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What a Few Mouse Clicks Won’t Get You
Several years ago I went to a conference by Bethesda Workshops for…
Several years ago I went to a conference by Bethesda Workshops for women who struggle with sexual addiction issues. A sweet lady there in her mid-50s shared at the start of the conference that she had been…
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Pastors, Wives in Your Church Want You to Talk About This
Sin in your church? What? Hope I didn’t burst your bubble. The…
Sin in your church? What? Hope I didn’t burst your bubble. The church is filled with imperfect people who commit sin. I’ve searched for a perfect church and am yet to find one. Besides, if…
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For Singles: How to Handle a Strong Sex Drive in a God-Honoring Way
With tears streaming down my face, I sat alone in my room.…
With tears streaming down my face, I sat alone in my room. As a 22-year-old Christian single woman, I was battling against my flesh and the sexual temptations in my mind…again. I wanted to be…
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5 Steps to Continue Healing from Betrayal Trauma
Healing from betrayal trauma can be a long journey. If you and…
Healing from betrayal trauma can be a long journey. If you and your husband have made it through the first long and difficult stage of recovery from sexual betrayal trauma–establishing emotional, physical, and sexual safety–you…
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What Your Sexual Fantasies (Might) Say About You
For too long, the evangelical community has treated sexual fantasies and sexual…
For too long, the evangelical community has treated sexual fantasies and sexual struggles as something to condemn. Addressing sexual fantasies through the lens of abhorrent behavior intensifies shame and therefore deepens your involvement in the…
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5 Ways Sex Gets Better After Giving Up Porn
Everyone wants to have better sex, right? No one explained to me…
Everyone wants to have better sex, right? No one explained to me before marriage how pornography use would affect my sex life. Everyone said it was bad, but no one really said why. As far…
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Women Are Daughters, Not Objects
I’m a very outnumbered man in my household. My wife and I…
I’m a very outnumbered man in my household. My wife and I had our third daughter this summer, to go along with our 3- and 5-year-olds. Even my dog is a girl! I am deeply…
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3 Principles to Protect Your Kids from Porn Addiction
“The sins of a father are passed down to three of four…
“The sins of a father are passed down to three of four generations ” (Exodus 20:5). We see this played out daily as porn or sex addiction often trickle down from our grandfathers to ourselves and eventually to…
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Feeling Trapped? 3 Action Steps to Overcome Temptation
The Apostle Paul screams out at the end of Romans 7,“Wretched man…
The Apostle Paul screams out at the end of Romans 7,“Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?” Those words resonate with you, don’t they? He feels like…
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How to Steer Clear of Porn When Intimacy Is Lacking
“The ultimate pleasure you and I seek is intimacy, and the ultimate…
“The ultimate pleasure you and I seek is intimacy, and the ultimate intimacy is with God.” –Ravi Zacharias A great need of the human heart is connection. We long to belong, to rest in the…