Most Recent Posts in Defeat Lust & Pornography
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Lust, Fantasies, and God’s Riches for Needy Souls
Have you ever had a dream, and I don’t mean a good…
Have you ever had a dream, and I don’t mean a good dream, but a raw, perverse, nasty, “I’d like to forget that as quickly as possible” kind of a dream? If not, that’s probably…
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Why Medicating Shame’s Pain with Porn Never Works
Shame is as old as Adam and Eve…well, almost. Genesis 2:24-25 says,…
Shame is as old as Adam and Eve…well, almost. Genesis 2:24-25 says, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the…
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Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing Book Review
“How did I get here?” It’s a common refrain for most people, but…
“How did I get here?” It’s a common refrain for most people, but it slices to the heart of the man or woman struggling with porn and unwanted sexual behaviors. Too often the question is rhetorical…
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Intrusive Accountability
Christians have grown accustomed to the idea of accountability, and not in…
Christians have grown accustomed to the idea of accountability, and not in a good way. We’re used to hearing the term and filing it in the “things we should be doing” section of our brain…
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7 Relationship Changes That Saved My Life: Tony’s Story
My sexual addiction almost destroyed my life. Although I became a Christian…
My sexual addiction almost destroyed my life. Although I became a Christian when I was 16 years old, and immediately fell in love with God, I remained completely powerless in my ability to resist sexual…
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The Problem With “Mommy Porn”
Traditionally, we have often thought of pornography as a struggle for men.…
Traditionally, we have often thought of pornography as a struggle for men. However, studies like those conducted by Covenant Eyes show that porn use among women is rapidly increasing, particularly among younger females. While some…
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3 Recovery Killers That Could Be Keeping You from Freedom
Is Recovery from Porn Possible? “The thief comes to steal, kill and…
Is Recovery from Porn Possible? “The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy” (John 10:10a). It should be no surprise then that these three recovery killers we’ll talk about come straight from the father of…
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An Open Letter to My Future Husband
Dear Future Husband, Where are you? I’ve waited a long time for you…
Dear Future Husband, Where are you? I’ve waited a long time for you to appear. Most of my friends have already found love, but I’m still waiting for you. A decade ago I caught the bouquet…
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Porn in the Pulpit: Facing It Head On
This post has been updated as of October 2020. In my last…
This post has been updated as of October 2020. In my last article, we addressed the subject, “Porn in the Pew.” While we know that 64% of self-identified Christian men and 15% of self-identified Christian…
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“When Will I No Longer Need Accountability?”
The short answer is when you are in heaven. The real question…
The short answer is when you are in heaven. The real question should be: why do I need accountability? If I can really understand why I need accountability, then the “when will I no longer need…