By: Shane James O’Neill An Adolescent Addiction I’ve struggled with pornography throughout the entirety of my adult life. If I’m being honest, I struggled with it even before then, before my body was able to respond to the images and intimacy before me. There are many things that have carried me along on my…
Category: Scripture
How to Trust God with Your (Sex) Life
By: Allie Joy Hudson The Harlot Stronghold The twenty-third chapter of the book of Isaiah prophesies the city of Tyre’s fall. Isaiah’s bleak description opens with images of wailing, shame, and restlessness. The people of Tyre “play the harlot” and turn to other godless nations for refuge rather than seeking after God with their…
Why Does Marriage Matter?
By: Allie Joy Kapus Getting Marriage Right If I’m being completely honest, I put off writing this part of the series. I knew that I would be writing about God’s definition for the marriage covenant, and since I write and talk about that so often, I figured I could just write the post pretty…
The Best Equipment for the Worst Predicament
By C. T. Giles “…take the helmet of salvation…” Who doesn’t want their own signature helmet? I wouldn’t bother with setting mine out in some formal looking display. No. Mine would have a place alongside the jackets and shoes, right by the door, ready to grab and go. God bless… how badly I wish…
How Faith Shields From Pornography and Infidelity
By: Shane James O’Neill Lying to Myself I’ve had patches of abusing pornography throughout my Christian life. I’m always shocked to see how quickly the habit grabs a hold of me and how much it impacts my life. When I am watching pornography my life output significantly dwindles: my heart cares less for people,…
From Vandalizing to Evangelizing
By: Victor Stanely Jr. Out on Bail Seven years ago in June 2011, I was sitting in Northern Virginia awaiting a court hearing where I was facing two counts of assault and battery. The DEA had taken down a crime ring I was part of in a state down south and the drug task…
Warring Against the Shame of Lust
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…
Raising From the Dead
By: Shane James O’Neill ProVen: Victorious in Living. Paradox There is an intense, and often confusing, paradox at play in the New Testament: We are given the freedom to be weak and we are given the power to be strong. In Romans chapter 8, St. Paul shares the intensity of this paradox in the…