The first 8 years of Troy and Melissa’s marriage were horrible because of Troy’s sexual addiction. As God healed them—Troy from his addiction and Melissa from betrayal trauma—they developed a passion for helping other couples. From this, their ministry, HopeQuest, was born. Troy and Melissa recently sat down with our…
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Porn and the Elephant
Recently, some front-line workers who fight against pornography addictions have noticed how some unique factors, which are seemingly disconnected from porn, have helped contribute to successfully quitting porn. Two people stand out. The first is Jay Stringer, a licensed mental health counselor, ordained minister, and frequent Covenant Eyes blog contributor.…
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Scholarship Winner: A Story of Victory Over Porn
This story is the winner of the 2021 Kenneth Bowen scholarship. Each year Covenant Eyes awards thousands of scholarship dollars to students who demonstrate a desire to live free of porn. Under the Divine Gaze Six years. That is how old I was at my first exposure to pornography. I can…
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Dallas Jenkins On Overcoming Pornography
Dallas Jenkins is a writer, producer, and director, best known as the mind behind The Chosen, the popular TV series depicting the life of Jesus. What you may not know about Jenkins is his story of overcoming pornography, and the role that Covenant Eyes and personal accountability have played in…
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Women Are Daughters, Not Objects
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 in love with each of my daughters. It’s hard to believe my oldest is almost…
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Day 2: Lead With the Relationship, Not the Tech
In the 1960s, psychologist Diana Baumrind identified two essential qualities for raising healthy children: “parental demandingness” and “parental responsiveness.” Using these two qualities, she and her team developed a grid for understanding parenting styles: Our goal as parents is to be Authoritative—safe and understanding people for our kids to come talk…
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My Personal Purity Battle Plan: 28 Things I Try to Never Forget
I’ve learned the hard way that pornography addiction will never be broken unless there’s genuine biblical repentance, and I’ve also learned the hard way that genuine biblical repentance always requires radical life changes. To break the chains of pornography addiction, I had to go beyond the never-ending cycle of sin-guilt-shame-sorrow-confession-rededication-repeat.…
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The Secrets to Effective Prayer Against Pornography
John 14:14, Jesus tells his followers that if they ask God for anything in his name, he will do it. Why then does it seem like God is ignoring your prayers? Especially prayers for things that are truly good and God-honoring, like: “Dear God, please let me be free from…
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5 Steps to Implement Safe Haven Sunday in Your Parish
Regardless of the size of a parish, the role of the parish priest and his leadership team is essentially the same: the salvation of souls. This is the sole reason for the Incarnation, Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord. And we as leaders of the Church are on a…
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Day 18: 5 Secrets to Walking in the Spirit
For the follower of Christ, the ultimate goal is not merely “quitting pornography.” If merely modifying behavior was the most important thing, there are any number of psychological tips and tricks one can use. But for Christians, the true goal is to be remade by God Himself into the image of the…
