Most porn users and addicts will attest to the damaging effects porn has on the user, but often the collateral damage of porn, the damage it causes to others surrounding it, often go unnoticed. For those making efforts to break the addiction of porn, using every tool in the toolbox is going to help toward […]
Virginity is Curable
I’ve been blogging recently about pornography and how it distorts how we are designed to view the opposite sex as well as the act of sex itself. This comes from my own story and experiences. I discovered Micah Bournes poetic art at the Justice Conference a few weeks ago and purchased his album, The Man […]
If You Don’t Think Your Kids Are Looking at Porn, You’re Wrong
I just read this short Today.com article which shows that kids are looking at porn at young ages. What struck me about this story is that this is still such a newsflash to so many parents. Parents give their kids smartphones, tablets, and laptops in their locked rooms and somehow don’t think that their kids […]
What Porn Physiologically Does to Your Brain & “other” body parts
Does porn mess with your brain? Does it affect how you view the opposite sex as well as the act of sex? Or is it harmless and fun? Watch this TEDx video; it’s around 15 minutes long, but I promise you will not be bored. Science shows porn messes with your brain. If you don’t […]
How to Overcome Anger Problems
I’ve struggled with anger most of my life and have been encouraged to have made some recent discoveries that have been very helpful. While many people’s anger is toward other people, i.e. frustration, retaliation, and revenge, mine is typically directed at inanimate objects. I drop a plate and it breaks; I get angry. I throw […]
The Whole Gospel Manifesto
A close adaptation of this will soon appear on Crossroads Church’s website. Feel free to copy and paste this and adapt it to the language of your church. Let’s not be Christians who only live out 1/2 the Gospel… The Whole Gospel Manifesto Crossroads Church is a multiethnic 7-year-old church plant committed to the whole […]