wind sun and water
no salt no sharks no worries
ladies eat it up
Year: 2014
See Dick and Jane Browse with Covenant Eyes
This will be my last entry for a project I have worked on over the past couple weeks—a friendly competition in the offices of Covenant Eyes. Most of the poetry on this site is not work related, but this one is. It is written in the form of an Elizabethan (Shakespearian) sonnet and is parodic of a wonderful children’s book series popularized in the 1930’s: Fun with Dick and Jane.
Seriously, the plight of Dick and Jane in this sonnet is far too common in our culture:
According to the third Youth Internet Safety Survey, published in 2010, the ages when youth were unwillingly exposed to nudity online were: 10-12: 15%, 13-15: 23%, and 16-17: 28% (Pornography Statistics).
Select this link for a free Covenant Eyes e-book with comprehensive porn stats.
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See Dick and Jane Browse with Covenant Eyes
Let’s look while Dick and Jane discover games.
The Internet makes learning so much fun.
And see how Jane can hack the usernames.
Now Jane is watching Dick do something dumb.
He’s watching porn and Jane is quite surprised.
She can’t decide to scream or turn and run,
For Dick is so transfixed and mesmerized.
And kids’ despoiled minds become quite numb.
So Dick and Jane were full of crazy fears,
When Mommy saw, the kids tried telling fibs.
Then truth came out and eyes welled up with tears.
But soon they found a way to guard their kids.
A company records all sites we see,
Blocks porn and prompts real honesty.
—Donald Lindsey
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1 September 2014
Shout About It:
You Vulnerable? Covenant Haiku XII
Jonathan Holmes has a great post up on the Covenant Eyes blog which delves into the gut-wrenching reasons for viewing pornographic images. He offers some fabulous advice for pastors who are searching for an accountability model that motivates an atmosphere of healing and sanctification. The article is titled “Fostering Christ-Centered Vulnerability in Your Church About Pornography,” and it may be found here.
Holmes drills deep into the reasons why online accountability does not work (of and by itself); he explains what is needed alongside online accountability: “Embedded Accountability”:
By nature, I think many of us struggle with awkwardness in social settings. Accountability-specific relationships as they relate to pornography and purity only heighten this relational dynamic. I know what question is going to be asked of me, and I know I can either lie about it or tell the truth. Not very many options.
If that’s the conversation, I’ll soon either be a consummate liar or overwhelmed with guilt and shame. Neither of which promotes the life-saving truth of the gospel (Holmes).
This article is packed with wisdom and great accountability advice. I highly recommend this article for Christian counselors, mentors, pastors, or anyone who wants to foster a profoundly effective accountability relationship.
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Shout About It:
Online Predators Hunting for Your Kids
Covenant Haiku XI #SafefuardingKids
About your children
Whom predators are hunting
Kids need protection
I urge everyone with children to learn everything they can about Internet predators. Covenant Eyes provides free educational resources. Please go to this link and learn what you can do to protect your kids:
“Internet Predators 101: What you need to know to protect your kids”
Shout About It:
Covenant Haiku X: “Porn Can’t Give No Satisfaction”
In a Covenant Eyes article written by Internet Safety Consultant Sam Black titled “Porn Can’t Give No Satisfaction,” the world of neuroscience is unfurled in layman’s terms.
Did you know that our brains have two distinct pleasure systems? One is for exciting pleasure, and the other is for satisfying pleasure. Black explains:
The exciting system, fueled by dopamine and anticipation, is all about appetite, such as imagining your favorite meal or a sexual episode.
The satisfying system involves actually having the meal or having sex, which provides a calming, fulfilling pleasure. This system releases opiate-like endorphins that provide feelings of peace and euphoria (Covenant Eyes).
Black’s article, “Porn Can’t Give No Satisfaction,” is an excerpt edited from Chapter 5 of the free Covenant Eyes e-book titled The Porn Circuit: Understand Your Brain and Break Porn Habits in 90 Days, which Black authored last year.
This (free) e-book is a stunning investigation into what happens to the porn addict’s brain; it’s also considered “The New Porn Addiction Recovery Handbook” for those who desperately need a genuine solution to porn addiction. Visit to this link to download your copy today!
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Carmina ad Gloriae Dei 