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Fresh Research on Pornography’s Effects on Romantic Relationships
In a recently published paper draft, Ana Bridges, Ph.D., faculty at University…
In a recently published paper draft, Ana Bridges, Ph.D., faculty at University of Arkansas’ Department of Psychology, writes about pornography’s effects within the context of romantic relationships. Below are some of her findings:
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The Brief History of Porn: From Venus to Vivid
The history of art and technology is closely linked to the history…
The history of art and technology is closely linked to the history of pornography. It seems that as long as mankind has had the ingenuity to be creative, to build, to engineer, he has used…
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The Dangers of Self-Editing
Closing the Gap on Who I Really Am and Who I Present…
Closing the Gap on Who I Really Am and Who I Present Myself to Be Over the past several days, I’ve been thinking about a comment made by a friend of mine who has been…
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Men Overcoming Homosexual Pornography: Rooting Out the Source of Temptation (Part 3)
Continued from Part 2 Choosing to be set free Understanding the source…
Continued from Part 2 Choosing to be set free Understanding the source and meaning of attraction alone will not free us from pornography. To be free from pornography we must come to the conclusion that…
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Sexual Addiction: The Ugly Forgivable Sin
James 5:16 says that the confession of sin is the beginning of…
James 5:16 says that the confession of sin is the beginning of healing. The Greek word for confession that is used in that passage of Scripture is exomologeo, which means to acknowledge or to agree…
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Fighting Lust aka the “Boom Chicka Wah Wah”
The book Deadly Viper Character Assassins is all about being a leader…
The book Deadly Viper Character Assassins is all about being a leader who lives with radical integrity. Authors Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite talk about different “assassins” to our character: burnout, out of control emotions,…
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Men Overcoming Homosexual Pornography: Rooting Out the Source of Temptation (Part 2)
Continued from Part 1 “Envy Him”: Unfulfilled masculine development The means by…
Continued from Part 1 “Envy Him”: Unfulfilled masculine development The means by which a man struggling with same-sex attraction can begin to reduce his level of addiction to pornography is by identifying what qualities he…
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The LTG Model: Accountability + Discipleship
Want a good model for meeting together with an accountability partner? The…
Want a good model for meeting together with an accountability partner? The LTG (Life Transformation Group) has been proven to be one of the most effective and challenging models out there. Neil Cole coined the…
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10 Sexual Guardrails for Christian Leaders
I recently found this list on the blog of Troy Jones, pastor…
I recently found this list on the blog of Troy Jones, pastor of New Life Church in Washington. He’s compiled a list of 10 “guardrails” Christian leaders need in their life in order to help…
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Men Overcoming Homosexual Pornography: Rooting Out the Source of Temptation (Part 1)
I have never met a man in the psychotherapy context living with…
I have never met a man in the psychotherapy context living with same-sex attraction that did not struggle with pornography. If I ask the question, “do you want to overcome your addiction to pornography?” in…