Articles for tag: Sexual Addiction

January 1, 2015

By Mark R. Laaser If you were Satan and wanted to bring down the church””all churches and all denominations””what would you do? Attack leadership, of course. Thanks to the Internet, Satan now has that technology, and he is using it. I call addiction to Internet pornography among pastors the tsunami that is threatening to engulf the church. I am an ordained pastorÂ who struggled with sexual addiction, and by the grace of God, found freedom in March 1987 when I went to an inpatient treatment program. Thanks to the intervention of the Holy Spirit and the best clinical resources available at

November 24, 2012

Christian Standard

Church Leadership

Sticky Conversations: Pornography in Ministry

THIS IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF FIVE “STICKY CONVERSATIONS” By Steve Larson We want to believe this is someone else”s problem. We want to believe that ministry professionals are above entanglement in this sin. But statistics tell us, and my experience affirms this: pornography is present even in the church, but thoseÂ enmeshed in it can be helped. A little over 15 years ago, I left the marketplace in Michigan and planted a church in Cary, North Carolina. Crosspointe Church began in the fall of 1997. Having been involved in a family business for a number of years,

May 21, 2006

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Ethics & Moral Issues Sexuality

A Safe Place to Be a Sinner

A reflection on how churches can become safer places for people struggling with sexual sin—by dropping categories, speaking honestly, and walking patiently with strugglers toward healing in the body of Christ.

May 21, 2006

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Ethics & Moral Issues Sexuality

Broken Mirrors

Using the image of a cracked mirror, this article explores how early wounds and sinful reactions can shape sexual and relational brokenness—and how God can bring healing that turns weakness into strength.