Most Recent Posts in Defeat Lust & Pornography
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5 Tips to Break Free From Porn Addiction
The steps to break a porn addiction aren’t complicated, but can be…
The steps to break a porn addiction aren’t complicated, but can be difficult. Let’s find out why, and what you can do about it. According to the latest research compiled by Dr. John Foubert, “94%…
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I’m finally quitting porn, so why do I feel worse?
Amy’s first exposure to internet pornography was accidental. At just 12 years…
Amy’s first exposure to internet pornography was accidental. At just 12 years old, she was at first shocked and disgusted but also felt a thrill—a strange rush accompanied by a sense of shame, which told…
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6 Crucial Questions About Porn With Allen Parr
What’s a surprising way that porn can harm your life? “One of…
What’s a surprising way that porn can harm your life? “One of the things that is plaguing a lot of men—and this used to be an issue that only surfaced in older men, middle aged…
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My Story: Imperfect but Growing
“Porn has been an issue for me for as long as I…
“Porn has been an issue for me for as long as I can remember. I didn’t always see it as a problem, but in I missed out on developing lasting friendships during my high school…
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Fighting Porn With Praise: A Look at Psalm 141
Thanks to my wonderful wife Ruby, who suggested I write a post…
Thanks to my wonderful wife Ruby, who suggested I write a post on this passage and gave me this outline. Let your cries for help be praise. “I call to you, Lord, come quickly to…
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Porn Star to Pastor: Joshua Broome’s Incredible Message of Hope
1. Childhood Wounds Shape Your Life The things we experience in childhood…
1. Childhood Wounds Shape Your Life The things we experience in childhood play a powerful role in shaping our decisions as adults. Joshua shared what happened to him: “I grew up without a father. [He]…
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Porn and the Hope of Resurrection
One early spring day, a little over a week before his own…
One early spring day, a little over a week before his own death, Jesus stood at the side of a tomb, weeping. A dear friend had been laid inside several days earlier. The man’s two…
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How does Lent call us to “behave” as Christians?
Remember when you would misbehave as a kid? Maybe you were jumping…
Remember when you would misbehave as a kid? Maybe you were jumping on your parents’ bed. Maybe you took all of the marshmallows out of the brand new box of SuperSugarBlast cereal. Perhaps you were…
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Understanding the Shame Cycle
Shame plays a very important role in the ongoing use of pornography.…
Shame plays a very important role in the ongoing use of pornography. In his book Unwanted, Jay Stringer found that for each unit of shame they felt, men were 300x more likely and women were…
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Sexual Purity: What Scripture Teaches About God’s Plan for Sex
Since the ’60s, our culture has gone through a sexual revolution. This…
Since the ’60s, our culture has gone through a sexual revolution. This era overturned ideas of sexual morality, poked fun at the prudishness of previous generations, and offered a compelling alternative to traditional ideas about…