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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

It’s All About Me: The Problem with Masturbation – Book Review

The Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation has a series of “minibooks” (usually no more than 30 pages) dedicated to specific counseling related topics. This week we are reviewing “It’s All About Me: The Problem of…

Be Aware: Porn Harms – Is Porn Addictive?

Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 106 [powerpress] In this special series on Covenant Eyes Radio, we are addressing the harms caused by pornography. This week we are talking about the controversial subject of pornography addiction.…

Every 60 Seconds…

100+ new accounts are created on LinkedIn. 600+ videos (25+ hours) are uploaded to YouTube. 12,000+ new ads are posted on Craigslist. 13,000+ iPhone applications are downloaded. 695,000+ status updates posted to Facebook. 98,000+ tweets…

Boycotting “The Playboy Club” on NBC

“A provocative new drama about a time and place in which a visionary created an empire, and an icon changed American culture.” This is how NBC describes its new Fall series, The Playboy Club. The…

The War on Illegal Pornography

Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 105 [powerpress] Many people do not know the laws surrounding the distribution of pornography. Most know child pornography is illegal, but is all adult pornography legal under U.S. federal and…

My Husband Sold Me Into Porn

Having done research on the harms of pornography for years, I am accustomed to reading and hearing some pretty depraved and depressing stuff. But nothing quite prepared me for this video testimony. Be warned: The…

How Porn Changes Sexual Beliefs

Last week we published an article for the latest issue of Pure Minds Online called, “Is Porn Raising Your Kids?” The goal of the article was to bring pre-Internet research about the effects of pornography…

Why do teens sext?

Twenty percent of teens have sent or posted nude or semi-nude pictures or videos of themselves, either over the Internet or through cell phones. The question many adults are asking is what motivates this kind…

Guard Your Heart: A Conversation with the CEO of Covenant Eyes

Recently our CEO, Ron DeHaas, was interviewed by Trevin Wax. Trevin is the author of Counterfeit Gospels and the editor of TGM – Theology, Gospel, Mission small group curriculum. His blog, Kingdom People, can be…