Pornography

Sexual Addiction

Articles

The chemical science of pornography addiction
"What is the lure of pornography, and why is it so compelling to some men?" Answered by Robert Ellis

Hope and freedom for the sex addict
"I am often asked this question,'How can a Christian man have a sexual addiction?" Commentary by David Jones

A Journey to Peace
If you are experiencing the emotional devastation caused by pornography in your marriage, there is help and hope. Commentary by Lynn Wildmon-White

Churches Confront Sex Addiction
More evangelical and Pentecostal congregations are facing the reality of obsessions with porn or prostitutes--and offering programs to help. AlMenconi.com

God Brings Healing to Sexually Addicted Men
Fairview, a stately northern Kentucky home built in 1860, sits high on a hill surrounded by 44 acres of beautiful bluegrass countryside. During the Civil War, several families sought refuge at Fairview while husbands and fathers were off scouring the hills for rebel raiding parties. Nearly 140 years later, Fairview still serves as a safe haven for the people within its walls, for today Fairview houses Pure Life Ministries (PLM), the temporary home of some 30 men who are struggling to overcome addictions to pornography and sexual sin. AFA Journal, January 2001 Edition

Sexual Addiction Screening Test
The Sexual Addiction Screening Test (SAST) is designed to assist in the assessment of sexually compulsive or "addictive" behavior. Developed in cooperation with hospitals, treatment programs, private therapists and community groups, the SAST provides a profile of responses which help to discriminate between addictive and nonaddictive behavior.

Websites

For Men Seeking Help
Pure Life Ministries
Pure Life Ministries is dedicated to breaking the power of sexual addiction through the truth of God's word and the power of the Cross of Jesus Christ. Pure Life offers a live-in program for men and a structured at-home program. AFA highly recommends this resource.

Pure life Ministries Live-In Program
The Pure Life Ministries Live-In Program is the most powerful option available anywhere for the man trapped in a life-controlling sexual addiction. The live-in program is 6 12 months long, and admission is possible any time there is a vacancy. Our Live-In facility sits on forty-four acres, high on a ridge overlooking the rolling, green hills of Kentucky.

There is an extremely godly atmosphere at Pure Life Ministries. This sober environment creates a hunger to know the Lord in a deeper and more meaningful way. Spending quality time with the Lord, receiving godly counsel and being involved in meetings where there is a very strong sense of the presence of God helps the man find the real repentance that destroys the desire to sin.

Pure Life Ministries At-Home Program
The At-Home Program is designed for men who desire serious change but cannot come to the live-in program. This twelve-week program features weekly telephone counseling sessions and many of the same teachings offered at the live-in facility. Each day the counselee will be required to complete assigned homework and maintain his own private devotional life.

The participant will have one thirty-minute counseling session per week throughout the twelve weeks of the program. These counseling sessions will center on the counselee’s daily homework and will bring his needs into focus as God works in his life.

Other Resources
Life Strategies Christian Counseling Center
Life Strategies Christian Counseling provides a 3 day intensive workshop, in a one to one format, for men struggling with sexual addiction. Each participant is carefully screened and assessed in advance allowing the workshop to be individualized to directly address the underlying issues leading to their sexual addiction.

Setting Captives Free
Setting Captives Free exists to offer Christ-centered Hope and Freedom to those in the grip of sin through accountability to Bible-based Truth. The site offers a course entitled Pure Freedom, the goal of which is to bring about complete and final freedom from pornography and sexual impurity of any kind. The course is offered free of charge.

Stonegate Resources
Ministry of personal restoration for fallen Christian leaders. Provides counseling, guidance and consultation to the pastor, spouse, church and denomination. Seminar topics include understanding moral failure, understanding sexual addiction, surviving the Internet/cybersex.