XXXChurch: SSA Blog
I think something we hear from a lot of the men on here is that pornography makes us view women differently. For a long time, it was really easy to dissociate from these kinds of comments, puffed up because my view of women remains relatively respectful and pure. But what about our view of men? How does pornography affect our view of men?
Pornography poisons the hearts of men and creates a...
It took me two lifetimes to realize the truth of that statement. The first lifetime being the life I spent away from Christ, and the second being the life I continue to live in Him.
Before I knew who Christ truly was I struggled with sexual addictions in many forms. Homosexuality, pornography, masturbation. I suffered through all of the above. It is still painful to even pen those words...
ot many people like confrontation. I like to think that I am one of the few, but in reality I only like the confrontations that I feel like I have some ground on my opponent. I like the confrontations that I enter knowing that I will come away satisfied, puffed up. The truth is that when a real, life-sized, dangerous confrontation comes along, I shrink.
Our walks of faith as men who struggle...
How do you feel when you’ve used pornography? If you’re like me, there isn’t too much feeling when you’re using but then, right after you’ve finished, you sit there, questioning everything. What if this is who I really am? How could I do this again? Will I be like this forever? Why can’t God save me from this? Who am I that God could love me?
If you’re someone who struggles with same-sex...
If you’re a porn user, you’ve probably mastered the art of covering your tracks by now- a few extra clicks and your secret is safe. Your parents, roommates, friends, co-workers…no one will suspect a thing. Ours is such an easy sin to hide. So, when you’re finally ready to move towards freedom, it takes a lot of work. You’ve spent years, maybe decades, building walls to keep people out of your...
I was on a very short walk from my apartment to the college campus when I saw the protesters- ten or so men and women holding their signs up so everyone could read them. I didn’t particularly want to read them and from across the street I almost couldn’t read them, but I could make out two words that appeared on almost every sign: “God” and “Gays.”
What the…?
I crossed the street pretending...
