Resource: 180 Men.org

April 30, 2012

I love when you all contact us and tell us about great resources and sexual addiction ministries. If you’re in Columbus, Ohio or nearby, check out www.180men.org If you’re not in Columbus, check out www.180men.org – John Doyel of Vineyard Columbus Church leads the addiction recovery ministries.  At present, he has trained 9 leaders to [...]

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Top Tips 025 – It Takes Courage to Get Free

April 29, 2012

Press HERE to Play Podcast or Download Some of you are more courageous than me. I never shared my sexual struggles.  I isolated.  I covered up.  I hid.  I guarded myself from getting too close to others.  Even when I felt the conviction of the Holy Spirit over my sexual sin, I pushed Him away.  [...]

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7 Types of Friends We Need to Unfriend on Facebook

April 26, 2012

Facebook can turn dangerous for us who are trying to follow God and stay morally pure.  Some of us need to get radical with Facebook and get off it, especially if we’ve developed unhealthy emotional connections.  Others need to clean house a bit. Here’s a quick list of friends who are in the “danger zones” [...]

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Staying Pure on Facebook

April 25, 2012

Facebook – so, how are you doing with staying pure on it? QUESTIONABLE SCENARIOS Every once in a while I have somebody I used to know throw me a snowball, give me a gift, poke me, or play want to play some stupid game with me. Some people can even throw you a kiss and [...]

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Top Tips 024 – Navigating a Sexual Crisis

April 25, 2012

Press HERE to Play Podcast or Download The tips on this podcast come from an article I did for Pastors.com called “Tips For Helping Others in Crisis”.  I posted the article on our blog on Monday.  Check it out HERE. — jeff@porntopurity.com @porntopurity on Twitter Call-in voicemail line line:  (321) 5-PURITY

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Tips For Helping Others in Crisis

April 23, 2012

** I’ve begun contributing to Pastors.com, a fantastic site that helps ministers be better ministers.  I wanted to share this article on crisis with you.  Perhaps it will help you come alongside others, or give you insights to your own recovery. — As ministers we get 911 calls to our cell phones, 911 visits to [...]

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Top Tips 023 – Are Sexy Dreams Sinful?

April 22, 2012

Press HERE to Play Podcast or Download Sexy dreams are something unavoidable during our sexual purity journey.  We’re in a battle.  We’re fighting for purity.  We’re contending with our lust.  It’s a conscious battle that sometimes spills into our unconscious. It shouldn’t surprise us that we have sexy dreams.  In the past, we’ve lusted with [...]

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When Do You Get to Maintenance Level in Sexual Recovery?

April 18, 2012

In a previous post, I talked about “The 5 Stages of Sexual Addiction Recovery”. 1.  Crisis Stage 2.  Picking Up the Pieces Stage 3.  Repair Stage 4.  Strengthening and Conditioning Stage 5.  Maintenance Stage I wanted to talk more about the Maintenance Stage.  This is part of the “big picture” of sexual addiction recovery. The [...]

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Trumpet Lessons and Sexual Recovery

April 17, 2012

My trumpet private lesson teacher taught me many lessons that apply to more than trumpet playing. Here are several lessons that I think apply to sexual recovery too.

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Wives Want to Know: Why Am I Not Enough?

April 15, 2012

A question I am frequently asked by wives who have just discovered their husband has been viewing pornography is, “Why am I not enough?”  In fact, some wives will whisper that they were shocked because they were the higher desire partner, as if that is something to be ashamed about.  For these wives, the discovery [...]

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What Are You Afraid Of? Make a List.

April 13, 2012

My encouragement to you today is to make a list of your own fears. Write them down in a notebook. Get them out. Be honest with yourself about what fears you have.

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