4 Ways to Sabotage Your Marriage Before It Starts

Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family, shares four mistakes made by couples as they pursue marriage. 1. Live together before you get married.  Cohabitation prior to marriage boosts the likelihood of divorcing once married. It also leads to a...

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Russel and Ciara Wilson's Baby Announcement

Seattle Seahawk's quarterback Russel Wilson and his wife Ciara announced that they will be having a baby! The celebrity couple, married in July of this year, made headlines in 2015 announcing their decision to commit to...

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Help End Disney-Themed Pornography

For more than 15 years Enough Is Enough has urged Disney executives to assist in ending the production of Disney-themed hard-core pornography sites. According to Enough is Enough, sites are "a clear violation of Disney's copyrighted brand as...

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14-Year-Old Sues Facebook

Revenge porn is a problem on all platforms of social media. According to Fight the New Drug, revenge porn sites are very similar to regular porn sites. The difference is that the images are of regular people who sent sexually explicit images to...

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WRAP Week 2016

This Sunday, October 30th kicks off WRAP week 2016! The White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) Campaign began in Butler, Pennsylvania in 1987. The woman who began the movement, Norma Norris, became passionate about the issue of pornography after...

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National Lutherans for Life Conference

This past weekend the Abstinence Clearinghouse attended the National Lutherans for Life Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Check out our Facebook page to view videos of our weekend adventures!   Thank you to all who...

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One Women's Battle with Seduction

She claimed sex was merely a gateway drug; a "portal to the much higher high." What was she really after? Seduction. "Seduction is the art of coercing somebody to desire you, of orchestrating somebody else's longings to suit your own hungry...

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The Yes's and No's of Parenting

Have you ever been caught buckling to your child's temper tantrum after saying the word "no." Refusing your child something they enjoy can be difficult; however, sometimes it is necessary. According to Sam Crabtree, pastor at Bethlehem Baptist...

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Her Twisted Sexual Reality

Share   Can pornography effect your sexual tastes? Fight the New Drug, an organization founded to shed light on the harmful effects of pornography, recently published an article based on an email received from a woman struggling with...

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4 Things Parents Should Know About Snapchat

Share With over 100 million daily users, Snapchat has experienced a staggering increase in users since its beginning in 2011. For a quick summary of what the Snapchat app is, click HERE prior to reading the facts below. Five things every...

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Victory Over Addiction

Share Jason Castro had a secret addiction that almost cost him his marriage. After staring on season seven of American Idol, Castro went on tour. That's when his secret addiction exploded. That addiction?Pornography. Although he was busy with...

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Three Silent Marriage-Killers

Share It is not uncommon for relationships to develop barriers over time. These barriers may be unintentional and even go unnoticed. Consider these three self-evaluative questions: Do you feel freedom to discuss any topic within...

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Teen-Parent Smartphone Contract

Share Is it time for you to buy your child their first smartphone? There is no doubt allowing your child to have a smartphone makes communication easier. It is also no secret that having a smartphone opens up a whole new world to your...

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MYTH: My Future Spouse Will Complete Me

Share Loneliness can be one of the most difficult things we as humans can experience. For many singles, the feeling of loneliness can be a motivating factor in finding the perfect spouse. However, finding the perfect spouse can drive a person...

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Pornography and the Brain

Share Neurons that fire together, wire together. Like other addictive substances, pornography floods the brain with dopamine. A consistent rush of dopamine traveling to the limbic system rewires the brain's reward pathway and ultimately changes the...

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Sully: In Theaters Now

Share Sully, in theaters now, shares the events that took place on January 15, 2009 when the world witnessed the "Miracle on the Hudson." Captain Sully Sullenberger saved the lives of all 155 passengers aboard gliding his...

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African American Teens Embrace Abstinence

Share The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported African-American teens are embracing abstinence. The percentage of African-American teens who chose abstinence rose from 18.5 in 1991 to 51.5 percent in 2015. The...

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Myth: Porn is Just "Adult" Entertainment

Matt Fradd, founder of theporneffect.com, was recently featured in the Huffington Post offering neurological insight on how viewing pornography medically effects the brain. Indulging in porn and other forms of commercial sex are hardly...

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Dear Future Husband

At the age of twelve, Jordan Lee wrote a letter to her future husband telling him of her commitment to save herself only for him. In her recent blog post, Jordan admits that her 12-year-old promise proved challenging as she got older. "That sounds...

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Chipotle Unsuccessfully Turns to Sex and Drugs

It is no secret that after the major food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill announced their E. coli outbreak they needed a new way to attract wary customers. The franchise closed for a day after the incident to train staff on food safety. As an apology for...

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