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Imagine what you could accomplish with a system in place for establishing goals, monitoring them, and helping you make adjustments along the way. Accountability offers this—and much more. Accountability isn’t a “fun” word. We often hear it in a negative context. And it’s counter-intuitive for us to seek accountability. However,…
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Being an ally isn’t easy. We sign up to be allies because we want to support our friend in their battle with porn. They trusted us enough to reach out for help, after all, and we want to make sure we aren’t letting them down. Still, as much as we…
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At Covenant Eyes, we look to James 5:16 as one of the key biblical passages about accountability. Here it is: “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed.” But what does this verse tell us about accountability? If we look…
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The Covenant Eyes Podcast team recently sat down with Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church and president of Acts 29. They talked with Pastor Matt about his recent leave of absence from ministry, what he’s learned about accountability, and the importance of being fully known. You can listen to…
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It has happened too many times to count: professing Christians have defended the use of porn as a tool for truth and beauty. That may sound like an absurd statement, but it is not unfounded. In order to properly illuminate the problem, we need to address something that will initially…
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Privacy is under attack. Recent stories about large technology organizations who have compromised our personal, private information have made all of us more careful about what we share. Employees at Covenant Eyes see these stories too. Now, let’s be honest. The entire premise behind accountability is to give up some…
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As parents, we care deeply about our children. We want them to thrive in school and grow up healthy, strong, and smart. But we’re also often overly optimistic about our kids being “good kids” who would never seek out porn. The problem is, our kids don’t have to seek out…
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The following is adapted from Your Brain on Porn, a free ebook available from Covenant Eyes. The Bible does not describe us merely as wayward, broken, or needing a moral boost but as those who are dead in sin (Ephesians 2:1). Dead men and women do not just need recovery;…
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For many young people, “accountability” might sound like a code word for “my parents are spying on me.” But recently I heard from three students who expressed a very different perspective. Three of this year’s scholarship applicants relate their experiences growing up with accountability in the home, and the important…
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Given my husband’s attraction to other women over the years, it was almost a given that someone would later ask me, “Have you ever cheated on your husband?” My answer: “No, I have never cheated on my husband, and for a long time I thought it was because I was…
