By Laura Davis The door clicks shut as he exits the room. My mind is still racing with arguments half-formed, and unspoken. This is unfair. This isn’t all my fault. You can’t just leave as soon as things get complicated. And, quieter: I can’t deal with this on my own. Still angry, I turn to Facebook and flip through posts. … Read More
“I didn’t know the difference between rape and love”: Laura’s Story
The following was originally sent to us a few months ago after the release of Jonathon Van Maren’s Culture War. It communicated the world that young women are are growing up in so well that we asked if we could post it. This brave young women edited it slightly and sent it back in the format of a blog post. … Read More
Nazis, Porn, & a brave old man
By Josh Gilman One of my heroes is a man whose first name I can’t remember. I only remember him as “Father Ten Boom”. The Ten Boom family was a dutch family, living in Holland who famously hid Jewish people in a small secret room in their home during the Nazi Occupation during World War 2. Their story is powerfully told … Read More
Singleness, Marriage, Contentedness, Porn & Pavlov
By Josh Gilman: Happy Valentines Day! Depending on your personality and life circumstances, today is the best/worst/happiest/horrific/lovely/sickening/romantic/depressing day of the year. But for nearly everyone it is definitely one thing. Triggering. I’ll explain why. Contentedness One of the most common terms that is thrown around when we come upon anything that reminds of relationship statuses is the word “content”. Usually … Read More
“If porn isn’t sex. What is sex?” – The Response
by Josh Gilman Last week I posted a quote that is an example of why our work is needed. I was in a high-school talking about the dangers of pornography when a 16 year old boy asked, “If porn isn’t sex, what is sex?” Since posting that I’ve had several people ask what my answer was. So here it is. … Read More