Book Recommendations
The Purity Principle: God’s Safeguards for Life’s Dangerous Trails by Randy Alcorn
Sexual Detox: A Guide for Guys Who Are Sick of Porn by Tim Challies
Closing the Window: Steps to Living Porn-Free by Tim Chester
Building a Pure Life: A Workbook for Counselors and Small Groups by Dave Coats
The Porn Myth: Exposing the Reality Behind the Fantasy of Pornography by Matt Fradd
Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is): Sexual Purity in a Lust-Saturated World by Josh Harris
Finally Free: Fighting for Purity With The Power of Grace by Heath Lambert
The Enemy Within: Straight Talk About the Power and Defeat of Sin by Kris Lundgaard
Sex and The Supremacy of Christ edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor
Undefiled: Redemption from Sexual Sin, Restoration for Broken Relationships by Harry Schaumburg
Wired for Intimacy: How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain by William Struthers
When Your Husband Is Addicted to Pornography: Healing Your Wounded Heart
Sexual Sanity for Men: Re-creating Your Mind in a Crazy Culture
Article Links
Articles are organized under the general outline of Love, Know, Speak, Do (See Paul Tripp’s Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands). You can find more resources on other subjects here.
Love
Internet Porn: An Entirely New Child’s Game
The Seven Deadly Sins in a Digital Age: 1. Lust – Reformation21
Other people’s pornography – Reformation21 Blog
Credo Magazine » The Pastor and Pornography (Heath Lambert)
Hot Bods, the Bible, and the Brain: Understanding Porn Addiction
Moore to the Point – What’s at Stake with Internet Pornography
Raquel Welch Says Pornography “Annihilates” Men | Denny Burk
Girls Snared by Porn and Cybersex
“Fifty Shades of Grey” Dispels an Old Myth | Counseling One Another
No Grey Area in 50 Shades of Grey | Biblical Counseling Coalition Blog
Big Sins Little Sins – Tim Challies
12 observations after reading The Porn Phenomenon | ERLC
4 Ways Pornography Hurts The Environment And National Security
Confronting the Public Health Crisis of Pornography | Paul S. Loverde | First Things
The Darkness of Porn and the Hope of the Gospel | Denny Burk
Following-up about porn-use among young men | Denny Burk
Why Porn Kills Sex – Russell Moore
How ‘Playboy’ Magazine Legitimized Pornography—and Destroyed Itself in the Process
The FAQs: Pornography as a Public Health Crisis
Spiritual Healing in the Midst of a Husband’s Addiction to Pornography | Challies Dot Com
I was a Christian woman addicted to porn
Porn, Technology, & Christians | The American Conservative
The High Cost of Free Porn | Desiring God
Free at Last: My Surprising Liberation from Porn | Desiring God
How porn explains the decline of American faith
Porn On The Brain | The American Conservative
How Pornography Works: It Hijacks the Male Brain – AlbertMohler.com
Your Teen’s Porn Brain | Psychology Today
Beware of Beauty Overload: The Adaptive Eye of the Beholder | Brain Pickings
9 Things You Should Know About Pornography and the Brain – The Gospel Coalition Blog
The Bible and the Brain: Scripture strengthens neurological pathways
AlbertMohler.com – A Warped Worldview: Another Moral Effect of Pornography
Why is Porn Addictive? | Covenant Eyes
Take Your Vitamin Z: Teens and Porn: 10 Stats You Need To Know
This Is Your Brain on Porn – Justin Taylor
Pornography and Gypsy Moths – Pure Church by Thabiti Anyabwile
10 Ugly Numbers Describing Pornography Use in 2017 – Tim Challies
Here’s How 770 Pastors Describe Their Struggle with Porn | Gleanings | ChristianityToday.com
What are the most up-to-date stats on porn? | Covenant Eyes
Know
Pocket Porn: Nearly a third of teens carry portable X-rated theaters
Why Does He Look at Pornography? | Biblical Counseling Coalition Blogs
AlbertMohler.com – The Seduction of Pornography and the Integrity of Christian Marriage, Part One
Fake Love, Fake War: Why So Many Men Are Addicted to Internet Porn and Video Games – Desiring God
19 Possible Motive-Triggers for Pornography | Brad Hambrick
Porn and the Singleness Panic | Her.meneutics | Christianitytoday.com
4 Approaches to the Use of the Label “Porn Addiction” | Biblical Counseling Coalition Blogs
Pornolescence | Challies Dot Com
Virtue At GQ: The Heart of ‘Look Sharp, Live Smart’ – RAANetwork : RAANetwork
Porn and the contemplative life
I Get By With A Little Help From My Readers…-Housewife Theologian
Why is my husband so angry? Simply put, shame. | Covenant Eyes Blog
4 myths about the wives of porn addicts
Speak
The Truth About the Fifty Shades of Grey Movie — I.N.F.O. For Families
The Shame of Pornography and God’s Justification of Sinners – Borrowed Light
Hijacking Back Your Brain from Porn – Desiring God
True Woman | Should My Boyfriend’s Porn Addiction Be a Relationship Deal-Breaker?
