Most Recent Posts in Defeat Lust & Pornography
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Secrets and Shame: Why we need to confess our porn struggles to others
“Everyone needs to write their stronghold down on a piece of paper…
“Everyone needs to write their stronghold down on a piece of paper and give it to your accountability partner.” My blood started to boil, and I set my jaw. Never before had I been more…
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Why Guys Get Addicted to Internet Porn: The Neuroscience Behind Obsessive Behavior
Physiology teacher Gary Wilson has some keen insights about why men become…
Physiology teacher Gary Wilson has some keen insights about why men become addicted to Internet porn and some of its effects. The following 16-minute video gives viewers a brief tutorial of the neuroscience behind porn…
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Dan’s Story: How Christ destroyed my addiction to lust
It all started for me in the mid-80s at a young age.…
It all started for me in the mid-80s at a young age. It was all innocent enough. My neighborhood friend found his dad’s stash of Playboys and he showed them to me. Like all addictions,…
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What’s Wrong with a Little Porn When You’re Single? – Book Review
This week we are reviewing What’s Wrong with a Little Porn When…
This week we are reviewing What’s Wrong with a Little Porn When You’re Single?, published by Harvest USA. . . . . We write a lot about how porn damages marriages…and for good reason. Often, a…
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Did I Just Lust After That Woman?
Not too long ago I received an e-mail asking a specific question…
Not too long ago I received an e-mail asking a specific question about lust. The man asked: Hey Luke, Personally, God brought me to a brick wall some years back with my porn addiction, and…
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The Women Behind the Fantasy: The Day I Met a Porn Star
Over the last month I have been ministering to a young woman…
Over the last month I have been ministering to a young woman who struggles with pornography. I’m going to call her “Angie.” Angie was so relieved to have finally found a Christian woman who knows…
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A Cure for Impotence: Stop Using Porn!
Ever notice all those “natural male enhancement” or “testosterone supplement” advertisements? They’re…
Ever notice all those “natural male enhancement” or “testosterone supplement” advertisements? They’re nearly everywhere, promising men “a better sex drive,” “improved vitality,” or to “…be the man you used to be.” Directly and indirectly, they…
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Fighting Temptation Like Tim Tebow
by Jared Totten Ever since I was old enough to hold my…
by Jared Totten Ever since I was old enough to hold my head upright on my own, I’ve always been just a one-sport fan. Even as a little kid, football has been my game of…
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Surfing For God (Book Review)
I was grateful to get an advanced copy of Michael John Cusick’s…
I was grateful to get an advanced copy of Michael John Cusick’s book Surfing For God: Discovering Divine Desire Beneath Your Sexual Struggle. I heard him on Nate Larkin’s Pirate Monk Podcast talking about his…
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How Do I Kick a Masturbation Addiction? (For Women)
It’s time to address a taboo topic: female masturbation addiction. For quite…
It’s time to address a taboo topic: female masturbation addiction. For quite a while now, masturbation has been a gray area of Christian sexuality. It is fairly “accepted” for men and rarely discussed among women.…