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Surprising data* from a nationwide study suggest that Internet filters might actually promote pornography use, while accountability software reduces the use of porn. Of adults in the general population, 29% “seek out” pornography at least monthly. However, for those who use a filter to block pornography, 39% seek it out…
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I love Christmas time. It’s magical. I love decorating the tree, putting up lights, and buying (as well as getting) presents. I love to say “Merry Christmas” to clerks at the store. “‘Tis the season to be jolly!” But where expectations run high, so do disappointments. For many, the holidays…
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How You Respond After Sinning Affects “The Next Time” As crazy as it sounds, did you know that there’s actually a wrong way to repent? The Bible teaches us that there is a right way and a wrong way to respond and relate to God after we’ve sinned. In my…
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Back in 2013, GQ Magazine published an article called, “10 Reasons Why You Should Quit Watching Porn.” Yes, the same GQ that published its “100 Hottest Women of the 21st Century” feature in the same year they also told men why masturbating to lust-provoking images is not a good idea. The very…
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Valentine’s Day is still a few weeks away, but the seasonal items—the balloons, the teddy bears, the crummy candy in heart-shaped cardboard boxes—are already going up in the stores. Pretty strange, considering that as I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to the realization that the only people over the age of…
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Good purity books don’t magically write themselves. They are forged out of the author’s own experience as a sexual struggler, as a minister working with sexual strugglers, or both. Moral Revolution: The Naked Truth About Sexual Purity is a little bit of both. The Vallottons (Kris and Jason) are both…
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My wife read a discussion about the difference between looking and lusting. In it, she found this quote: My husband is a very visual/artistic man and says that for him, for the vast majority of the time, looking at beautiful women in bikinis, lingerie, etc. is the same as looking…
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Continued from Part 1 of Noah’s story… When I got married on June 19, 2004, I thought my sexual purity problems were in the rearview mirror for good. I had been porn-free for over two years, was leading sexual purity small groups, and had regular accountability. I was also reading…
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When you look at pornography, what you end up seeing is a long line of naked bodies. When you look at pornography for years, you end up seeing years and years’ worth of long lines of naked bodies. I do a lot of work with guys who, in their past,…
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So, you’ve reached the necessary place of maturity or desperation (or both) to recognize your need for your parents’ partnership in your fight for freedom from pornography. I hate that you find yourself in this place, but I’m so hopeful about your future, because you’re doing the right thing. The…
