The Journal
Essays & companion writing.
Full-length pieces on porn, shame, marriage, faith, and the slow work of freedom — some standalone, some written to accompany episodes of the podcast.
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5 Emotions Keeping You Stuck in Porn – Shame
Shame doesn’t make you holy. It makes you hide. It doesn’t correct—it condemns. Most of us carry it like background malware: always on, always draining, so familiar we assume it’s
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5 Emotions Keeping You Stuck in Porn – Fear
Most of us don’t walk around saying we’re afraid. We say we’re stressed. Tired. Overthinking. We hide it behind busyness, burnout, or bravado. But the truth is, what we’re often ex
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3 Things We Did Wrong, Trying to Quit Pornography
Quitting porn is hard. If you’ve tried to stop before and failed, you’re not alone. Both Nick and I (Michael) have been there—caught in cycles of shame, trying harder, and wonderin
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5 Emotions Keeping You Stuck in Porn – Anger
Man, we always think anger is the problem. It’s not. The real problem is what you do with it. Anger is just a signal. Like sadness, like fear, it’s your body telling you something’
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5 Emotions Keeping You Stuck in Porn – Sadness
If you’re stuck in a porn habit you hate but can’t seem to stop, there’s a good chance you’re not just dealing with lust. You’re dealing with sadness—and you don’t even know it. Mo
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How Pornography Seduces You to Hate Yourself
Let’s call it what it is—porn doesn’t just ruin your habits, it erodes your identity. It doesn’t just hijack your dopamine, it hijacks your soul. Most men struggling with porn addi
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4 Principles to Master Porn Addiction
Struggling to quit porn? You’re not alone—and you’re not crazy. This isn’t just about willpower or accountability software. It’s about transformation. Real, gut-level, soul-rewirin
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The Real Reasons Men Don’t Give Up Pornography
Why Guys Say They Want to Quit Porn… And Don’t Most men claim they want to quit; few actually do the work. There’s a reason: many aren’t ready to give it up. Porn serves a deep, in
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Why Prayer Hasn’t Fixed Your Porn Problem
You’ve prayed. You’ve begged. You’ve bartered with God. You’ve made all the promises—“God, if you just take this away, I’ll read more scripture, pray every day, give to the church,
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How We Became A Pornified Culture
We Live in a Porn Culture This isn’t an overstatement. Current stats tell us that roughly 60% of adult men and about a third of adult women engage with pornography weekly. That’s n
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Pastor, Porn Isn’t Your Problem
In 2012, I sat across from another pastor and told the truth I had been hiding for almost ten years. I has been through Bible college. My wife was pregnant with our first daughter.
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The Truth About Long-Term Sobriety from Pornography
A Christian Perspective on Quitting Porn for Good If you’re trying to quit porn and you’re a Christian, let’s cut through the noise. Porn isn’t your main problem. It never was. And