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Accountability: The Golden Ticket to Life- Special Guest Davin Granroth,...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 15:43:24 GMT

There are many porn addiction resources out there that give great tips for overcoming porn. But what is the key ingredient to success when it comes to Christian porn recovery?

Key topics covered in this episode:

The hidden secret behind accountability
Attacking the many tentacles of pornography
The generational curse that must be broken

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Guest Bio:

Davin Granroth has been working for Covenant Eyes for 14 years and has been in his current position as President and Chief Operating Officer for nearly eight of those. He has helped design corporate strategy and structure, business models, vision, and culture, which has consistently led Covenant Eyes to be on the Inc 5000 11 times since 2010, a remarkably rare feat.

Davin has a passion for Covenant Eyes to be world-class because of seeing the incredibly destructive effects that pornography has on lives and relationships, crossing generations.

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Finding lasting freedom from porn in the deep, healing power of the Gospel...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 21:08:56 GMT

Noah Filipiak is the founding pastor of Mosaic Church in urban Grand Rapids, MI. He is the co-founder of New Humanity, a multi-ethnic church planting network focused on urban community development. He is the author of Beyond the Battle: A man’s guide to his identity in Christ in an oversexualized world is the host of The Flip Side Podcast, blogs at noahfilipiak.com, and is on the Covenant Eyes blogging team. Noah is a graduate of Cornerstone University and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He and his wife Jen have three daughters. He is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @noahfilipiak.

Men can join a 7-week online group with Noah to experience how to overcome pornography, lust, and fantasy. After the 7 weeks, alumni get to join a weekly accountability Zoom session with Noah. Sign up at www.beyondthebattle.net. Beyond the Battle: A man’s guide to his identity in Christ in an oversexualized world - The book includes a free 40-day devotional and free video small group curriculum. https://www.noahfilipiak.com/booking/

It Wasn’t that Bad – Understanding Sexual Compulsivity in Good Families with...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:12:05 GMT

“It Wasn’t That Bad – Understanding Sexual Addiction in ‘Good Families’”

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Greg Miller and review his findings from research his team conducted on men who use pornography. We also discuss his organization, Faithful and True, and how they have helpful programs for men and their spouses.

Learn more about Faithful and True here: https://faithfulandtrue.com/

Greg Miller, with his wife Beth, started Thrive Resources in 2011 working with individuals and couples who are struggling with various forms of coping and addiction and are wanting spiritual guidance. Greg has served as the Director of the Men’s Journey Workshops with Faithful and True in Eden Prairie, MN since 2009.

Greg received his Master of Divinity Degree from Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY and his Doctor of Ministry Degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.

Greg has served on a church staff in North Carolina and Illinois. Greg and Beth have been married for 30 years and currently live in Chicago, IL. They have 2 sons – Jacob and Caleb. Beth and Greg also have Lucy, a rescue dog.

Porn Myth #2—Porn Is Glamorous

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:13:24 GMT

To read Matt Fradd's interview with former Playboy producer Donny Pauling, go to https://www.covenanteyes.com/hardcore-truth/

4 Ways Porn Warps the Male Brain

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:15:12 GMT

We’ve often heard men say, “I love looking at porn. Besides it doesn’t hurt anything. It’s only fantasy. What’s the problem?” Now, you may not have a moral problem with porn, but many are starting to have a medical problem with it. The more we study the impact of porn on the male brain, the more men are starting to think twice about porn being a harmless pastime.

Learn more in The Porn Circuit: Free E-book on the Science of Porn Use http://cvnteyes.co/2qf2C2l.

Myth: Lads' Mags Don't Count as Porn

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:54:06 GMT

In the UK they are called “lads mags.” In the U.S. they are called men’s “lifestyle magazines.” I’m not talking about your typical fitness magazine, but the one’s that routinely showcase women in erotic poses on the front. Many people argue magazines like this aren’t really “porn.”

Myth: To Be Anti-Porn Is to Be Anti-Sex

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:47:38 GMT

It is not uncommon today to hear people say they are for pornography, not necessarily because they consume it or like it themselves, but because it is a free expression of sexuality, and this should be encouraged. To discourage it or speak against it is to be, in some way, anti-sex.

Several decades ago the term “sex-positive feminism” was coined. Many feminists at the time were saying pornography was an example of violence against women, but the so-called sex-positive feminists replied saying, “When porn portrays a woman who enjoys sex, why is this a bad thing? Don’t get trapped in this Victorian idea that sex is just a man’s thing. Women enjoy sex too, and pornography a positive expression of this reality.”

3 Ugly Facts About the Porn Industry

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:31:06 GMT

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Dr. Sharon Mitchell co-founded the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, also called AIM. For about 20 years she was a porn actress and director herself, and after opening her clinic, saw well over 1000 porn stars every month for STD testing, so it’s probably safe to say she knows a thing or two about porn stars. Dr. Mitchell says there are three types of women drawn to pornography: those who are desperate for money, those who are desperate for fame, and those who are addicted to sex.

The Essential Reason Porn Is Wrong

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:21:56 GMT

There are many reasons why people say we should avoid pornography. Some, for instance, will point out that pornography is very addictive, that it warps our brains. And this is true. In fact I talk more about that in this video here, if you want to know more about that.

Other people might point out that the porn industry is itself a kind of sex slavery—a business dominated by misogynist men who prey on women who have forgotten their own dignity or women who come from sexually and relationally broken pasts. For many people in the industry, this is true. In fact, I talk about that in this video, if you’re interested.

We could probably come up with a list a mile long about why porn is a problem, but neither of these are the essential reason why porn is wrong. These are just the accidental reasons, the consequential reasons.

Porn and Mental Health—10 Facts from the Experts

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:06:33 GMT

To learn more about how porn effects your mental health download the free e-book Your Brain on Porn: http://cvnteyes.co/2qf7DaQ

The evidence is clear. Consuming porn is associated with all kind of mental health concerns. We deserve better as a society. Our kids deserve better. The women in our lives deserve better. With as commonplace as porn use is today, if porn made us healthier, we would be healthy by now.

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For 250+ Facts and Stats About Pornography visit http://cvnteyes.co/2qfOS4w.

The Health Benefits of Masturbation

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:01:32 GMT

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I speak at a lot of conferences, and when I do, many in my audiences are young men—some in high school or college—and when I talk about the negative impact of pornography and masturbation, it’s not uncommon for me to get a lot of questions afterwards from these guys. You see, a lot of these guys have been told that not masturbating is actually unhealthy.

Since the days of psychologists like Sigmund Freud and Alfred Kinsey, there’s a picture people have of the sexual impulse that it is this boiling, tumultuous force that needs an outlet or it will explode in harmful ways.

Sigmund Freud, The Origins of Psychoanalysis. Letters to Wilhelm Fliess: Drafts and Notes 1887-1902, ed. Marie Bonaparte (Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing, 2009), 238-239.

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