Used By Permision My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. “This,” he said, “is not a slip. This is lingerie.” He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip. It was exquisite; silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace. The price tag with an […]

A Personal Story by Joe H. (used by permission) I was first exposed to pornography around the age of nine. I was also sexually abused by a teenage girl around that same time. Because of these things and my own curiosity I developed a voyeuristic interest in sex and the female body. I was afraid […]

In the last few days, I have experienced more of spiritual pain than I ever hope to see again. The problems were largely of my own making, brought on by dwelling on my lifelong struggle to separate temptation from sin. Theoretically and conceptually, I know that it is no sin to be tempted. Yet, throughout […]

(Written in 1999) In my lifelong struggle with homosexuality, I have battled an ongoing feeling that something about me was unacceptable with the Lord, that I did not measure up like other men. I don’t intend that remark to be sexist, but it was my self-comparison to men, not women, that was causing me the […]