By: Shane James O’Neill 4 min read Once I Get Married… An article titled A Laptop Never Say No begins by stating the fear of competition a woman feels in relationships. In the opening paragraph the author says: “Once upon a time, a woman’s greatest fear was a good-looking … blonde. These days, her…
Why We Go to Porn Over our Wives
By: Allie Joy Hudson 4 min read “I Just Like Sex More Than Her” According to sex-addiction therapist Dr. Linda Hatch, many men justify seeking out porn or an affair because they claim to “want more sex than my wife.” This perspective makes it easy for men to take the blame off of themselves…
Three Ways to Know Purity in 2020
By: Shane James O’Neill 4 min read Overnight Change And just like that, it’s a new year! But purity doesn’t happen overnight: years of messing around and feasting on raw lust takes time to rework. The practices of lust we’ve allowed to shape us are only transformed by practices of purity. Looking at people…
Does Porn Affect Our Real Lives?
By: Allie Joy Hudson 5 min read Porn Is Fantasy Porn is fantasy. It’s scripted. It’s staged. And it’s not real. However, once we open our eyes up to the fact that porn is fantasy, this creates a whole new set of difficulties for us. When we realize that pornography is not real, this…
Sex Week, Advent, and Jesus’ Body
By: Shane James O’Neill 5 min read (reader discretion advised) Sex Week Sex Week is an event that first began at Yale and it takes place in campuses all over the country. It’s branded as a time of education for students as “adult” porn stars and porn vendors are brought in to educate and…
Thanksgiving in The Midst of Lust
By: Allie Joy Hudson 4 min read Thankful in Lust?? When you think about fighting through lust, your natural response probably isn’t to be thankful. Fighting for purity is a hard path, often full of setbacks, frustration, numbness, and discouragement. But there’s an interesting passage in 1 Thessalonians 5 that made me think twice…
Is Porn Addictive?
By: Shane James O’Neill 4 min read Is Porn Addiction Real? Being informed is a massive part of finding freedom. After all, a person can’t pursue truth if they don’t know what is true. Sensible, right? But being ignorant of something dangerous can damage a lot of people, including ourselves. Most people view porn…
Do Women Struggle with Porn?
By: Allie Joy Hudson (Reader Discretion Advised) Yes, Women Struggle Too It worries me when people refer to pornography, or even lust, as purely a man’s issue. I can assure you that these temptations cross both genders. In my own life, I’ve had to fight lust for years. I’ve had multiple female friends confide…
Porn and Sex Trafficking
By: Shane James O’Neill 4 min read (Explicit Content!) Strip Club The first time I came face-to-face with sex trafficking I was 16 and working in Philadelphia. A guy named Matt would often come into my work, flaunting money and confidence. As an impressionable 16-year-old, I thought he was pretty cool. His uncle owned…
Is Porn Only a Religious Issue?
By: Shane James O’Neill Porn Is a Religious Issue Due to our sexualized culture, it’s easy to think that arguments for healthy intimacy and arguments against pornography are only made by religious organizations. For instance, when talking about the sex addiction movement, psychologist Dr. David Ley says: “Most of the leaders of the sex…
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