This post has been updated as of February 2021. Many men don’t realize how damaging pornography is to their wives. Most will admit their wives don’t approve of it. However, this is often because they believe their wives simply view it as “dirty.” Women’s reasons for despising pornography go deeper.…
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Do you have the motivation it takes to quit porn?
“Quitting smoking is easy. I’ve done it a couple of dozen times,” captures well the pattern of trying to change any unwanted but enjoyable behavior. We want to, but we don’t. We’re motivated, but we’re not. We think we should, but wish people would just leave us alone. This mindset…
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Falling into Temptation vs. Running into Temptation
With pornography so easily accessible, and each of us with the option to walk this dark path, what’s to stop us from giving in the times we feel aroused or want to take our minds off of the current stress and difficulties we are facing in our lives? The plethora…
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10 Indisputable Rules to Guide Your Recovery From Porn
Thousands of books have been written on the subject of addiction and recovery. In just a few minutes on your smart device, you can find dozens of resources: therapists, seminars, 12-step groups, and conferences. In my quest to learn all I can about recovery, I have earned a Master’s Degree…
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Pastor Arrested in Internet Sex Sting Operation
A Dallas-area pastor, Joe Barron, was arrested in an Internet sex sting this past weekend. Undercover officers posing as a 13 year-old girl had been communicating online with Barron for about two weeks. Their conversations had been sexual in nature. Barron suggested meeting the girl in person. He then drove…
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Teaching Kids About the Illusion of Pornography
The pornography industry has permeated the American culture at a speed that no one could have imagined over the past ten years. With the introduction of cybersex, the devastating consequences are now playing out through escalating cases of sexual addiction, marriages failing, and careers collapsing; consequently, a generation of young…
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Lamar Odom and His Journey to Overcome Porn
In the summer of 2019, two-time NBA champion, Olympic medalist, and reality TV star Lamar Odom announced he was giving up porn. His new girlfriend, Sabrina Parr, told him he had to remove it from his life to make him a better person and to improve their relationship. They didn’t…
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Creating Church Policies That Help Your Staff Overcome Porn
This post has been updated as of March 5, 2021. I was listening to a podcast from a popular megachurch. Instead of the usual welcome, the senior pastor used the first five minutes of the podcast to tell the thousands of subscribers that church leadership had recently discovered that one…
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In Prison for Child Porn: Don’t let this happen to you
We received an e-mail from a woman recently with her brother’s story. The man writing chooses to remain anonymous, but he wanted to share his message with our readers. This blog is about honest discussions. What I’m about to tell you is as honest as it gets. I lost everything…
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How Do I Kick a Masturbation Addiction? (For Women)
It’s time to address a taboo topic: female masturbation addiction. For quite a while now, masturbation has been a gray area of Christian sexuality. It is fairly “accepted” for men and rarely discussed among women. It gets to sneak around under the name “natural sexual release.” Natural is not a…