On September 21, 2022, Google removed the Covenant Eyes Android app from the Play Store. On March 1, 2023, our app was reinstated to Google Play. Since then, many people have asked “Why,” and some widely read publications have speculated about the reasons. Since we know the real story, we…
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Where do you find encouragement on the journey away from porn?
“I messed up again.” As an ally for many friends, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that phrase! So what’s the biblical way to encourage someone? More specifically, how do you encourage someone who is battling a sin struggle with pornography? Earlier this year, we looked at…
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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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5 Accountability Questions I Wish My Ally Would Ask Me
I don’t like the word “accountability partner” any more than I like the word “diet,” and I dislike them both for the same reason. They sound like an exception and a punishment rather than a lifestyle and a gift. No one is going to live on a diet or in…
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The Health Benefits of Masturbation
I speak at a lot of conferences, and many in my audiences are young men in high school or college. When I talk about the negative impact of pornography and masturbation, it’s not uncommon for me to get a lot of questions afterwards from these guys. You see, a lot of these…
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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…
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The Best Accountability Tools for Christians
Here’s an overview of some of the best accountability tools for Christians, based solidly on biblical teaching, with practical suggestions for how to use them. Do we need accountability tools? At Covenant Eyes, we believe accountability is a critical ingredient in the recipe to overcome porn. More importantly, we believe…
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Day 1: Meet Brandon and Tonia
Welcome to the first day of Restored Vows. We hope and pray that this is another step towards restoration in your marriage. This is a two-week challenge. It’s designed to help get you thinking deeply about your past and how that impacts current porn use, as well as how your…
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5 Tips to Accountability on Smartphones
Until recently, there was an app called “Girls Around Me” that consolidated public data from Facebook and Foursquare and listed the females (or males) nearby. It was legal, if creepy, and it was the perfect tool for so-called pickup artists: “Hey, do you remember me from [listed high school or…
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Porn and the Problem of Impatience
Fast food. High-speed internet. Instant message. Streaming on demand. Same-day shipping. Our culture doesn’t like to wait. And there’s little reason to bother with waiting these days—if your current provider can’t do it now, someone else probably can. Porn is the fast-food variety of sex. It’s right there, a ready-made,…
