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Monthly Archives: October, 2021

How Long Does It Take To Reboot From Porn (Frank Rich)

Science says that our brains are plastic, which means they change and adapt in response to new input, for better or worse. This is...

Saint Augustine’s Battle Against Lust and Fight for Joy (John Piper)

John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For more than thirty years, he served as pastor...

Christian Quote #105: Fasting Strengthens Men

Fasting begets prophets and strengthens strong men. Fasting makes lawgivers wise; it is the soul’s safeguard, the body’s trusted comrade, the armor of the...

Its Desire Is Contrary To You, But You Must Rule Over It

Does the title of this post sound familiar? These are the immortal words of God to Cain, before he committed the Bible's first murder....

The Relationship Between Trauma And Addiction (Gabor Mate)

Today, I want to share a short clip by the medical doctor Gabor Mate on the root cause of addiction--trauma. I think his take...

Christian Quote #104: Pearls Before Swine

I know exactly what Jesus meant when he said “Do not cast your pearls before swine.” Some people cannot appreciate beautiful things in life....

Christian Loving-Kindness (Metta) Meditation To Increase My Capacity For Love

Christians often get weirded out by the topic of meditation. I'm not really sure why. The Bible says to meditate on God's word day...

Cultural Quote #166: Treat The Cause, Not Just The Symptom..

When we treat the symptom and not its cause, we delay its inevitable return. For example, if I have a lust issue rooted in...

Christian Quote #103: Overcoming Evil

When we overcome evil, we are no longer burdened by it. Walk In Integrity

Cultural Quote #165: Never Let This Offend You

Never be offended if you are not invited somewhere you didn’t want to go anyway. Sometimes our pride will have us feel an emotion...

Cultural Quote #164: Anti-Disciplines

Fasting is the antithesis of instant gratification. You sacrifice feeling good now to feel even better later. Addictions, temptations, bad habits, etc. are all...

Cultural Quote #163: Brokenness

Isn’t it ironic that we often must be broken down before we can be built up? Exercise creates stress before it relieves it. Exercise...

The Spiritual Roots of Pornography (Gary Hewins)

Everything a believer does has spiritual implications. This is especially true of the sexual area, which is fundamental to who we are as human...

Christian Quote #102: Fasting As Waste Management

The first thing you realize when you start fasting is how much of a sinner you are. As the junk and dependency of the...

Christian Quote #101: The Presence of God

When you are in the presence of God, it is easier to do right than to do wrong.Steve Gallagher Walk In Integrity

Cultural Quote #162: The Nuclear Bomb To Defeat Lust

Fasting is the nuclear bomb in the battle against lust. It’s not that you can’t defeat lust without it, but fasting is a powerful...

Daily Accountability: The Petal-Thorn-Stem Method

I've written several articles on accountability because accountability is super important in life. Accountability is the mechanism that keeps us moving toward our goals,...

Cultural Quote #161: Lust Is Energy Inefficient

Lust exhausts energy that could otherwise be devoted to building meaningful relationships with others. It follows that every act of lust is an act...

Cultural Quote #160: Judging Others

If you knew how hard that person’s life was, maybe you would judge them a little less for their mistakes. Walk In Integrity

Christian Quote #100: Adapt Or Die

People who think they can change a romantic partner are naive. People who think they can change God are straight fools. In either case,...

Christian Quote #99: The One Guarantee In Life

Our relationship with God is the only relationship guaranteed to work if we do our part. Walk In Integrity

How To Heal Your Brain From Pornography Use (Dr. Trish Leigh)

Today, I want to share an insightful video by Dr. Trish Leigh that I've transcribed down below. In it, Dr. Leigh shares two steps...

Cultural Quote #159: Fight For Your Family

A man/woman who will fight for his/her present family will fight for his/her future family. Walk In Integrity

Cultural Quote #158: Pain and Beliefs

It’s amazing how beliefs change as pain gets processed. Walk In Integrity

Cultural Quote #157: Faith

Our problem is never a lack of faith. A man who doubts miracles has no less faith in the natural order than a man...

Toughness Is The Ability To Go Without

A wise man once said, “Life is a challenge.” All of us face fresh challenges every day, and most of us deal with lingering...

Cultural Quote #156: The Ethics Of Lifestyle

Not taking care of our health is selfish when there are people who depend on us. It reduces the probability we will be around...

Cultural Quote #155: Knowledge

Instead of buying your children all the things you never had, you should teach them all the things you were never taught. Material wears...

Cultural Quote #154: The Lowest Form Of Connection

The lowest form of connection is connection based on shared hatred, dislike, disgust, or criticism. A connection whose lifeblood is negative energy is a...

Cultural Quote #153: Overthinking Is Not The Problem

The problem isn’t that we overthink. People can think (and talk) day and night and still feel good. In fact, our brains never stop...

Cultural Quote #152: An Apology To Self?

Integrity starts with self, because how we treat ourselves is the basis for how we treat others. Some of us owe ourselves an apology...

NTP Text Message: Consequences (10.01.21)

Let’s imagine that your water were contaminated with a carcinogen (cancer-causing agent). You don’t know it, and so you drink it every day, month...

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