Today, I’ve transcribed a simple video that highlights the critical distinction between love and lust.…
Tag: pornography
Absent porn and masturbation, a man’s sexual urges drive him to go out and interact…
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle. Sun Tzu, The Art Of War
To my mind, porn is a public health crisis for the damage the habit does…
I like to think of excuses when things don’t work out in life. Excuses help…
Samson, Solomon, and David went out of there way to have inappropriate relationships with women…
Fantasy refers to an alternative reality that an individual creates to fulfill some psychological need.…
Human outcomes are shaped by nurture more than they are by nature. This is due…
Today, I want to share three short educational clips that Fight The New Drug (FTND)…
For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living…
Addiction is an attempt to escape suffering temporarily. Gabor Mate
Gratitude quenches the fire of lust. A thankful spirit destroys the driving passion for sex…
Fear is omni-present in nature. Everywhere you look, people, animals, and organisms die as a…
Lust takes something that is beautiful (sex, intimacy, relationships), and makes it worthless. Walk In…
Thanks to pornography, a man can have a brothel in his own home. Steve Gallagher
Getting and staying free from lust requires hard work and dedication. The truth is that…
A memory is the legacy of an experience. Corrupt experiences create bad memories. Wholesome experiences…
Don’t let a temporary temptation do permanent damage to your heart, mind, and relationships. Walk…
The title of this post is inspired by a famous Biblical Proverb, “He who finds…
If I have a migraine headache, the functioning of my entire body is impaired. I…
Porn isn’t real sex. Cocaine isn’t real energy. Alcohol isn’t real courage. Gambling isn’t real…
Freedom is having the power to do what you want but only choosing what benefits…
Quick note I wanted to send out letting you know a new article will be…
When scientists analyze people who appear to have tremendous self-control, it turns out those individuals…
Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the…
Wanted to give you guys a quick update! As some of you already know, I…
Purity is not a static list of what I have and haven’t done. It is…
Freedom isn’t about having the opportunity to satisfy every impulse; it’s about having the strength…
The following is a guest post submitted by user John David Contreras Abello. Achieving personal…
The areas of our greatest struggle have the biggest and most immediate impact on our…
The internet has made it possible to do things that would have been a pipe…
Today I want to invite you all to contribute to the community in a major…
We like to think we are in the driver’s seat of our lives. We make…
Granted libido plays a big part in the reproductive process—it supplies the lion’s share of…
You may have seen my other post on sexual transmutation. Sexual transmutation is about taking…
I grew up watching Lamar Odom play basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was…
Dopamine is a neurochemical that increases in anticipation of pleasure. It has been termed the…
We live in a sex-crazed culture. And it isn’t because people today are any worse…
We talk a lot about how porn affects people’s character and relationships. But it also…
Proverbs 7 is one of the most famous passages in the Bible on overcoming temptation.…
Last week, we featured psychologist Ralph Smart talking about why he stopped watching pornography. This…
How does belief in God, or faith, factor into the struggle for purity? Every believer…
Ralph Smart is a famous YouTube vlogger, psychologist, and author of Feel Alive. The book…
Today I want to share the testimony of a vlogger named Montell Fish. Montell was…
The benefits of NoFap are well-attested. NoFappers report having greater energy and drive to be…
Covenant Eyes is a business that provides internment filtering and accountability services. The software limits…
In life, it helps to have role models you can look up to. People who…
It’s been estimated that the average adult makes about 35,000 remotely conscious decisions every day…
Gratitude is the difference between what we think we deserve and what we receive. The…
There’s the effects porn has on our hearts. There’s the effects porn has on our…
The term addiction gets thrown around a lot, but the truth is its meaning is…
Mark’s first exposure to porn took place at a young age. And just like so…
Last week, I commented on the story of Joseph in the Bible. Joseph’s behavior is…
We talk a lot about the individual and relational problems associated with porn. Most people…
Elizabeth Smart’s horrific story began on the night of June 5, 2002 in an upscale…
Gary Wilson is an expert on the neurochemistry of addiction, mating, and bonding. He gave…
Many times we want change, but we don’t want change more than we want to…
In the 1980’s, Greg moved to California to become an actor. When the writer’s strike…
Besides the Bible, Heath Lambert’s Finally Free is my all-time favorite book on sexual purity.…
On January 24th, 1989, serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair after being…
Can you imagine life without porn? A lot of people can’t–they have been hooked for…
For Eli Nash, it all started with a lingerie magazine that arrived in the mailbox…
Porn affects people at every level in society, even those with fame and fortune who…
I’ve experimented with a number of disciplines over the years to become a better version…
Being successful in any area of life has a lot to do with the environment…
Addiction is a decision. An individual wants something, whatever that something is, and makes a…
It’s always easier to avoid temptation than to resist it. Randy Alcorn, The Purity Principle
People who quit pornography often feel good that they are no longer supporting an industry…
There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short,…
We feature John Piper a lot on this site because he has spoken extensively about…
In this article, I want to expand on a thought that came up in The…
Society is slowly, but surely, wising up to the detriments of pornography. Pornography’s been compared…
It is a common misconception that only religious people have an interest in quitting pornography,…
Have you ever felt like a slave to your phone? All my phone has to…
Pornography is often compared to a drug, so it isn’t shocking that other people have…
I’ve never heard of anyone who quit porn and later regretted it. Granted, it can…
If you ask 100 people this question, you’ll probably get 100 different answers. People will…
Pornography is the drug of choice for a lot of people in the 21st century,…
Bible Verses On Lust (Download) (ESV): Job 31:1-4: “I have made a covenant with my…
My mentor recently said something that I found thought-provoking. He said only two things in…
The root issue of pornography is often something other than pornography itself. This is especially…
We’ve already talked about the importance of having a positive life vision in the battle…
Today I want to talk about a somewhat unusual topic–an intriguing side effect, let’s say,…
There are defensive and offensive strategies for overcoming lust. An example of a defensive strategy…
Some people that think when they get married, their desire to watch porn will suddenly…
One of the hardest things anyone can acknowledge is that they have a problem. We…
The internet is the most powerful invention of the 20th century. I can’t think of…
Anger is overrated, and so is “righteous anger.” Yes, there are certain moments that naturally…
Porn is addictive because it supplies instant gratification. And feeling good isn’t easy to come…
What goes on in the mind always precedes what goes on in the world. And…
Terry Crews is a man of many talents. Per his Wikipedia, he is an actor,…
The mass consumption of pornography is a relatively recent phenomenon made possible by the internet.…
The title of this article is a quote I recently heard that resonated with me.…
John Bevere is a best-selling author, conference speaker, and international evangelist. He is the author…
