Entries by cthruc

A Date With The Holy Spirit

A Date With The Holy Spirit Do you want someone around when you sin? Almost never, right?! It’s almost as if our conscience finds a megaphone when it knows someone is there to witness what we are doing wrong. We don’t want our conscience to hurt so much. “Calm down,” we may tell ourselves. “No […]

Don’t Let Covid-19 Become Porn’s Pandemic

Don’t Let Covid-19 Become Porn’s Pandemic Published originally April 2020 I wish the pastor’s text was wrong about porn. A colleague of mine shared some recent data about the correlation between cases of Covid and the amount of traffic on the internet’s biggest pornography site. According to the study, from late February to mid-March, traffic spiked […]

Another Miracle

Reaffirm Your Love “He now realizes what he did was wrong and is really sorry about it.” Whether these words describe someone who has hurt you or your own heart’s confession, they are an important step in dealing with sin. I am often amazed at my own heart. It is so blind. It can easily […]

5 Lessons From Colossians For Accountability Partners

5 Lessons From Colossians For Accountability Partners I invite you to open up your Bible to Colossians 2:20–3:17 and take a few minutes to meditate on Paul’s words. If you have an accountability partner or you are an accountability partner, you may want to study this section of Scripture together the next time you meet. […]

How can I safeguard my child’s online devices?

Conquerors through Christ recommends Covenant Eyes’ screen accountability software. Parental control content blockers are a good start, but Christian accountability is extremely important in every struggle too. Covenant Eyes helps provide enable that accountability.

What do I do when I find out my child has been looking at pornography?

Do not overreact. This was going to happen eventually. Nothing is ruined. And your child is normal. It’s not shocking that this is happening, it’s shocking that you didn’t know about it. Now that you do know about it, you can have a conversation about it with your child. Let them know that sex is […]

When is a good age to talk to my child about sexuality?

Probably every age is a fine age to talk to your child about sexuality in age-appropriate ways. Talk to your two-year-old about privacy and differences between boys and girls. As they develop, you can continue teaching them about their body and later about the temptations and threats that exist in the world and can harm […]

How can pornography harm my child?

Pornography objectifies people and creates unrealistic expectations for sex that are completely void of the intimacy God intends. Pornography can be very addictive. Pornography encourages the abuse of women. The harm of pornography on your child extends beyond a guilty conscience and a damaged understanding of God’s design for sex. Pornography harms self-image and leads […]