When I wrote about the scale of our society’s addiction to pornography in ‘Resources for pursuing sexual purity‘, some people responded skeptically. They didn’t believe that the problem is as big as I suggested. Sadly, not only were the statistics I quoted those from a counsellor who is helping people with this problem daily, but it is the struggle of so many Christian men that I chat with. I realise this isn’t a struggle for all men (and is in fact a struggle for women too), but I know that the internet is a battlefield where Satan is seriously wounding many of God’s children. It’s also a destructive place for many of our own children (see ‘How shall we protect our children online?‘).
In the first article, I shared some of the resources I’d discovered while researching for a seminar I co-presented at my church. Since then, a couple more resources that have been drawn to my attention and I wanted to draw them to yours too:
- Gospel Coalition – John Piper, Tim Keller and Don Carson discuss ‘how does the gospel-centered approach work to help a guy conquer the sin of pornography?
- Freedom Begins Here – video resources for those seeking freedom from addition to porn and other sexual sin.
- XXX Church – a website with lots of resources including internet filters, plus details on their ministry to people in the sex industry, and a church plant in amongst it all in Las Vegas.
- Elephant Room – this website describes itself as ‘a christian resource toolbox for the pursuit of purity’.
- Purity vs Porn – Blogger and Bible college student, Dave Miers, shares a (growing) list of resources.
- Purity in the Age of Porn – a ‘MiniZine’ produced by Matthias Media.
- Dirty Girls – a ministry to help women who struggle with pornography addiction.
- 11 tips to help you avoid sexual immorality – an article on youth site Fevr.
If you can recommend other resources, I’d love to hear from you.
