Most Recent Posts in Defeat Lust & Pornography
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Your Fear of Getting Caught Is Contributing to Your Porn Addiction
What is your biggest fear? For me personally, it’s snakes. I hate…
What is your biggest fear? For me personally, it’s snakes. I hate snakes—even little, innocent, harmless garter snakes. I know they can’t hurt me. I’ve been told they’re more afraid of me than I am…
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13 Ways Porn Will Ruin Your Life Before You Realize It
Pornography is a killer. Whether it is viewed sporadically or our indulgences…
Pornography is a killer. Whether it is viewed sporadically or our indulgences are a daily (or hourly) occurrence, it will within time prove to be the death of all that is good. We are often…
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5 Questions Singles Often Ask About Lust & Pornography
How can a single Christian remain pure in a sexualized culture? Before we…
How can a single Christian remain pure in a sexualized culture? Before we released More Than Single: Finding Purpose Beyond Porn, Covenant Eyes surveyed hundreds of its members, asking what questions they have about singleness and…
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Single and Lonely: How to Cope (Without Watching Porn)
One of the groomsmen at a relative’s wedding was also an old…
One of the groomsmen at a relative’s wedding was also an old college acquaintance of mine. We hadn’t kept in particular contact over the years, but we made sure to set aside a few minutes…
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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…