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Touch: Undervalued and Misused, but Designed by God
When is the last time somebody touched you on purpose? Maybe it…
When is the last time somebody touched you on purpose? Maybe it was this morning, when you and your spouse kissed each other goodbye before work. Maybe it was two weeks ago when you went…
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Have Porn Addiction, Will Travel
We have a closet that perpetually needs to be cleaned out and…
We have a closet that perpetually needs to be cleaned out and organized. It seems to attract junk on a daily basis. It’s also the holding spot for all things craft, which means it receives…
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8 Myths That Will Roadblock Your Path to Recovery
“I think you may have an addiction. You need to be in…
“I think you may have an addiction. You need to be in recovery.” As soon as I heard those words, I fired my therapist. Me – an addict? Me – in need of recovery? I…
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Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Is Now Officially Recognized
Sexual addiction is becoming an official mental health diagnosis. The World Health…
Sexual addiction is becoming an official mental health diagnosis. The World Health Organization (WHO) met in May of this year and adopted the new ICD-11, which includes the diagnosis of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD). Covenant…
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Do You Have the Emotional Intelligence to Quit Porn?
“Yeah, I would say Kevin is making good progress with his pornography…
“Yeah, I would say Kevin is making good progress with his pornography addiction,” Carol told me during a couple’s session when I asked if she thought her husband was on the right path of recovery.…
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Why You Should Persevere in Pursuing Freedom from Porn Addiction
You realize you have become addicted to porn or sex, or are…
You realize you have become addicted to porn or sex, or are on your way to addiction. You find yourself in a really crappy place and decide you are going to leave. However, you try…
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How to Lose Your Desire for Porn and Lust
For many struggling with porn, their #1 goal is to stop looking…
For many struggling with porn, their #1 goal is to stop looking at it. This is why we install Covenant Eyes on our computers and have accountability partners ask us if we’ve stumbled this week…
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Lust, Fantasies, and God’s Riches for Needy Souls
Have you ever had a dream, and I don’t mean a good…
Have you ever had a dream, and I don’t mean a good dream, but a raw, perverse, nasty, “I’d like to forget that as quickly as possible” kind of a dream? If not, that’s probably…
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Why Medicating Shame’s Pain with Porn Never Works
Shame is as old as Adam and Eve…well, almost. Genesis 2:24-25 says,…
Shame is as old as Adam and Eve…well, almost. Genesis 2:24-25 says, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the…
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7 Relationship Changes That Saved My Life: Tony’s Story
My sexual addiction almost destroyed my life. Although I became a Christian…
My sexual addiction almost destroyed my life. Although I became a Christian when I was 16 years old, and immediately fell in love with God, I remained completely powerless in my ability to resist sexual…