It’s the thing nobody in the church wants to talk about. But it kills more marriages, drains more hearts, and ends more ministries than anything else. It’s the elephant in the church–pornography. The church has only three available responses: ignore it, condemn it, or address it. We have chosen to…
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Day 14: You’re Not Done Yet
Today is the last day of Restored Vows… but your journey as a couple continues. Today Brandon and Tonia reminded you both of a few lessons you’ve learned over the last two weeks. First, remember to start and end your day in prayer—both of you. Keep your hearts and minds…
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10 Indisputable Rules to Guide Your Recovery From Porn
Thousands of books have been written on the subject of addiction and recovery. In just a few minutes on your smart device, you can find dozens of resources: therapists, seminars, 12-step groups, and conferences. In my quest to learn all I can about recovery, I have earned a Master’s Degree…
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10 Ways You Can Help Your Husband Leave Porn Behind
I often have wives ask me what they can do to help their husband recover from porn or sexual addiction. Every time I hear this question my heart sinks a little because I fear if she is asking this question her priorities might be off base. It isn’t that there…
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Porn on Pinterest? The Darker Side of the Fastest-Growing Social Network
Pinterest is hot, pinned as one of the fastest-growing social networks ever. But the online pinboard has a dark side where people are showing off more than recipes and muscle cars. Created as a site to “organize and share what you love,” Pinterest has seen exponential growth since its start…
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How to Restore Your Self-Worth After Competing with Pixels
It happened again just last week. In a support group I facilitate for wives of sex addicts, a new client said, with shock resonating, “I just don’t get it. You all are such beautiful, intelligent, amazing women!” As a betrayal trauma recovery coach, I know this experience like the back…
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Good Kids Get Hooked on Porn Too: Pastor Noah’s Story (Part 1)
I’m 37. This is relevant because you can tell a lot about someone’s sexual purity story by how old they were in the mid-’90s, also known as when the internet became as common in households as the telephone or television. For me, this was 7th grade. I’m a bit biased…
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My War With Pornography
My war with pornography started when I was in junior high. It snuck into my world through a school project. Once I got a taste of it, my curiosity ignited and I explored my discovery. Curiosity turned into pleasure, then addiction. I quickly found myself going further than I ever…
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19 Possible Motives Triggering Your Porn Consumption
Often triggers and motive are treated as two distinct things, and there are differences. But those differences are more akin to two sides of the same coin than apples and oranges. In this post we’ll examine the things that trigger your sexual sin and the motives attached to those triggers.…
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My Husband’s Sex Addiction: How Christ Brought Healing to Our Marriage
Hello my name is Heather Cruz. I’ve been married to my husband, Richie for 10 years. We have had a wonderful marriage and have five children, but before we were married my husband battled with viewing pornography. He got into this habit in his later elementary school years. He hid…
