John 14:14, Jesus tells his followers that if they ask God for anything in his name, he will do it. Why then does it seem like God is ignoring your prayers? Especially prayers for things that are truly good and God-honoring, like: “Dear God, please let me be free from…
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7 Keys to Integrity: A Student’s Perspective
Every year Covenant Eyes provides scholarship opportunities for students who use Covenant Eyes. The applicants write essays in which they share their experiences, struggles, and victories—and their perspectives on what it means to use today’s technology with integrity. Here are seven keys to a life of integrity shared by one…
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A 21-Day Detox from Porn: Jack’s Story
Jack P. is a management consultant, financial executive, and historian residing on the East Coast. He is active in the pro-life movement, the United States Naval affairs, and is an avid outdoorsman. I had no real habitual issues with porn until after my wife died a few years ago. I…
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How Gratitude Helps Overcome Porn
“Let’s go around the table and say something we’re thankful for” is a clichéd Thanksgiving tradition. But this simple exercise may be more important than you realize—especially if you’re fighting the temptation to look at porn. New research is shedding light on what the Bible revealed almost 2000 years ago:…
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The Lies of Lust: Stolen Humanity
The Lust Trap is a web of lies. Lies that we believe. Lies that make promises that never deliver. This three-part series tackles three of these lies head on and provides each truth needed to break free from the trap. I’ve already addressed Lie #1: This man or woman will make…
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Accountability for Teens: 5 Things to Do if They Push Back
We talk to a lot of parents who want to protect their children from pornography. But what should you do when your teenagers push back when you suggest accountability software? We received an email recently from a parent with two teenagers who object to putting Covenant Eyes Screen Accountability™ on…
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4 Ways to Cultivate Empathy with Your Spouse
Dear betrayed spouse, I hate to break this to you, but somewhere along the journey very well-meaning people will give you their well-meaning advice. Just be prepared. They will tell you not to pull away. They will tell you to stay emotionally available to the spouse that hurt you. They will even tell…
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The Dark Side of the Brain
Every Christmas, Andrea and I have the same discussion about where to place the Star Wars ornaments on the Christmas tree. I have a decent-sized collection, and early in our marriage, I even had a separate, small, artificial tree I used just for the Star Wars collection. My mother-in-law worked…
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Should I Buy My Child an iPod touch? 5 things to do before you do
Have your kids started to make their Christmas lists yet? As Black Friday approaches here in the US (as well as Cyber Monday for online retailers), it may be tempting to snap up that iPod touch® your kid has been begging for. After all, they’re great gateway gifts for kids, tweens,…
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Learning To Feel Like a Whole Person
I was 12 years old when I first started looking at porn. I don’t remember the first time, but it started with just random magazines and Pinterest art. I didn’t know why I liked looking at it, and I wasn’t sure that it was okay, but it made me feel…
