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Do Rapists and Men’s Magazines Speak the Same Language?
Psychologists from the University of Surrey and Middlesex University took quotes about…
Psychologists from the University of Surrey and Middlesex University took quotes about women from convicted rapists and then took quotes from men’s lifestyle magazines in the UK—publications like Loaded, Nuts, Zoo, and FHM (similar to…
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Restoring Broken Communities: The 2014 Wilberforce Weekend
We live in a world full of idols: self, sex, state, and…
We live in a world full of idols: self, sex, state, and stuff. But armed with a biblical worldview, Christians can help bring restoration to broken communities and create a thriving world. In a couple…
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Intimacy Outside of the Garden
There is a rift between the sexes and genders; we see it…
There is a rift between the sexes and genders; we see it all around us. We struggle against each other for power, long for significance, carefully conceal our most vulnerable parts, and weep for naked…
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Dealing With The Frogs In Your Life: Getting Rid of Idols
In Exodus 8 we read about the plague of frogs God inflicted…
In Exodus 8 we read about the plague of frogs God inflicted upon Egypt. Frogs were over the entire country (v.2). Frogs blanketed the land (v.6). Everywhere you looked you saw frogs. Frogs were in…
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Pocket Porn: Nearly a third of teens carry portable X-rated theaters
Jeff first saw porn when he was seven years old when he…
Jeff first saw porn when he was seven years old when he came upon a Playboy magazine. By fifth grade, the Internet became a main source of pornography for his young mind. As technology advanced,…
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Talking to Your Kids About Sex: A Parent-Child Bible Study
Talking to their kids about lust and pornography feels daunting for many…
Talking to their kids about lust and pornography feels daunting for many parents. And these topics are secondary to a more foundational discussion of sex. Parents who are fearful of talking to their kids about…
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4 Ways to Talk About Accountability Without Sounding Like a Pervert
The Covenant Eyes Customer Service Department has an unwritten rule when making…
The Covenant Eyes Customer Service Department has an unwritten rule when making outbound calls: Be cautious about leaving voice messages. This seems strange. After all, doctors leave messages instructing patients to call back for test…
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What I should have told Bob Coy 29 years ago
Back in 1985, when I was an ambitious young church planter in…
Back in 1985, when I was an ambitious young church planter in South Florida trying desperately to make a name for myself, I met another young church planter who had just arrived from Las Vegas.…
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Porn and the Lonely Pastor: Are Clergy More Susceptible to Porn?
Does loneliness drive people to pornography? Does pornography make people more lonely?…
Does loneliness drive people to pornography? Does pornography make people more lonely? This is the topic of a study by Dr. Vincent Yoder, Internet Pornography and Loneliness: An Association? We recently interviewed Dr. Yoder about…
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Teaching Kids the Birds and the Bees Without the Butterflies (Book Review)
I like talking to my kids. I like when my kids ask…
I like talking to my kids. I like when my kids ask questions. I like God’s gift of sex. So why is it so difficult to talk to my kids about sex? Why do I…