says “[God’s] divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness.” That’s a verse that makes me pause for a minute, especially at times when I feel overwhelmed, discouraged, or frustrated. Everything I need. Wow. Everything is…
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It all started for me in the mid-80s at a young age. It was all innocent enough. My neighborhood friend found his dad’s stash of Playboys and he showed them to me. Like all addictions, it started small and snowballed out of control. It started with Playboy, but when that…
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Being a parent in the digital age is difficult. The doorways to distorted and false information are wherever there is Internet access. Parents having the right conversations at the right times isn’t a guarantee that their children won’t make poor decisions, but recent data provided by The Barna Group prove that…
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Marriage and porn. There are so many ways pornography can infiltrate. In our case, my husband, Craig, brought it in. The addiction started in his teens. It was his own personal escape from the reality of life and a way he could run from his fears and pain. He thought…
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Why do women get into the porn industry? Dr. Sharon Mitchell co-founded the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, also called AIM. For about 20 years she was a porn actress and director herself, and after opening her clinic, saw well over 1000 porn stars every month for STD testing, so…
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When I started in recovery, my sole focus was sobriety. All of my actions were done to ensure I was not repeating the mistakes of the past so I didn’t continue to hurt myself or those around me. Sobriety was everything. I didn’t realize my focus and determination to abstain…
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I’ll never forget the day I walked out of therapy during early recovery. I left our therapist’s office crying, screaming, and slamming the door, vowing never to return. It’s safe to assume I was not pleased with how the session was going. At the time, I had not yet learned…
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After a lifetime of habitual sexual sin, today I’m still living in freedom from my sexual addiction and able to mentor others who struggle so they too can experience the freedom that I now enjoy. Needless to say, I love what I do for a living. But I remember the…
