Power of Purity | Helping Men to Honor God with their Sexual Gift

As a teenager Ben Bennett was already struggling with many doubts about God... and depression.  Then his grandfather took his own life, which pushed Ben even further away from God.  In his attempt to manage all the pain and confusion he was feeling, Ben turned to pornography in the attempt to self-medicate... and then battled a porn addiction that would last for at least 10 years.    It wasn't unt...

What do the following 6 stories from the bible have in common? (1) Israel's sacrificial system of worship using burnt offerings to God. (2) The prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel facing off against 850 false prophets. (3) Moses being called by God at the burning bush. (4) God protecting Israel at the Red Sea from the armies and chariots of Pharaoh with a pillar of fire. (5) The Day of Pentecost when g...

What do the following 6 stories from the bible have in common? (1) Israel's sacrificial system of worship using burnt offerings to God. (2) The prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel facing off against 850 false prophets. (3) Moses being called by God at the burning bush. (4) God protecting Israel at the Red Sea from the armies and chariots of Pharaoh with a pillar of fire. (5) The Day of Pentecost when g...

What do the following 6 stories from the bible have in common? (1) Israel's sacrificial system of worship using burnt offerings to God. (2) The prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel facing off against 850 false prophets. (3) Moses being called by God at the burning bush. (4) God protecting Israel at the Red Sea from the armies and chariots of Pharaoh with a pillar of fire. (5) The Day of Pentecost when g...

Before Lori Pyatt was ever married she asked God what her purpose in life was... and she heard God say... Your purpose in life is to have a great marriage and to help others do the same. But then Lori married a man - Jay Pyatt - who had an addiction to pornography.  Not only did they fight over Jay's use of porn from the first day of their marriage... but the first six months were absolutely horri...

Before Lori Pyatt was ever married she asked God what her purpose in life was... and she heard God say... Your purpose in life is to have a great marriage and to help others do the same. But then Lori married a man - Jay Pyatt - who had an addiction to pornography.  Not only did they fight over Jay's use of porn from the first day of their marriage... but the first six months were absolutely horri...

The first episode of The Power of Purity Podcast was posted on March 29th, 2016... and here we are... 3 years and 8 months later at EPISODE 200! In this special 200th episode of the Power of Purity Podcast... Tony reads... responds... and answers questions from numerous notes and letters he's received from listens. Is there hope for a Christian man who has struggled with porn and self-gratificatio...

In 2010 Jay Pyatt's wife... Lori... had a nagging suspicion that something was wrong... so she confronted him about his problematic use of pornography.  What Lori didn't know is that Jay had been lying to her almost every night for the past 4 years.   Hundreds... if not thousands of lies! Jay couldn't have done more damage to his wife's heart... and to their marriage... than if he had literally se...

In 2010 Jay Pyatt's wife... Lori... had a nagging suspicion that something was wrong... so she confronted him about his problematic use of pornography.  What Lori didn't know is that Jay had been lying to her almost every night for the past 4 years.   Hundreds... if not thousands of lies! Jay couldn't have done more damage to his wife's heart... and to their marriage... than if he had literally se...

How about these for examples of SEX GONE WILD? (1) A female Lutheran Pastor who thinks we should do away with the old fashioned teachings of the Bible about sex ... because those teachings cause us to have shame... and have hurt our lives. (2) The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has produced a video series on the topic of sex intended for school teachers in the United Kingdom to teach to 9...

How about these for examples of SEX GONE WILD? (1) A female Lutheran Pastor who thinks we should do away with the old fashioned teachings of the Bible about sex ... because those teachings cause us to have shame... and have hurt our lives. (2) The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has produced a video series on the topic of sex intended for school teachers in the United Kingdom to teach to 9...

Do you think guys are the only ones that struggle with watching internet porn? Think again! Do you think guys are the only ones that struggle with sex addiction? Think again. Crystal Renaud Day is the founder and director of Dirty Girls Ministry.  Crystal became involved with pornography when she was 10 years old... and this led to a porn addiction... and a sex addiction... that lasted for years....

