15 Articles to Help You in Your Struggle Against Porn
I’m slowly winding down the research for my book on pornography (forthcoming with Rainer Publishing late in 2018). And over the last two weeks, I read dozens and dozens of blog posts about the topic written by Christian authors. I even printed them out and scribbled notes in the margins. The word count total for the articles was 105k, or about the size of two non-fiction books.
Below are my favorite 15 articles. I chose them based on some combination of profundity (e.g., Russell Moore’s about the connection between video games and porn) and beautiful prose (e.g., both posts by Samuel James). A few others I include because they address some aspect of the struggle often not covered (e.g., Jason DeRouchie’s about masturbation; Rebekah Hannah’s and Ashley Peterson’s about women using pornography; and John Fort’s about when your children tell you they have seen pornography).
I read articles from many different websites, but the below articles are from Desiring God (6), The Gospel Coalition (2), Tim Challies (2), BradHambrick.com (2), For The Church (1), The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (1), and Covenant Eyes (1).
I hope you find them helpful as we struggle against porn, not with it.
“I Hate Porn”
by Eric Simmons (Desiring God)
“Fake Love, Fake War: Why So Many Men Are Addicted to Internet Porn and Video Games”
by Russell Moore (Desiring God)
“Sexual Sin in the Ministry”
by Harry Schaumburg (Desiring God)
“How to Fight Addiction in a Pornographic Culture”
by Voddie Baucham (Desiring God)
“If Your Right Hand Causes You to Sin: Ten Biblical Reflections on Masturbation”
by Jason DeRouchie (Desiring God)
“The Fearful and Wonderful Art of Flirting: Seven Warnings for the Digital Age”
by Tony Reinke (Desiring God)
“Women Use Porn Too”
by Rebekah Hannah (The Gospel Coalition)
“I Was a Pastor Hooked on Porn”
by Garrett Kell (The Gospel Coalition)
“Sex on the Silver Screen”
by Tim Challies (Challies.com)
“Sex on the Silver Screen – Outsourcing our Depravity”
by Tim Challies (Challies.com)
“19 Possible Motive-Triggers for Pornography”
by Brad Hambrick (BradHambrick.com)
“Teacups and Playboy: Women and Sexual Sin”
by Ashley Peterson (BradHambrick.com)
“The One Ring and Pornography”
by Samuel James (For The Church)
“Tinder Mercies–Or, How Porn Destroyed Sex”
by Samuel James (The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
“How to React the First Time Your Child Admits Watching Porn”
by John Fort (Covenant Eyes)
Do you have a favorite post not listed above? If so, let me know in the comments below.
* Photo by Marjan Grabowski on Unsplash.