The current message trending is, “Do what you need to do in order to avoid pain.” The world we live in is confused about the meaning of feelings, the role of feelings, and who gets to feel what feelings. Since our capacity for sexual purity is so closely connected to our emotional health, this conversation […]
One Word
How are you doing maintaining the New Year’s resolutions you established in January? The fact that we’re in a new decade may have added some pressure to making those resolutions even better than ever. But, maybe just maybe, your resolutions are… not working. Personally, I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. Instead, I like choosing […]
To Those Struggling with Sexual Sin: What You Need Most
If you’re struggling compulsively with an unwanted sexual behavior, you may have a difficult time receiving the thing you most need. Mike certainly did. I met with Mike a few months ago and listened as he talked about his love of God and his intense desire to share the truth of Jesus with a lost […]
3 Mistakes You Might Be Making with Your Accountability Partners
Quitting pornography (or any unwanted sexual habit) is tough, no doubt about it. But accountability partners make it tougher than it has to be when they slip into one or more of these three mistakes—or rather, these three pairs of mistakes, because for each mistake, there’s an opposite that’s just as problematic. Take a look […]
Worse than What the Horse Said
Imagine for a moment a father sits down on the couch next to his five-year-old daughter, who is watching one of her favorite cartoons, a show about a little girl and her talking horse. In the middle of the show, the horse turns to the little girl and says firmly, “Girls are clueless, so if […]
When Lying Voices Crowd Around You
The noise is getting louder. We live in a world full of voices making claims. Claims about what car is the most reliable. Claims about which diet plan is the healthiest. Claims about who has the right to what land. Claims about who should lead. Wars have been fought over such things. They still are. […]
