Category: Pornography

A painful walk toward healing. by Amber Piper*   I was a seven-year-old cutie when I discovered my dad’s pornography. I had seen porn before at my uncle’s house. While it cut my female core, it fit my uncle’s character. He was a terrible man, so I could expect him to have this terrible thing…

The freedom of forsaking sin and walking in truth. by Joyce Barnhart   I was dusting the top shelf when I found it: a brown paper bag resting neatly on top of a row of theology books. Ironic, in hindsight. Intrigued by the mysterious bag, I lifted it off the shelf and examined the contents….

Underestimating the power of porn. by Roger Evans as told to Carol McGalliard   I stood behind my bedroom door, fists clenched. “I’ll show them,” I vowed. “I’ll show them I don’t need them. I’ll show them I can get what I need all by myself.” Powerful vows for a-six-year-old, but I was already convinced…

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…

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…