Most Recent Posts in Defeat Lust & Pornography
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Is It Possible to Break Free From Porn?
Many people ask me—usually at the end of one of my presentations…
Many people ask me—usually at the end of one of my presentations about the effects of pornography—if it’s truly possible to be free from porn. They feel they’ve tried everything and are beginning to despair.…
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Paul vs. Porn: How the Old Apostle Delivers a Death Blow to a Modern Addiction
Why are so many today seemingly hooked on porn—I mean, other than…
Why are so many today seemingly hooked on porn—I mean, other than the seductive naked people? More than one in three (39%) Christian men and one in eight (13%) Christian women say they believe their…
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Is Masturbating Bad For You?
Is masturbation healthy? While no one ever masturbated while fantasizing about reducing…
Is masturbation healthy? While no one ever masturbated while fantasizing about reducing the risks of prostate cancer, there is a common idea that masturbation is good for your health. Some have even suggested that stopping…
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Porn is Not Your Problem. Entitlement Is.
The greatest enemy of your marriage is not pornography. It is not…
The greatest enemy of your marriage is not pornography. It is not lust. It is not fantasy. It is entitlement. My wife and I were both virgins when we got married. My church upbringing and…
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License to Lust: How Porn Trains Objectification
What is a woman? Is she a collection of body parts? Is…
What is a woman? Is she a collection of body parts? Is she made of plastic? Or is she a whole person with a soul, full of all the things that make a person human:…
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7 Attitudes that Hinder Recovery from Sexual Sin
Why is recovery from sexual sin so incredible difficult? I believe millions…
Why is recovery from sexual sin so incredible difficult? I believe millions of Christian men and women have realized that they have become hooked by this powerful sin and feel so defeated because it seems…
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Does Porn Cause Erectile Dysfunction?
Back in 2013, GQ Magazine published an article called, “10 Reasons Why You…
Back in 2013, GQ Magazine published an article called, “10 Reasons Why You Should Quit Watching Porn.” Yes, the same GQ that published its “100 Hottest Women of the 21st Century” feature in the same year they…
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Do women look at porn? Yes. Here are the stats.
If there ever was a time when porn was an exclusively male…
If there ever was a time when porn was an exclusively male habit, that time is long gone. Here are some of the most recent statistics about women and pornography use… Your web browser does…
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Singleness and Longing: Why Porn Is Not the Cure
Valentine’s Day is still a few weeks away, but the seasonal items—the…
Valentine’s Day is still a few weeks away, but the seasonal items—the balloons, the teddy bears, the crummy candy in heart-shaped cardboard boxes—are already going up in the stores. Pretty strange, considering that as I’ve…
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Is It Wrong to Masturbate to Fantasies of My Wife?
Is masturbating to your wife a sin? What if you masturbate to…
Is masturbating to your wife a sin? What if you masturbate to thoughts of your fiancé or girlfriend? We received this question from someone in our community: “I have asked several pastors/mentors/friends about masturbation and…