I noticed an article in the Baptist Press today that reveals some unsettling facts about pornography in the church. The article in its entirety can be found at the Baptist Press site. It is entitled, Flood of pornography breaching the church. This is an area that men in ministry ignore to their peril.
There are a few strategies that you can follow to help guard against the subtle inroads that the porn industry uses.
1. Get an Internet filter. Here is a site that compares all the well known filters:
Top 10 Filters Reviewed
2. Load an accountability program on every computer that you use. A great program for doing this at XXX Church (no, this is not a bad site, it is an anti-porn site).
3. Get help. Find a brother or sister in Christ that you can be accountable to and meet with them regularly for encouragement and prayer.
4. Never have sole access to the Internet. Make sure that the computer you use can be used by anyone.
5. Always have the computer you use to surf the net in a public place where anyone can look over your shoulder.
6. Use the Mozilla FireFox browser which allows you to add programs such as Ad-block so that you can right click on any image while surfing and erase it from that web page permanently.
Okay, these are just a few suggestions. I hope that you will safeguard against porn and seek help if you are struggling. If you need more suggestions or would like to get help send Blake and I an email and we will try to put you in touch with someone.
No comments:
Post a Comment