Do you think guys are the only ones that struggle with watching internet porn? Think again! Do you think guys are the only ones that struggle with sex addiction? Think again. Crystal Renaud Day is the founder and director of Dirty Girls Ministry.  Crystal became involved with pornography when she was 10 years old... and this led to a porn addiction... and a sex addiction... that lasted for years....

Every single day you "test, examine, and scrutinize" different situations in your life in order to determine what might be the appropriate course of action. For example... If you were going to go ice skating on a country pond... you would test and examine the ice... to make sure it was thick enough to safely hold your weight before you would fully commit yourself to the ice. If you were going to t...

Every single day you "test, examine, and scrutinize" different situations in your life in order to determine what might be the appropriate course of action. For example... If you were going to go ice skating on a country pond... you would test and examine the ice... to make sure it was thick enough to safely hold your weight before you would fully commit yourself to the ice. If you were going to t...

Charlotte Carrender has an amazing story! In this interview she shares the story of her 21 year marriage to Ken... and what it was like for her to be married to a man who was struggling with a sexual addiction that escalated over the years... eventually leading to the end of the marriage. What should a wife do... when she catches her husband using pornography... over and over again? What should a...

Charlotte Carrender has an amazing story! In this interview she shares the story of her 21 year marriage to Ken... and what it was like for her to be married to a man who was struggling with a sexual addiction that escalated over the years... eventually leading to the end of the marriage. What should a wife do... when she catches her husband using pornography... over and over again? What should a...

Charlotte Carrender has an amazing story! In this interview she shares the story of her 21 year marriage to Ken... and what it was like for her to be married to a man who was struggling with a sexual addiction that escalated over the years... eventually leading to the end of the marriage. What should a wife do... when she catches her husband using pornography... over and over again? What should a...

Charlotte Carrender has an amazing story! In this interview she shares the story of her 21 year marriage to Ken... and what it was like for her to be married to a man who was struggling with a sexual addiction that escalated over the years... eventually leading to the end of the marriage. What should a wife do... when she catches her husband using pornography... over and over again? What should a...

Charlotte Carrender has an amazing story! In this interview she shares the story of her 21 year marriage to Ken... and what it was like for her to be married to a man who was struggling with a sexual addiction that escalated over the years... eventually leading to the end of the marriage. What should a wife do... when she catches her husband using pornography... over and over again? What should a...

As we've already identified on The Power of Purity Podcast... a very serious problem that many couples struggle with is when there's a significant disparity in the level of sexual desire between the two partners.   What should a couple do when one person is highly sexed... and the other person has little to no sexual desire or appetite? One of the primary reasons people struggle with diminished se...

As we've already identified on The Power of Purity Podcast... a very serious problem that many couples struggle with is the significant disparity in the level of sexual desire that often exists between the two partners.   What should a couple do when one person is highly sexed... and the other person has little to no sexual desire or appetite? One of the primary reasons people struggle with dimini...

Dr. Mark Laaser, M.Div.,Ph. D. and Debbie Laaser, MA, LMFT    began their journey in the field of sexual addiction in 1987, when Mark was intervened on for his own sexual addiction. After completing in-patient treatment and early intensive counseling, Mark began working with Dr. Patrick Carnes, the founder of the field of sexual addiction, at Golden Valley Health Center in Golden Valley, Minnesota...

Dr. Mark Laaser, M.Div.,Ph. D. and Debbie Laaser, MA, LMFT began their journey in the field of sexual addiction in 1987, when Mark was intervened on for his own sexual addiction. After completing in-patient treatment and early intensive counseling, Mark began working with Dr. Patrick Carnes, the founder of the field of sexual addiction, at Golden Valley Health Center in Golden Valley, Minnesota. T...

Jay Stringer is a licensed mental health counselor, ordained minister, and nationally requested speaker on the subject of unwanted sexual behavior (i.e., extra-marital affairs, pornography, buying sex, and others). Based in Seattle, Jay has spent the last decade on the frontlines of demand for sexual exploitation and pornography. Jay's clinical work guides men and women to find freedom from unwant...