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Luke Gilkerson has a BA in Philosophy and Religious Studies and an MA in Religion. He is the author of Your Brain on Porn and The Talk: 7 Lessons to Introduce Your Child to Biblical Sexuality. Luke and his wife Trisha blog at IntoxicatedOnLife.com

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Your Church is Opening Up About Struggles with Porn. Now What?

The youth pastor decides he’s finally going to “get real” about sexual temptation with his youth group. He plans a dynamic presentation for his kids about the dangers of porn and pre-marital sex. He steps…

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Hypofrontality: How Using Porn Destroys Your Willpower

Hypofrontality isn’t a word you see every day—but it might hold the secret to why you keep looking at porn. Neuroscience now knows that willpower is a function of the prefrontal lobes of the brain. Scientific studies…

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4 Biblical Principles Parents Should Teach Their Kids About Porn

When it comes to pornography, what biblical principles best prepare our kids to understand why it is wrong? I recently spoke to Dr. David Currie about this very question. He referred me to four primary…

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Should Married Couples Fast From Sex During Porn-Detox?

A 90 day sexual fast. That’s right, almost three months of abstinence from sex. This is what many porn addiction counselors prescribe for addicts and their spouses during the initial months of recovery. Why is…

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How Honest Should I Be With My Child About My Own Sexual Sin?

When you know your child has been wrapped up in sexual sin—like watching pornography—as a parent, you may fear talking to your children because you don’t know how much to divulge about your own past.…

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If Your Child Sees Porn: Preparing for the Discussion

What should you do when you discover your child has been looking at pornography? How do you keep from overreacting? Recently, Dr. David Currie answered this question for me in an interview. 1. Delay having…

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Hot Bods, the Bible, and the Brain: A Biblical Look at Porn Addiction

Does the Bible talk about porn addiction? Porn can bury its hooks into nearly anyone, even Christians. Nearly every day, I speak with someone whose life has been hijacked by porn, most of them churchgoers.…

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Using Covenant Eyes on a Computer with Multiple Users

Do you want every computer user in your home to have their own Internet safety settings? Do you want to get Accountability Reports for each member of your household individually? Do you want each user…

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Brain Chemicals and Porn: How Porn Affects Your Brain

What does porn do to your brain? Can porn change or damage your brain in any measurable way? What are the psychological effects of watching too much porn? There’s a lot of information out there,…