By: Shane James O’Neill Spiritual Hangover Have you ever experienced the spiritual hangover that comes from acting out lustfully or watching pornography? It’s a kind of grief that sits in the soul and pushes up into our emotions, thoughts, and relationships. Being “in a funk” doesn’t do the experience full justice, but I’ve used…
Why What You do While You’re Naked Matters
By: Shane James O’Neill (This is a continuation of our Ephesians 6 series in anticipation of the Proven Men This is War Conference on June 9th.) New Atheism Sam Harris is probably my favorite public atheist (are Christians allowed to have a favorite public atheist?!). While criticizing what God cares about, Harris once said:…
The Warfare of the Redeemed
By: Shane James O’Neill All of Life is a Warzone There are always things we are in conflict with, there is always real adversity in our days. There are goals we’re fighting for and emotions we’re fighting against. Starting the day can be its own battle, along with the real anxiety we have as…
Mental Health, Depression, Suicide, and Pornography
By: Shane James O’Neill Looking at the Problems “The power of porn may not just be its explicit content. It may also be its capacity to take the viewer into another world. Porn is a place where bodies and people are perfect, where imaginary lovers comply with every wish, and where the scene created perfectly…
Uber and Strippers
By: Shane James O’Neill A Rough Night As a college student, I would sometimes drive Uber — I was able to work my own hours and work on my own time. There were plenty of cool experiences, as well. I’d get to talk politics, learn new music, learn different cities, meet people from all…
The Most Popular Pornography of 2017
By: Shane James O’Neill *READER DISCRETION ADVISED Pornhub In January, Pornhub, the largest pornographic website in the world, released their analytics from the 2017 year. The stats are harrowing. But as one victim of the serial abuser Larry Nassar said: We can tend to gloss over the devastation of any kind of suffering but…
Spiritual Warfare and Sexual Purity
By: Shane James O’Neill Do you know that on a global scale Jesus is currently waging war against sexual impurity? Or to use Biblical language, God is actively working to put His enemies under Jesus’ feet. But let me back up. Does Spiritual Warfare Exist? I’ve “struggled” with sexual purity since before my body…
I’m a Christian and I was addicted to Pornography
Author, anonymous “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness…” — Jesus, Sermon on the Mount The eyes are a window into the soul. How we look…
Assess Your Sexual Purity
By: Shane James O’Neill Proven Men has created a purity quiz to show you where you are on a scale of sexual purity. We run churches and schools through this assessment, but we want to give it to you for free. So here you go! Before The Assessment, a quick disclaimer Purity works on…
How Porn Damages The Brain
By: Lexie LaVallee It might sound extreme to hear that porn has a severe effect on your brain. I mean, how can something you look at have such a strong effect? We watch tv, movies, and play video games and you don’t hear many people talking about addiction and damage from those things, so…
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