20 Quotes from Tony Reinke’s New Book on Treasuring Christ in the Media Age
Ivan Mesa/Tony Reinke (article)
“When we turn our attention to Christ—our ultimate Spectacle—all the flickering pixels of our culture’s worthless things and beloved idols grow strangely dim.” (Tony Reinke)
Porn is Not Harmless. It's Cruel.
Justin Holcomb
(article) Porn is much more than an individual decision—it’s part of a system that preys on women and children and enslaves its viewers.
One More Time on Game of Thrones
Kevin DeYoung
(Article) I don’t understand Christians watching Game of Thrones. Let me zip through a number of common criticisms I've received and then finish with one salient point.
7 Good Reasons To Stop Looking at Porn Right Now
Tim Challies
(Article) I see the damage porn is doing and I see the despair of those who are caught up in it.
10 Ugly Numbers Describing Pornography Use in 2017
Tim Challies
Updated statistics based on credible studies carried out in 2016 or 2017.
5 Ways Porn Lies To You
Tim Challies
We know now that nearly every boy and a great many girls will be exposed to it, struggle with it, and even become addicted to it.
Christian women and erotica: the silent struggle you cannot see
Helen Thorne
"...if we find ourselves intrigued, tantalized, excited by the thought of watching exploits on screen, it will be worth asking ourselves what idols are at play in our lives."
Seven Things to Do After You Look at Pornography
Paul Maxwell A lot of Christian advice about porn addicts is unhelpful — meaning, it doesn’t contribute to real progress in repentance, healing, restoration, and recovery. Often, Christian advice either has its head in the clouds of theology and biblical references, or is a list of superficial how-tos. How is the gospel relevant to failing and trying again?
The Great Porn Experiment
Covenant Eyes One of the big problems with doing research about the effect of video pornography on people is its hard to find a control group. Not too long ago a researcher from the University of Montreal couldn't find a control group of men in their 20s who had never consumed porn. But there was a study that was done in the mid-80s, before the dawn of the World Wide Web, and the results are fascinating.
7 Negative Effects of Porn
BJ Stockman This is a rather frank post on porn, so proceed or not with that in mind. Porn is a problem. It is a personal problem for many and a cultural problem for all. You may think that you have not been effected by porn, but you have because it is embedded in the surrounding culture...
Porn in the Digital Age: New Research Reveals 10 Trends
Barna Research Group Pornography is not new, but the digital age has made it more ubiquitous and accessible than ever before...