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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

Spying on your kids online vs. Holding them accountable – Highlights from the Today Show

Yesterday on the Today Show the subject was monitoring your child’s online activity. How far should you go? When is your child’s privacy a concern? When is their safety a greater concern? Of course, parents…

Kalyn’s Secret: Protecting Your Teens from Sexual Predators Online

Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 96 [powerpress] When Kalyn was 15 years old, her parents received an $800 cell phone bill in the mail. After some investigation, they discovered their daughter’s secret: she was emotionally…

Hope for the Prodigal Porn Addict: Interview with the Founders of Route1520

Pornography and sexual addictions are discussed with increasing frequency in this modern age. New clinics spring up every year specializing in treating these thorny issues. Support groups numbering in the hundreds pepper the country, many…

Girl Scout Study Looks at Teen Girls, Social Networks, and Self Esteem

The Girl Scout Research Institute surveyed more than 1000 teen girls about their interactions in social networks like Facebook or MySpace. The results offer a fascinating look into social atmosphere of teenage girls and how…

The Worst Accountability Group Ever

I just finished reading a very interesting blog post by Billy Graham’s grandson, Pastor Tullian Tchividjian. His thoughts on accountability are worth noting: Are you tired of being told that if you’re really serious about…

When It Can’t Be Erased – Teen Web Identity and Online Social Blunders

Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 95 With the rise of social networks, teens regularly use the Internet to present themselves to the world and to their friends. What potential problems can arise from this? Cris…

Accountability as a Lifestyle (Part 3): The Next Generation

Kids are growing up in a digital world. Young people born since the mid-90s have never known a world without computers or the Internet. A recent study by AVG found nearly 70% kids, age 2…

Obsessed with Facebook – Stats about the world’s most visited website

Facebook is used by 1 in every 13 people on earth. Read more stats here:

The Mortification of Sin (Part 15 of 15)

We have come to the final chapter of Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers, the classic work by Puritan author John Owen. This 350-year-old text has been celebrated by countless people as the definitive…