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Is Porn Raising Your Kids?
Some people say there is no documented research showing the damaging effects…
Some people say there is no documented research showing the damaging effects of pornography. Those people would be wrong. Why 25-year-old pornography research still has relevance for parents today… In the late 70s and early…
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Sold for Life
How Advertising Influences Children, and What You Can Do About It You’ve…
How Advertising Influences Children, and What You Can Do About It You’ve no doubt seen the kid in the grocery store, throwing a temper tantrum because his parents wouldn’t buy him the new toy or…
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Breaking the Silence: Confessing Your Porn Struggles Before You Tie the Knot
Silence. Only ten minutes of it, but it felt like an eternity.…
Silence. Only ten minutes of it, but it felt like an eternity. Matt and I had just come from the house of our mentor couple. This was a couple assigned to meet with us once…
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The Next Story – Book Review
If anyone has the unique experience and voice to write about 21st…
If anyone has the unique experience and voice to write about 21st Century digital life, it is author, blogger, and pastor Tim Challies. Tim is a sort of godfather of the digital age, especially the…
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Too much sex-talk in the pulpit?
About three years ago I caught wind of one of these church…
About three years ago I caught wind of one of these church sponsored sex-challenges and had a mixed reaction. I tend to be suspicious of churches that use the “sex sells” marketing approach. But at…
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California’s Privacy Bill for Social Networks – Good idea or gigantic mistake?
It was called the Social Networking Privacy Act (Senate Bill 242). This…
It was called the Social Networking Privacy Act (Senate Bill 242). This bill, introduced by Senator Ellen Corbett in early February, would have brought some radical changes to Facebook’s business model (as well as a…
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12 Lessons from My Accountability Partner
Recently, I interviewed my accountability partner of two years, Michael Stuart, for…
Recently, I interviewed my accountability partner of two years, Michael Stuart, for the Porn to Purity Podcast. Mike had been my best friend since seventh grade. We were college roommates, pursued the ministry, and both…
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Enslaved to the Internet
A Christian Counselor’s Perspective In this video CCEF counselor Winston Smith talks…
A Christian Counselor’s Perspective In this video CCEF counselor Winston Smith talks briefly about the enslavement to TV and the Internet. Winston hits the nail right on the head: the problem is not the technology…
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Dirty Girls Ministries: Accountability Turns to “Meetability”
Addiction creates isolation and causes women to feel alone. One of the…
Addiction creates isolation and causes women to feel alone. One of the things we hear a lot or even most often from women at Dirty Girls Ministries is the desire to have an accountability partner, mentor…
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Youth Questions: I’m Addicted to Porn!
Our friend Tim Schmoyer does a great job talking to youth about…
Our friend Tim Schmoyer does a great job talking to youth about a variety of tough topics, including the taboo subject of pornography. Watch his latest video where he gives youth the basics about why…