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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

Sexual Sabotage: Pornography, Impotence, and the Mad Scientist Who Started It All

Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 99 [powerpress] Please note: The subject matter on today’s podcast is not suitable for some audiences due to graphic descriptions of sexuality and violence. Listener discretion is advised. Since the…

John Owen on Accountability (Part 4 of 4)

Today is the final installment in our series on healthy accountability groups derived from the principles laid down in John Owen’s classic work, Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers. We’ve looked at eight principles…

Sex in the City, Suburbs, and Countryside: Maintaining Purity in a Sex-obsessed Culture

I wanted to pass along an interesting message I recently heard from Ed Welch, counselor and faculty member at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation. His one-hour message is called “Sex in the City, Suburbs,…

SoChurch – A New Way for Churches to Leverage the Power of the Internet

  The Internet is changing the way people communicate and stay connected. For church leaders, understanding how the Internet impacts church community is vital, but harnessing the power of the Internet to build community can…

iPhone App Updates for April 2011

The Covenant Eyes browser for iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch® has just been updated. You can now get version 1.4.6 in the app store. We fixed three issues in this update: Some people reported the…

Cyber Threats Turn to Second-Degree Murder

In April 2009, what started as a series of vicious phone calls, text messages, and Myspace messages turned physical when Rachel Wade stabbed and killed Sarah Ludemann. These two teens had been fighting over a…

John Owen on Accountability (Part 3 of 4)

In my post a couple weeks ago I began a series about how to apply John Owen’s classic work, Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers, to our accountability relationships. We looked at two key…

A week without texts or tweets will do kids good

Recently I caught wind of an interesting conversation on The Washington Post about whether parents need to give their kids a “vacation” from technology. Marguerite Kelly, author of the best-selling The Mother’s Almanac, gives her…

Sexual Utilitarianism: Pornography is Robbing Young Men of Real Relationships

util·i·tar·i·an·ism: an ethical theory that aims for the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain or the greatest happiness of the greatest number. . . . “Sexual utilitarianism” is a concept coined by Pope John…