Today’s Challenge is: I will not watch Netflix or Shomi for a month The Hardest Challenge Yet If your first thoughts when you think of not watching Netflix or Shomi for a month are; what else will I do?, But I want to watch my show?, How will I survive?, or even, I don’t have anything else to do? Then frankly, … Read More
When Adding is Subtracting: Grand Decluttering Challenge Day 9
When Adding is Subtracting Declutter Your Life by Exercising Whoo, hey now you said this was a decluttering challenge. You did not say you were going to challenge me to add things to my life, and isn’t adding the opposite of decluttering? Yes, we did say we were going to challenge you to declutter your life. And now that you … Read More
Priority People – Who Matters To You Most?: Challenge Day 8
I will not look at my phone or watch tv while eating dinner with others. Yesterday I encouraged you to text people. Now I’m going tell you texting is terrible. The Problem! This doesn’t discount what we posted yesterday. Texting friends instead of browsing the Internet is a much better use of your phone. And I totally stand by it. … Read More
Your internet doesn’t love you: Choosing friendships over phones – Challenge #7
Where did they go? We’ve all experienced it. You’ve got a really close friend, or it’s one of your friends in a specific circle of friends. Everyone hangs out together. And then suddenly they are gone. What happened? Well they started dating someone. So you make jokes about “wondering if they are alive still?” and “oh you still … Read More
Grand Declutter Challenge: Day 4 Benefits to Calling someone during temptation
Porn is more addictive than drugs or alcohol. If people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol need help from others why would we think that we are any different. At Alcoholics Anonymous they teach people about an acrostic called HALT. They have found that when you are Hungry Angry Lonely or Tired you are more likely to turn to … Read More
Knowing your cues: Challenge 1
Why is it so important to declutter your life? Porn is the thing we need to get rid of from our lives. You came here because of porn not because you are on facebook all the time or browsing youtube videos for hours. However, though it might not seem like it, those things can be connected with porn in a … Read More
The Grand Decluttering Challenge
One of the effects of a pornified culture is both cause and result. A noisy, distracted lifestyle. Surfing the web on our phones while in the bathroom. Texting while standing in line. Watching youtube while waiting for the bus. We are never, ever, ever bored. You don’t have to be a neurosurgeon to realize this makes your brain crave more … Read More
Is violent porn a Canadian health crisis? MP Arnold Viersen discusses
There has been more good news on the pornography front than we’re used to, with Time Magazine’s article alerting the general public to the affect of porn addiction on a generation of young men, and the Globe & Mail and Washington Post also highlighting the dangers of pornography in the past several weeks. Here in Canada, MP Arnold Viersen is … Read More
What Every Young Man Needs to Know About Pornography
By David Hilder: Young men, we need to talk. There are some changes you need to make in your life. Something major that holds a lot of people back is a porn addiction. It has consequences beyond what you realize and has an impact on your future. If you’re watching pornography, here are some things you need to know. 1. … Read More
Beautiful Relief in a Sea of Pain
By Colette Aikema: Last week I had the incredible privilege of attending an international conference in North Carolina that was dedicated entirely to the topic of porn and its effects on society and the church. I met so many amazing people and learned so much that my mind is still reeling. One of the speakers, Dr. Mary Anne Layden, impressed … Read More