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    Defeat Lust & Pornography

    How Gratitude Helps Overcome Porn

    “Let’s go around the table and say something we’re thankful for” is…

    “Let’s go around the table and say something we’re thankful for” is a clichéd Thanksgiving tradition. But this simple exercise may be more important than you realize—especially if you’re fighting the temptation to look at…

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  • circle of people holding hands around Bibles and praying

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    Heath Lambert on the Power of Thanksgiving Over Porn

    “Porn is only consumed by thankless people.” Dr. Heath Lambert isn’t coddling…

    “Porn is only consumed by thankless people.” Dr. Heath Lambert isn’t coddling readers in his book Finally Free: Fighting for Purity with the Power of Grace. While the quote from his book might sound like…

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  • Female student writing in a notebook, making a plan on stairs in city.

    Defeat Lust & Pornography

    The Anti-Resolution Approach To Change

    The idea of waiting until the calendar flips to begin a transformation…

    The idea of waiting until the calendar flips to begin a transformation can feel overwhelming, especially when winter days are short, dark, and filled with post-holiday exhaustion. Instead of setting yourself up for failure by…

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  • Close-up of a young man writing his journal outdoors

    Defeat Lust & Pornography

    7 Keys to Integrity: A Student’s Perspective

    Every year Covenant Eyes provides scholarship opportunities for students who use Covenant…

    Every year Covenant Eyes provides scholarship opportunities for students who use Covenant Eyes. The applicants write essays in which they share their experiences, struggles, and victories—and their perspectives on what it means to use today’s…

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  • Two young men studying the Bible.

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    5 Ways Accountability Can Deepen Your Relationship With God

    You probably recognize that accountability is a powerful tool for behavior change.…

    You probably recognize that accountability is a powerful tool for behavior change. The business world, the self-help world, and the porn-recovery world all acknowledge the vital importance of accountability.   But it can be much…

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  • Teenager man using smartphone.

    Protect Your Kids

    Social Media and the Slippery Slope

    In 2024, the number of worldwide social media users passed 5 billion—over…

    In 2024, the number of worldwide social media users passed 5 billion—over 60% of the world’s population. Some regions of the world, such as Northern Europe, 80% are using social media.1 Despite its popularity, and…

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  • Man looking at his Bible.

    Defeat Lust & Pornography

    When Porn Leads To Despair

    For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground, making…

    For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground, making me live in darkness like those long dead. My spirit is weak within me; my heart is overcome with dismay. Psalm 143:3-4 Has…

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  • boy before first Eucharist in a catholic church. child in white clothes with a candle in the church

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    Everything Changed With a Video

    I was a 14-year-old Catholic. I sang with the church choir, attended…

    I was a 14-year-old Catholic. I sang with the church choir, attended Mass every weekend, and participated in youth group as often as I could. My friends and family had always warned me about the…

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  • boy enjoying game console at home

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    Willing To Be Healed

    Ten years old. That’s when it started. I had begun to feel…

    Ten years old. That’s when it started. I had begun to feel strange urges to look at women without their clothes on, but couldn’t bring myself to talk about these feelings with my parents. Instead,…

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  • Young man kneeling in a church sanctuary.

    Defeat Lust & Pornography

    Faith and Porn: Jonathan’s Story

    To explain my struggle against this sin is to, in essence, describe…

    To explain my struggle against this sin is to, in essence, describe my faith journey as a whole. So, let’s start there. I was raised in a Christian home, albeit one that didn’t actively have…

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