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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

Scholars Lecture about the Social Costs of Pornography

The Witherspoon Institute has recently released the PDF paper drafts from their Social Costs of Pornography consultation at Princeton University, from December 11-13, 2008. “Pornography: Settling the Question in Principle” by Hadley Arkes (political scientist,…

Youth Ministers Find Accountability Online

In this video conversation, three youth ministers discuss accountability and how they use the Internet. This is a great conversation for a number of reasons: 1. It brings up the importance of finding good accountability…

Christian Musicians Speak Out to Those Tempted By Porn

It seems pornography is affecting every sector of the church, so much so that Christian musicians have begun to speak out (and write songs) about their own struggles. Music has a way of speaking the…

FAQ Friday: “Why does Covenant Eyes have a Blog?”

Today is my one-year anniversary as the Covenant Eyes blogger. After 316 posts, over 500 comments, and over 60,000 visitors, I am so grateful for the past year. About a year ago Covenant Eyes decided…

CCEF Conference in Review

November 14-16 this year I had the privilege of attending the annual CCEF conference (Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation). The title of the conference was “The Addict In Us All.” My hope was to be…

Survey of Christian Counselors about Pornography

Covenant Eyes recently conducted a survey at the last CCEF conference (Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation). This survey represents the counselors and pastors of approximately 538 total weekly clients. Those surveyed were asked to identify…

Porn Addiction: Thoughts from the CCEF Conference

My wife and I recently returned from a conference put on by the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF). While we were there we got to hear from the who’s-who of Christian counselors—their presentations were…

Torn Apart by Porn – A Story of a Marriage Overturned by Pornography

Diony George is a native Alaskan, a full-time wife and a mother of seven. Her deep faith in God and desire to help others led her to share her compelling and moving story. She says,…

FAQ Friday: "What if the Temptation to Watch Porn is too Overwhelming?"

Accountability software is designed to help an adult Internet user surf the Web with purity. The user selects accountability partners to receive detailed reports of everywhere they have been online. This effectively limits the temptation…