The Eschatological Experience of Eternal Communion

From the beginning man was created to be a “partner of the Absolute.” He was called to enter a covenant with God—a relationship of eternal communion analogous to the union of spouses. Man broke the original covenant with God by eating from the forbidden tree. Yet God’s gift of himself to man [...]

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Turtle Pulse-Check: An Honest Week

From the standpoint of purity, it has been a good week, but it has not been a perfect week. I again had a slip on Monday where I made the bad decision to look at a non-pornographic web site while knowing that the discussion and pictures on this site are often arousing. In [...]

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Fire Drill – Making a Call

CALLING OUT THE PHONE BRIGADE!

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Battle for Purity – Bouncing the Eyes

To set up your first defense perimeter with your eyes, you want to employ the strategies of bouncing your eyes and starving your eyes as well as the tactic of taking up a “sword” and a “shield.”

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If you “bounce your eyes” for six weeks, you can win this war.
The problem is that your eyes have [...]

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Inadequate – But Not Inactive

But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and the gaps were beginning to be closed, they were very angry, and all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it. So [...]

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SALT Meeting – Fences & Fire Drills

HAIL TO THE SALT BRIGADE!
Today’s meeting of the SALT Brigade was short but powerful.
As usual, we opened the meeting with prayer and moved straight into check-ins. For our check-ins we follow the F-I-N-S format: Feelings, Issues, Needs, Sobriety (Purity). This week featured one brother who was really struggling, one who had a [...]

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SALT – The Four-Step Fire Drill

One of the tools we have been given in our Purity Platoon is the Four-Step Fire Drill — steps to take when we are confronted with sexual temptation:
STEP 1: SPEAK ALOUD
Speak aloud these words. “I will not sacrifice my purity no matter what! I will not sacrifice my purity for [name the temptation].”
STEP [...]

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Anatomy of a Slip

One week ago today I took a stumble off the path of purity. There I was, peacefully minding my own business when I was taken unaware. I took the bait of a second glance and the trap was sprung. Before I knew what hit me, I had slipped.
So how did it happen?
None [...]

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The Cycle of Addiction (Phil Monroe)

THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION
(by Phil Monroe)

Often the cycle starts with certain triggers, external or internal circumstances that remind us of the allure of the pornography. These can come in the form of thoughts, experiences, feelings, situations, etc.
This leads to tempting thoughts in our own minds. We begin to ponder the idea of going back to [...]

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Spatial Disorientation (Re-Post)

DIARY OF AN ADDICT:
SPATIAL DISORIENTATION

As an addict I am constantly being reminded to trust and use the tools of recovery:
“Work the steps”
“Make calls”
“Attend meetings regularly”
“Third-Step Prayer”
“Daily inventory”
Sometimes these reminders are frustrating. Why do I have to keep working the steps? Why should I make phone calls when everything is ok? Why does [...]

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