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5 Things You Should Not Assume About Your Husband’s Porn Addiction
1. Don’t assume he’s got it under control. If he had it…
1. Don’t assume he’s got it under control. If he had it under control, he wouldn’t be breaking your heart with his confessions right now. One of the worst things you can do for your…
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Boundaries for Couples Facing Porn Addiction
Henry Cloud and John Townsend have written a marvelous book called Boundaries…
Henry Cloud and John Townsend have written a marvelous book called Boundaries in Marriage. They define a boundary simply as “a property line” between one person and another. They make this statement: “When two people…
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Life After Porn: 5 Things My Husband Did to Rebuild Trust
Standing in a dark Las Vegas hotel room with my ear cupped…
Standing in a dark Las Vegas hotel room with my ear cupped to the bathroom door, I heard a voice that I had never heard before. It was the voice of a man “chatting with”…
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Do Christians Overhype Porn Addiction?
Is it true, as one survey suggests, that 50% of Christian men…
Is it true, as one survey suggests, that 50% of Christian men and 20% of Christian women would say they are “addicted” to porn? Really? Has it gotten that bad in the church? A recent…
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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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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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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…
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Helping Your Teen Daughter Who Struggles With Porn
If there ever was a time in our culture when porn was…
If there ever was a time in our culture when porn was an exclusively male habit, that time is long gone. It is common for women to view porn. About a quarter of young girls,…
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How to Be Free From Sin: The Higher Law Than “Try Harder”
Most Christian men are on a treadmill of frustration when it comes…
Most Christian men are on a treadmill of frustration when it comes to lust. They hate their sin and yet somehow never seem to break free from it. They may have periods of “victory” and…
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Are you wearing “text goggles”? Love in the time of texting
As a millennial, I understand the appeal of the text message. It’s…
As a millennial, I understand the appeal of the text message. It’s easy, convenient, non-threatening, and can be ignored. I have texted guys to suggest a hang-out when I hadn’t heard from them in a…