Forgiveness is the Key
Some times it is easy for us wives to say about our husbands, “how could they struggle with porn and all that filth?” We get disgusted with their out of controlled desires and wonder why they just don’t get it together. All the while, there can be a huge log in our own eye the entire time we are trying to remove the splinter from theirs. Why does it seem we have no patience or compassion when it comes to this sin? When we are hurt over something we hate to think we could do something as ugly as that, but in fact we are all capable of the same thing and the sin of self-righteousness is just as much a stench to God as porn. We seem to forget about the emotional affairs of the mind, or the fantasies we secretly imagine, the “what if I had...
Our Present Crisis in Manhood
Some statistics say that porn use among evangelical men is as high as 74%. Some research places the number a little lower, others say it is even higher. No matter, the widespread use of porn in the Church is pointing to a much greater crisis: manhood. Where are the Men? There are so few real men in the Church today, we are in danger of losing sight of what true manhood is. The pattern of bringing believers to maturity in the Bible is through mentoring. We must have men of God modeling godly character and integrity. If manhood is in crisis then so also is Fatherhood. You see, when you make that choice to click on porn, all forward maturity stops. You and God go different directions at that point. You see every secret has a price. What will porn cost? More than...
