Today Brandon shared the story of how he first became addicted to porn. Spoiler alert: it’s a pretty common one! Like many people, Brandon was first shown pornography in childhood. In The Porn Phenomenon, a study conducted by the Barna Group in 2016, 49% of teens ages 13-17 accidentally came across…
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Breaking the Shackles: 2024 Scholarship Finalist
“Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birthto death.” James 1:15 Among young men, pornography is perhaps the most widespread and damaging addiction in the world. Once described by Orthodox priest Spyridon Bailey as the “iconography of the devil,” it…
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Straight Talk to Husbands Who Watch Porn
Shelli remembers well the day her husband John called her up to confess his secret obsession with pornography. Years of guilt, shame, and wasted time had finally taken its toll on John, and the emotional dam broke. He knew he needed to tell his wife the truth. “It took me…
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License to Lust: How Porn Trains Objectification
What is a woman? Is she a collection of body parts? Is she made of plastic? Or is she a whole person with a soul, full of all the things that make a person human: strengths, weaknesses, quirks, fears, insecurities, anxieties, vulnerabilities, likes, dislikes, hopes, and dreams? The answer is…
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Day 12: The Connections Between Porn and Sex Trafficking
Yesterday we read about how pornography impacts our views of women and hurts the performer. Today we’re going to take this to its logical conclusion: pornography feeds into sex trafficking. Pornography comes from the Greek words porne, meaning “prostituted woman” or “prostitution”, and the word graphos, meaning “writings.” If we…
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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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If I Could Get Porn Out of My Life, Anyone Can: Ken Anderson’s Story
I’ve always struggled with feelings of inadequacy, insecurity, and anxiety. In high school, I also began struggling with depression, which eventually led to a breakdown at age 34. I say this to paint the picture of someone who was struggling deeply but didn’t know how to deal with all the…