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‘Tis the Season to be Tempted!
I love Christmas time. It’s magical. I love decorating the tree, putting up lights, and buying (as well as getting) presents. I love to say “Merry Christmas” to clerks at the store. “‘Tis the season to...
View ArticleThe Secret to Beating Porn Addiction
“You have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God…Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”...
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How Porn is Keeping Men from Marriage
As porn use has skyrocketed, the average age of first marriages has increased to 27 for women and 29 for men. For starters, this means we’re waiting longer for marriage at a time when our culture makes...
View ArticleThe Missing Link in Porn Addiction Recovery
In my last two videos I laid out a biblical framework for overcoming pornography addiction, and I gave five nuts-and-bolts strategies to give feet to these ideas. In this video I tie these concepts...
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3 Keys to Life Beyond Porn
Hopelessness is an overwhelming emotion. It can completely block out the light at the end of the tunnel. Thoughts of surrender, running away, fear, shame and more run through your mind. As I reflect on...
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Fear, Frustration and Fighting Porn
Many people struggle with an addiction to porn. When I was addicted to pornography, one of my trigger points that led to temptation was frustration. Whether directed toward a family member, friend, or...
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How I Fight Porn Images in My Mind
I was suddenly filled with panic. I clicked to see the profile of someone who started following me on a social media site, only to see a naked picture of her blasted right in front of my eyes. I...
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I’ll Stop Watching Porn When…
All through middle school, I thought, I’ll stop watching porn when I get in high school. I was convinced that older guys didn’t need to watch it. When I made it to high school, my plan became to no...
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How Porn is Keeping Men from Marriage (Part 2)
This two-part series begins with this question: What if porn not only makes it more difficult to wait for sex, but also makes it more difficult to get married? If you, or someone you know, want to be...
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Why You Should Give Up Porn This Lent
The famous Lenten 40 days are just a couple days away. It’s a time of repentance, fasting and preparation leading up to Easter. Let’s be honest, do you know what spiritual observance you’ll be doing...
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Lust, Loneliness and Love on Valentine’s Day
Few things can rival the anticipation of experiencing love (or romance) than the thought of Valentine’s Day. Last year during February there were 8.4 million searches on Google by people looking to...
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How Porn Poisoned a Jewish Atheist and How Jesus Set Him Free
In 1971, when I had just turned 14 years old, I got up the nerve to ask my dad if I could have a subscription to Playboy Magazine if I paid for it with my own money. I intentionally picked a moment...
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Have You Been Fighting the Wrong Issue?
A doctor walks into the treatment room to tend to a patient, “What seems to be the problem?” “Well,” says the man sheepishly, “Every time I remove this Band-Aid to put a numbing agent on my open,...
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Confessing Porn with Father Mike
I had the chance to talk with a Catholic priest friend of mine about the issue of pornography and ask if, by his observations, this problem has worsened in his 13 years of ministry. So, Fr. Mike. How...
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How to Ruin Your Sex Life Before You are Even Married!
Want a great sex life for 20–30–50 years of marriage? Here are some principles that will affect the end results! After many years working with youth and counseling families, my husband and I have seen...
View ArticleThe Four Stages of Temptation
Recently I introduced this series of the porn addiction cycle and why it is so complicated and difficult to get out of this seemingly never-ending turmoil. I mentioned how James states in Chapter 1,...
View ArticleThe Deadly Cycle of Pornography
In my last video I talked about the cycle of temptation, applying it specifically to pornography. If you haven’t gotten a chance to look at it go ahead and watch last week’s video. If you are finding...
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Why an Abused Addict is Now Cultivating Innocence
I was raised an evangelical Christian, and I always heard secrets would be shouted from the rooftops when Jesus returns. As a preteen, I thought that would come through someone stumbling upon my...
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Struggling through Lent? You can finish strong.
New Year’s is the one time of the year that both Christians and non-Christians alike make resolutions to change their way of life, whether it’s losing weight, cleaning out their closets or planning a...
View ArticleIdols of the Heart (Part 1)
In the last few videos in this series, I talked about the cycle of temptation, applying it specifically to pornography. We looked at James 1:12-15. If you haven’t had a chance to watch the other videos...
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