At the age of 3, our brains have more neurons (the cells in our brain that send and receive neurotransmitters) than we will have for the rest of our lives. From the ages of 3 to 25, our brains go through a process where unused Read More
Blazing Grace began in 2000; at the time it was just me leading a Christ and grace centered support group for men in Colorado Springs. In 2004 I put the Blazing Grace website up. Most of the original content was for men, with some added Read More
Many of you are familiar with our 8 week course for men who want to recover from porn addiction, and our 10 week course for wives to help women heal from porn and adultery in their marriage. In both courses, group participants are paired up Read More
The following are two chapters from my book The Road to Grace for Couples, a Workbook for Healing from Porn and Adultery. The workbook provides content and assignments for a couple to work through who are recovering from porn addiction and adultery. We begin with Read More
The following is an expanded version of a chapter from my book 100 Days on the Road to Grace; a Devotional for the Sexually Broken. Depression Chapter 59 from 100 Days on the Road to Grace But he himself went a day’s journey into the Read More
Several days ago, I got hit with an intense pull of lust. Initially I got discouraged, and was baffled, as to why my flesh was screaming. Then the Holy Spirit stepped in and showed me I was being attacked by a spirit of lust. After Read More
Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw Read More
The following is a chapter from my book The Road to Grace for Couples; A Workbook from Healing from Porn and Adultery. Each chapter provides a topic for a couple to work through. The following chapter, on taking ownership, is critical for a marriage to Read More
Yesterday, as I prepped for our radio show, I ran across Pornhub’s Christmas stats. Pornhub, which claims that 150 million active users visit their site every day, saw visits to their site drop by 32% on Christmas Eve, then jump by 15% above normal on Read More
Prior to 1999, receiving the love of God in my heart had been a frustrating mystery. It’s not until His life-changing love resurrects a stone-cold heart that we find the love, joy, and peace we’ve yearned for. What follows is an edited version of chapter Read More
You’re walking down the street and see a woman wearing yoga pants and a top showing way too much cleavage. You maul her with your eyes. Then what? Now you’ve sparked your flesh, which is never satisfied, and you’ve opened the door to our spiritual Read More
My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word! Psalm 119:25 Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise! Psalm 119:154 It’s the late 1970’s, and I’m sitting on a bench at a bus stop in Read More
The Lamp Posts below can provide light for all of the Christian life. Let’s jump right in. Freedom and healing are impossible in isolation. Many have tried the “do it yourself” approach to avoid sharing their weaknesses and failures with others, including myself. You must Read More
A guy gets hooked on porn as an eight-year-old. In his twenties he meets the girl he will eventually marry. Doesn’t tell her about his secret habit. They get married. As the years go by his heart grows cold; laughter, joy, and their sex life Read More
We are holding our From Porn to Grace Conference this Saturday in Porterville, California. I’m also giving their Saturday morning message at 10:45. (Seventh Day Adventist church.) In case you want to watch the livestream of the morning message and the From Porn to Grace Read More
I thought back to the beginning of my journey recently. I discovered porn and masturbation in my teen years; it quickly developed into a daily habit. I was molested at the age of 14. Not long after that event I started contemplating suicide; the self-loathing Read More
We are holding one of our From Porn to Grace conferences next month, April 24 in Porterville, California. The topics I’ll be speaking on during the conference will include: * How porn and adultery affect those who engage in it. * What the recovery and Read More
We got a lot of response to the last post, The Other Epidemic has Exploded. There was quite a bit of anger and frustration expressed that churches aren’t talking openly about sexual issues, or even clued in. Your responses included: – I can go to Read More
In my books, The Road to Grace, and The Wife’s Heart, I’ve written chapters on “Turn and Connect,” a Biblical method which provides the way to overcome the battle against lust, fear, and other issues. Over the years we’ve received a lot of feedback that Read More
The young man who rings the bell of the brothel is unconsciously looking for God Bruce Marshall Sexual sobriety that focuses solely on the externals is short lived. I know because I spent years floundering in “be a good Christian mode” and focusing on accountability Read More
Prostitutes, Pain, and the Next Mission Field July, 1991. I had been married for two years and was on the first of a three week business trip. Like most naïve young men, I thought that getting married would solve my lust problem, but it only Read More
Here is our new video on masturbation. This is a topic that’s addressed less by the church than porn, yet self-sex often if not always accompanies porn use. (If 65% of Christian men are viewing porn as the surveys say, then just as many are Read More
We’ve been offering an eight week nationwide phone course for men for freedom from porn and other forms of sexual sin for several years. We’ve seen phenomenal growth and change in the guys who jump in with both feet. At the same time, we’ve had Read More
This is a picture of me in 1997. The night before, I had gone on a porn binge. Look at my eyes: I have a vacant stare, it’s as if nobody is home. There’s no life behind those eyes. This picture shows the effects Read More