One of the most severe things porn does to someone is shape their brain to start seeing men and women in real life the way they see men and women in porn.
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5 Key Questions About Sexual Wholeness With Dr. Carol Peters-Tanskley
Dr. Carol Peters-Tanksley is an expert on the integration of body, mind, and soul. She’s a speaker, author, physician, and an ordained doctor of ministry. She recently spoke with our podcast team about wholeness and sexuality and answered five questions that are absolutely vital for every pastor and ministry leader.…
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Porn and Anxiety: What Does Research Tell Us?
Is there a connection between watching porn and anxiety? Perhaps you’ve been experiencing anxiety and have wondered if it’s related to your porn habit. Maybe you’ve noticed a friend or loved one who seems especially anxious, and you’re concerned that porn might be causing it. Let’s take a look at…
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Walk in the light together Porn is a human problem. We provide a human solution. We get it, porn can be an awkward subject. But you don’t have to be an expert, a therapist, or a Bible scholar to help a friend who is struggling. If you’re willing to help,…
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Porn and the Epidemic of Loneliness
As a young college student, I received an opportunity to participate in a pastoral internship at an inner-city church in a neighboring state. After arrival and a brief orientation, I was left on my own to settle in. I had a few hours to kill, so I drove around town…
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5 Reasons Pastors Shouldn’t Talk About Porn (Sarcasm Alert!)
Because no one in your church is looking at porn. Sure, 79% of men ages 18 to 30 are looking at porn once a month and 63% are looking at it several times a week. It makes total sense that all the 18- to 30-year-old men in your church are a…
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Porn and Sexual Violence: 7 Important Facts
Does watching porn correlate with sexual violence? Yes, it does. Does it cause sexual violence? That depends. Decades of research testify to the close connection between pornography and sexual violence. And though the porn defenders adamantly insist there’s no causation, study after study points the finger at porn as a…
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The Real Heart Cries Behind “God, Deliver Me from Lust!”
Over the years, I must have asked God over a thousand times to set me free from lust and pornographic addiction. To no avail. I just couldn’t understand why I seemingly received no help or response from God after asking Him for something that should line up with His word.…
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Redeeming the Pain: Marnie’s Story
For 20 years, I thought I was the only one: the only woman, especially a supposedly Christian woman, who harbored shameful sexual secrets. I did everything I could to hide them and everything I could to continue in them. I juggled competing realities of an exhausting double life, and I…
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Day 8: The Detox Process
Today Brandon and Tonia talked through the detox process and how it impacted them both. For Brandon, detoxing took a toll on him physically in ways he didn’t expect. He was no longer getting the same chemical rushes that he had trained his body to crave, and as a result…
