It’s the thing nobody in the church wants to talk about. But it kills more marriages, drains more hearts, and ends more ministries than anything else. It’s the elephant in the church–pornography. The church has only three available responses: ignore it, condemn it, or address it. We have chosen to…
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Covenant Eyes vs X3Watch Pro: Internet Accountability Software Comparison
The information in this post has been changed since it was originally published. The software features mentioned in this post were outdated (for both X3watch Pro and Covenant Eyes), so we decided to take the information down to avoid confusion. As a general rule, Covenant Eyes does not want to…
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False Love: Overcoming Sexual Sin (Step 6)
Martin Luther’s very first words to the church when he began the Reformation were: “When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, ‘Repent’ (Matthew 4:17), he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.” When we’ve struggled deeply with pornography or other sexual sins, God calls us…
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iPorn: Are Your Kids At Risk?
A lot of kids blow out birthday candles wishing for an iPod touch, but should a parent deliver the goods? Should your family use an iPhone or an iPad? Answer: Not without setting restrictions. Recently, a dad who is a Covenant Eyes member discovered just how painful an iPod can…
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The Mortification of Sin (Part 9 of 15)
It’s enough to drive a man crazy It’ll break a man’s faith It’s enough to make him wonder If he’s been sane When he’s bleating for comfort From Thy staff and Thy rod And the heavens’ only answer Is the silence of God – Andrew Peterson – Have you ever…
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An Update on Covenant Eyes Android Services
In December, we told you that Google informed a large list of developers, including us, that we would no longer be able to use Android’s accessibility feature to monitor and filter Android devices. Simultaneously, updates to the Android operating system started causing periodic coverage gaps for Covenant Eyes’ Android service.…
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3 Phases of Freedom
“Who wants a healthy snack?” It’s fun to see how people respond to this question. You often have people on one end of the spectrum who turn up their nose at the very thought of something healthy touching their lips. Then there are the people who decide to live a healthier…
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Pleasuring Ourselves to Death
How Porn Harms Us A month ago a standing-room-only crowd attended a briefing on Capitol Hill to listen to several researchers summarize their findings about how pornography harms men, women, children, and culture. Below is a portion of that briefing, featuring Mary Anne Layden, Ph.D. (Please note: this video contains…
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Be Careful Little Eyes What You See: Every Child is in Danger of Pornography and It Can Scar Them for Life
by Brittany Glynn The facts are disturbing, but it’s time for parents to wake up and take critical steps necessary to protect their children from the dangers of pornography. Children’s minds are very impressionable to new stimuli. According to Dr. A. S. Gilinsky, they pass through very sensitive stages of…
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Death by Love: Addiction and Atonement
The following is a summary of Mark Driscoll’s presentation, “Death by Love. Addiction and Atonement.” Mark is the preaching and speaking pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, ranked “the second most prolific church planting church in America” by Outreach magazine. Seattle magazine named Mark one of the twenty-five most…