Yearly Archives: 2021

If you listen too much to the suffering, the anger of other people, you will be affected.You will be in touch only with suffering,...

We cannot control whether others choose to listen to us and understand us. However, we can always control whether we listen to and understand...

I had an interesting conversation today on the topic of relationships. Some background info for those who are not familiar with the term: monogamy...

The word “confidence” is of Latin origin. Con means “with,” fid means “faith” or “trust.” Confidence is about acting with faith and trust in...

We love a bird, so we trap it, put it in a cage, and clip its wings. We love a fish, so we bait...

Today, I want to share my favorite poem of all time, a Lebanese-Arabic original on the theme of love. Doing the right thing in...

To become king of any people required incredible discipline, intelligence, and power, both individually and socially. Isn’t it ironic that kings were so often...

When King David arranged the murder of a man and stole his wife, he probably thought, “I’m only acting like all the other kings...

My brothers and I had a tough time growing up in a single-parent home. My mom did the best she could, but we went...

When we show understanding to others, we interpret their bad behavior in a way that they often cannot articulate themselves. We examine the “why”...

Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about, so be kind, both in their presence and in their absence. Popular Wisdom

If you live long enough, you will get your heart broken. Friendships end, relationships fail, and loved ones pass away. The ancient Safaitic-speaking Arabs...

Porn is like trash food. Many of us have gotten so accustomed to consuming it, we have lost sight of, and interest in, the...

Don’t wait for the dragon of lust and temptation to breathe fire before taking action; slay it in its infancy. Walk In Integrity

Porn is the high fructose corn syrup of sex. Dave Asprey

The Bible says “Be angry and do not sin.” Do you know what comes after that? “Do not let the sun go down on...

The most attractive people I’ve ever met were not the most physically beautifully or the most financially wealthy. They were the people who had...

Dopamine is a chemical responsible for desire and motivation. Dopamine influences our "want-to" in life. Without desire in life, why would we ever get...

We reap what we sow. Sow kindness today, and it may show up when you need it most or when you least expect it....

In this chapter, I delve into a discipline that has helped many to achieve progress in the area of sexual integrity. The ancients fasted...

People in control of themselves do not seek to control others. Their need for power is satisfied within themselves. Walk In Integrity

Why would anyone ever do anything difficult or pass up on something that feels good in the moment? The answer might seem obvious, because...

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.1 Corinthians 13:13

He is no fool who trades short-lived pleasures that do not satisfy for lasting pleasures that fulfill. Walk In Integrity

People are works in progress, not final products. People are dynamic evolving organisms, not ready wrapped packages. That’s why the concept of a “soul...

Your struggle with lust and pornography isn’t primarily or ultimately about you. It’s about your family. It’s about your relationships. It’s about your present...

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.Proverbs 15:17

I cleaned up my diet not because I was overweight (I wasn’t), but because I came to realize that what I put in my...

They say when you read history, you are supposed to see yourself both as the bad guy and as the good guy. The idea...

Authenticity is a good value to abide by when it does not conflict with other, higher values like obedience to God and loving people. Walk...

When we say “defeat lust,” we don’t mean a final victory like the Allied Powers defeating and disarming the Nazis and Japan in WW2....

People involved in the no-fap movement, and Christians who have an interest in sexual integrity, like to keep score. For either group, keeping score...

A good human being doesn’t need to do that. A fulfilled human being doesn’t need to break anyone down. All they do is want...

When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who...

Trusting even the right people takes courage, because everyone at the end of the day is capable of hurting us. Trusting God makes it...

If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and readied his bow; he has prepared for him his...

I came across a solid clip that I want to share with you today. In it, Dr. Jeremy Pierre discusses the relationship between faith...

In Luke 17, Jesus healed ten lepers, but only one came back to thank him. Leprosy was like a plague in that day. Lepers...

Porn addiction is the only major addiction I can think of that society doesn’t take seriously. In fact, it often encourages it, but at...

Have you ever stopped to think why you may be struggling to control your sexual impulses? What about it is so difficult to manage...

Modern people don’t see God because they don’t look low enough. Carl Jung

They say “When a flower doesn’t bloom, you don’t fix the flower. You change the environment in which it grows.” Some of us have...

Our thoughts, words, and habits got us into this mess, and our thoughts, words, and habits will get us out. Sometimes the same prison...

Our mattress is a metaphor for faith. Everytime we lie down, we have perfect faith that our mattress will support and sustain us through...

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have...

Perfect theology is not requisite to being a Christian. However, loving God and loving others is. Walk In Integrity

Gluttony, or habitually excessive eating, is a vice you will rarely ever hear the culture address because it serves the dominant consumerist ideology of...

Today, I've transcribed a simple video that highlights the critical distinction between love and lust. The culture likes to talk about "falling in love,"...

The first victim of revenge is always the vehicle by which it is carried out. Walk In Integrity

Greed is based on the lie that if only I had more stuff, my emotional and spiritual pain would go away. Walk In Integrity

Anyone who is not plagued by any of the so-called seven deadly sins—pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth—is someone in control of...