Overcoming Porn Addiction Confront your offending spouse with love and honesty (Ephesians 4:15). Confess your sins to each other and forgive one another, each owning up to your part (James 5:16). Get help from a trusted pastor or professional counselor (Proverbs 15:22). Learn to enjoy each other; date each other weekly (Proverbs 5:15). Be accountable…
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Caught in the Web of Pornography
How an “innocent” interest can build into intense addiction. by Carol McGalliard Pornography. Just the harmless pastime of curious boys and sex-deprived men — or so I thought. My perception of pornography changed dramatically when a friend e-mailed me about a personal crisis: She had just discovered her husband’s addiction to Internet porn. He confessed…
Read moreCaught in the Web – Where to seek help
If you or someone you know is struggling with pornography, the following organizations offer help for overcoming addiction and for helping an addict’s family cope with the devastation. SA-Sexaholics Anonymous A national 12-step program for sexual addicts and sexual offenders. Mostly males attending. (615) 370-6062; www.sa.org S-AnonNational 12-Step program for spouses of sexual addicts and…
Read moreBetrayed
The raw reality of a husband’s deception. by Annette Evans as told to Carol McGalliard I stared in the mirror at the bruises covering my thighs, abdomen, and breasts, then crumpled onto my bed. Those dark bruises on my body were nothing compared to the darkness that blanketed my heart. How could I have…
Read moreThe Cost of “Coming Out”
by Terry Murphy Why does it seem so few people come forward for healing from homosexuality? Why do some simply declare it cannot be done and resist even trying? Because “coming out” carries a price a price many homosexuals aren’t willing to pay. If we understand the cost of coming out of homosexuality,…
Read moreHomosexual Delivered
How low can one person go? by Tim Sutherland* as told to Muriel Larson Pulling my arm back, I heaved a brick through the jewelry store window. A burglar alarm stunned me with its loud, insistent ring. I jumped through the broken window and began filling my pillowcase with jewelry. I was desperate, driven…
Read moreAll Things Made New
by Barbara Swallow as told to Terry Murphy The snow was falling as my husband and I drove through the Jemez Mountains in New Mexico. Some snow covered the ground, but we were driving well-traveled roads; I knew from experience that there was no danger of getting stranded. Why, then, the rising panic in…
Read moreLessons from the Titanic
by John Meakin “She was the largest and most luxurious ship afloat. On her maiden voyage, she epitomized the leading edge of the technology of the time, inspiring awe and wonder. With her 16 watertight compartments, she was thought to be unsinkable; in fact, when one of her deckhands was asked at the beginning…
Read moreWhen God Stopped an Abortion
The creative ways of the Creator in protecting life. by Janet Brown I was unmarried and pregnant. I knew abortion was wrong, but my boyfriend, Bob, insisted I have one. He was a musician, a “free spirit” who didn’t want to be tied down with children. I, on the other hand, had been raised…
Read moreSilent Storm
Finding a voice in the present forwhat happened in the past. by Julie A. Christenson The menacing topic came up in college. I arrived late to class and spotted the bright red letters penned on the dry erase board: ABORTION. Great, just great, I thought, taking my seat. As the discussion unfolded, I took…
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