Coming Clean: Overcoming Lust Through Biblical Accountability | Covenant Eyes
20 Quotes from Finally Free – Desiring God
33 Reasons to Abstain from Porn
Discussing and Dealing with Pornography | East Point Church
Porn-Free Church: Sex, God, and the Gospel – The Gospel Coalition Blog
Counseling Single Men (and Men in General) Toward Lasting Freedom from Pornography | Covenant Eyes
Escaping pornography | The Briefing
Closing the Window | Challies Dot Com
A Brief Theology of Desire | Challies Dot Com
10 Articles on Pornography | Challies Dot Com
Breaking Pornography Addiction
Ammunition for the Fight Against Porn | Desiring God
You Can Say No to Porn | Desiring God
Rejecting the Industrialized Sex of ‘50 Shades of Grey’ | TGC | The Gospel Coalition
An Open Letter to Those Debilitated by Their Sexual Sin | Crossway Articles
The Porn Myth in Under 6 Hours — Stephanie Gray
If you’re watching “Game of Thrones,” you’re watching porn.
8 Sins You Commit Whenever You Look at Porn – Tim Challies
5 Ways Porn Lies To You – Tim Challies
The penalty of pornography and the power of the gospel | ERLC
Seven Reasons You Should Not Indulge in Pornography | Themelios from The Gospel Coalition
If Your Right Hand Causes You to Sin (Ten Reflections on Masturbation) | Desiring God
Never Harmless, Never Private, Never Safe | Desiring God
How Pornography Kills Ambition | Boundless
A Letter to My Sons About Pornography | Desiring God
A Plan for the Problem of Pornography – Reformation21 Blog
Married men: your porn habit is an adultery habit | The Matt Walsh Blog
10 Way Your Spouse’s Sexual Sin Affects You | Brad Hambrick
Confessing Lust to Your Wife: How Detailed Should You Be? | Covenant Eyes
“Pastor, my husband’s addicted to pornography!”
Help! My Kids Are Looking at Porn! | Challies Dot Com
HELP! My Kids Are Viewing Pornography | Counseling One Another
5 Sure-Fire Ways to Motivate Your Son to Use Pornography – The Gospel Coalition Blog
The Porn-Free Family | Challies Dot Com
Raising a Pure Son In a Sex-Crazed World — We are THAT Family
Take Your Vitamin Z: Raising Kids in a Pornified Culture
Sex in the Media – The Price Our Kids Pay | Covenant Eyes
Pornography: Why Internet Accountability Software Doesn’t Work – Reformation21 Blog
Pornography and Power | Greg Forster | First Things
Lust Has The Worst Credit Rating
Pornopoly – The Gospel Coalition Blog
Is Your Pain the Root of Porn Use? | Desiring God
True Story: I’m Ditching Porn Because I See Women As People Instead Of Objects
8 Lies to Reject in Overcoming Lust and Pornography | ChuckLawless.com
Reclaiming Your Eyes from Pornography | For The Church
Book Reviews | Review: Sexual Sanity For Men – The Gospel Coalition
Book Review: Closing the Window: Steps to Living Porn Free by Tim Chester | Brad Hambrick
Do
A New Router that Stops Pornography from Going onto Your Computer or Device – Justin Taylor
F.L.E.E.—A Strategy for Pursuing Sexual Purity – The Gospel Coalition Blog
ANTHEM: Strategies for Fighting Lust – Desiring God
Your Secret Weapon Against Pornography | Counseling One Another
How to Slay the Dragon of Pornography
Will a Better Sex Life Keep Porn at Bay? | Biblical Counseling Coalition Blogs
5 Ways Not to Tell Your Wife about Your Porn Addiction | Brad Hambrick
the beginning of wisdom: equip your kids to “say no” to porn
When Your Child is Looking at Porn | Guide for Christian Parents
I just caught my kid looking at pornography | ERLC
Resources
Podcast:
Does Porn Use Disqualify a Pastor? | Desiring God
Sermon:
Eternity Is at Stake in the Fight Against Porn | Desiring God
eBooks:
Porn-Free Church | Free E-book for Pastors | Covenant Eyes
Free E-book: Your Brain On Porn | Covenant Eyes | Covenant Eyes
For Pastors Who Struggle with Pornography | Covenant Eyes
Videos:
Joe deals with Porn and the Gospel | @WhatIsJoeDoing – RAANetwork
Take Your Vitamin Z: The Gospel and Pornography
Take Your Vitamin Z: The Science of Porn Addiction
Take Your Vitamin Z: D.A. Carson on Overcoming Porn Temptation
Overcoming Sexual Sin | Brad Hambrick