A week or so ago I received an e-mail from a man whose wife passed away recently. They had been married for nearly 40 years. In his loneliness, he says, he fantasizes about times of intimacy with his wife and masturbates. He knows it would be wrong to fantasize about anyone else,…
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Myth: Porn Use Is Nothing More Than a Religiously Motivated Moral Issue
Christians and other religious individuals are widely known for opposing pornography for all kinds of moral reasons. I happen to be one of them, so when I tell people I’m getting ready to publish a whole book about the ills of pornography, many people assume I’m primarily speaking to fellow…
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Why Marital Sex Is Better Than Porn
The following is an excerpt from our free e-book, The Porn Circuit: Understand Your Brain and Break Porn Habits in 90 Days. The pornified brain sounds a lot like Mick Jagger; it can’t get no satisfaction. On the surface it sounds absurd. Pornography offers endless opportunities for arousal. If a…
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“Not Even a Hint” of Sexual Immorality? A Word to Those Who Like Porn
“But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.” – Ephesians 5:3 I was awakened to this verse when I read Every Man’s Battle by Fred Stoeker and Stephen…
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5 Lessons Every Dad Needs to Teach His Son About Lust
by Chris Spradlin 5. The “10:13 Principle” “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you…
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13 Ways Porn Will Ruin Your Life Before You Realize It
Pornography is a killer. Whether it is viewed sporadically or our indulgences are a daily (or hourly) occurrence, it will within time prove to be the death of all that is good. We are often blinded to this reality because we typically do not experience consequences over night. The repercussions…
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“In You, O Porn, I Take Refuge”: 3 Reasons Pornography is Sinful
Religion and sex are are popularly perceived as mortal enemies. Biblical ethics teach a restricted view of sexuality: sex finds its proper place in marriage and nowhere else. Compared to the values of the Sexual Revolution, Christianity is perceived as anti-sex, backwards, and prudish. But Biblical ethics do not stem from…
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Why Porn Hurts Marriages (and why marital sex is so much hotter than porn)
Porn argues that variety is the spice of life, but studies show that long-term sexual intimacy with a spouse is much more satisfying. Porn tries to convince people that more porn and more partners brings satisfaction. But a 2011 study of long-term committed relationships (with a median duration of 25…
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Every Time I Confess My Sin is a Victory
Throughout high school, I struggled with porn and masturbation. I knew it was a problem, but at the time I cared about my pleasure and satisfaction. I felt guilt and shame, but that just led me further into the dark and I hid my sin. Senior year of high school,…
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Parents Make Little Headway in Porn Prevention Without Honesty
In my experience parents often become ineffective helping their children avoid pornography when they discover how honest they must be for that process to actually work. I’m not talking about the child’s honesty, but the parent’s. Too many parents have embraced a refusal to be real with their children as…