Author: donaldlindsey

You Vulnerable? Covenant Haiku XII

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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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Online Predators Hunting for Your Kids

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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”

Covenant Haiku X: “Porn Can’t Give No Satisfaction”

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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.

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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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Covenant Haiku IX: The Slender Man Commeth—After Your Kids!

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There is a creepy side of the Internet. We all know  this. But I was taken aback by this article by Leigh Ann Seger, an Internet Safety Consultant with Covenant Eyes: “Slender Man and Other Big Fat Digital Dangers Headed for Your Young Children.”

Seger tells of the bizarre and sometimes horrific (fictional) stories that circulate online. While the stories may be harmless for adults, they may cause a huge problem for young, impressionable kids.

Seger’s exposé unpacks the reasons why this type of content may be harmful to your kids. It’s all about the not-fully-developed brains of children. Seger quotes David Walsh, a child psychologist:

The teenage brain is different from the adult brain, says Walsh. The impulse control center of the brain, the part of the brain that enables us to think ahead, consider consequences, manage urges—that’s the part of the brain right behind our forehead called the prefrontal cortex. He says part of the brain is under construction during the teenage years. In fact, Walsh continues, the wiring of that is not completed until the early 20s (Covenant Eyes).

The development of the brain is under construction during the teen years and is not complete until kids are well into adulthood! This is an insightful article, one which will raise parental hackles.

A word to the wise: Parents, pay close attention to the content to which your kids are exposed online—a must read for parents raising healthy kids with healthy brains.

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Covenant Haiku VIII

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“Bear one another’s burdens….” (Galatians 6:2a)

Have you ever gone down a path which lured you into the realm of Internet pornography? Are you concerned that your family members may be facing the same temptations day in, day out?

Practically everybody faces sexual temptation online at some point in their lives: Everybody is lured and enticed by their own desire, and when that desire is enticed by sensual online images, we sometimes fall: we go places we know we should not have gone.

So, how do we stop temptation dead in its tracks? This is a loaded question, but one sure-fire way to begin is to install a good accountability tool for protection. Covenant Eyes accountability software will equip you with the most advanced protection available today.

Imagine protecting your entire family on all devices for only 13.99 a month!

“Imagine getting a report of the websites your kids visit, the search terms they use, and the YouTube videos they watch. Imagine protecting them online with a filter that’s tailored to their needs and blocks the Internet completely at certain times a day. Imagine that protection following you and your family on all the computers, smartphones, and tablets you use” (Covenant Eyes).

Select this link to view the Covenant Eyes family pricing page. 

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