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Dirty Dozen: 12 Organizations That Are Promoting Sexual Exploitation
Facebook. Hardee’s. The American Library Association. Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Verizon. American…
Facebook. Hardee’s. The American Library Association. Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Verizon. American Apparel. What do these organizations have in common? This year, these and six other groups are being named as the 2015 “Dirty Dozen”—organizations that…
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Teaching teens about sexual purity isn’t good enough. Here’s why.
Is the phrase “sexual purity” overused in the church today? Your answer…
Is the phrase “sexual purity” overused in the church today? Your answer to this question will depend greatly on the church circles in which you run, but the heart of the question is meant to…
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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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Yes, Using Porn Is Cheating. Here’s Why.
I’ve heard it said that there are men who don’t look at…
I’ve heard it said that there are men who don’t look at porn, and then there are men who are breathing. If recent surveys are any indication, porn use has become the norm among men, not…
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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…
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Marriage Restored: Reuniting with My Porn-Addict Husband after a 7-Year Separation
I grew up in an abusive, legalistic Christian home and “ran away”…
I grew up in an abusive, legalistic Christian home and “ran away” to college to escape my home life and all my problems. But I moved with me. I was still the insecure, frightened, manipulative, prideful,…
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Should You Date a Man Who Struggles with Porn?
Jessica met Brad through a young professionals group at her church and…
Jessica met Brad through a young professionals group at her church and had been going out with him for several weeks. One evening while having coffee with Brad, he confessed to her that he currently…
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How the iPhone Changed Everything
A hundred years from now, students of Twenty-First Century history will learn that…
A hundred years from now, students of Twenty-First Century history will learn that a major turning point in humanity’s cultural evolution came on January 9, 2007. That was the day the iPhone was introduced. You remember what…
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A Critical Resolution for Parents in 2015
The Law of Diminishing Intent tells us that we are less likely…
The Law of Diminishing Intent tells us that we are less likely to do something the more we put it off. Unfortunately, this means I have only a few minutes to convince you that this resolution…
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The Myth of Self-Control
Each time I caught Craig engaging with pornography, I either said or…
Each time I caught Craig engaging with pornography, I either said or thought things like this: “Why can’t you exercise self-control?” “Why can’t you recognize this is harmful and hurtful and just not do it…