No parents want to find out that their son or daughter has been viewing pornography, but every parent should plan for it. A 2016 Barna study revealed that over two-thirds of 13-24-year-old males and one-third of 13-24-year-old females are viewing pornography at least monthly. In all likelihood, that number has increased in the past fiveContinue reading “When You Discover Your Child Watching Porn”
Category Archives: Sin
A Woman Won’t Fix Your Porn Problem
Not long ago, I was at my favorite coffee shop visiting with an acquaintance who is a recently married, self-professing Christian. He has a new baby girl, so I asked how his daughter was doing. He pulled out his iPad to show me a photo of her, and what happened next was one of theContinue reading “A Woman Won’t Fix Your Porn Problem”
Pardon Me? Your Habits Are Showing.
Remember when people were excited about the end of 2020? Now, at the end of 2021, such excitement seems naive. The pandemic lingers. Polarization remains high. People remain tired. Many churches are still struggling to regain their footing. Reports suggest many pastors are ready to resign. Nobody’s enjoying the disruption to our long-term plans, butContinue reading “Pardon Me? Your Habits Are Showing.”
For All You Snakes Out There
The reality of hell should affect the way people live. — The importance of making the right choice. Yes, hell is real. Yes, hell is a place of torment and punishment that lasts forever and ever, with no end. I get to choose the outcome. I choose Jesus and life! Praise God that, through Jesus, we canContinue reading “For All You Snakes Out There”
A Special Place in Hell
As utterly despicable as it is to sexually abuse a child, it is even more despicable to so do in the name of God. And religion. And the church. What could be a greater profanation of the name of the Lord? And what could do more lasting damage to an innocent child? In that light,Continue reading “A Special Place in Hell”
Rend Your Heart
The prophet Joel functioned as a spiritual watchman over Judah. In Joel 2:12–19, he pleaded with the nation to turn to the Lord in genuine repentance as the only way to avoid the devastating destruction of the coming “day of the Lord” (Joel 1:15). The prophet’s call began like so: “‘Even now,’ declares the LORD,Continue reading “Rend Your Heart”
Learning to Hate What Is Worthy of Hate
As I drove home from work today, I saw a bumper sticker on a SUV in another lane. I had seen this particular bumper sticker before so I was not surprised by it. However, for some reason it caused me to focus on the message it was attempting to convey. The bumper sticker read, “HateContinue reading “Learning to Hate What Is Worthy of Hate”
Why Do We Struggle So Much with Lust?
This may sound too simple, but the answer to this question is, because we are human, and therefore sinful (Psalm 51:5). Our hearts are deceptively wicked, even believers’ hearts, because we won’t be free of sin until glory (2 Corinthians 3:18) when Christians will have totally surrendered to Christ’s Lordship. Strong sexual desire in and ofContinue reading “Why Do We Struggle So Much with Lust?”
When Pornography Has You in It’s Grip
I remember the before and after of my conversion to Christianity. I remember before being married and after—before having children and after. There is one before and after that stands out among them all. Though it has so profoundly changed me, I have yet to speak of it publically, and rarely privately. Before this event,Continue reading “When Pornography Has You in It’s Grip”
An Unjust God?
Have you ever considered the stark contrast between Judas Iscariot and the thief on the cross? One was a close disciple of Jesus Christ and gave three years of his life to the best, most intensive religious instruction available anywhere. But he lost his soul forever. The other was a hardened, lifelong criminal who wasContinue reading “An Unjust God?”
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