The Covenant Eyes Podcast

Pornography ruins our capacity for intimacy, which ultimately hinders our capacity to love God. How do we leave the emptiness of porn behind to fill it with God’s unending love? In this episode, Dr. Carol Peters-Tanksley explores the idea that the answer lies much deeper than simply stopping the behavior of looking at porn. Key topics covered in this episode: If we only talk about ending certain b...

What we are exposed to as a child and even into our adult years greatly impacts our brain. Understanding this is key when it comes to battling pornography. In this episode, Josh Spurlock, founder of MyCounselor. Online, shares the concept of “Whole Brained Sexual Purity” and how understanding the distinct roles of our left brain and right brain provides us with practical steps for walking in sexua...

In 2021, the average digital media consumption reached 8 hours per day. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Youtube... the list of where we spend time is never ending. The screens we devote our time to are exploiting our weaknesses and leading us on a path to attachment and even addiction, both to pornography and the devices themselves.  In this episode, we visit with Doug Smith, author of [Un]I...

“#TonicMasculinity vs. #ToxicMasculinity”   Special Guest Bill Donaghy, Theology of the Body Institute Over the past few decades, a dagger was launched into the hearts of men with the phrase #ToxicMasculinity, the idea that masculinity is toxic to our culture. In this episode, we're joined by Bill Donaghy of the Theology of the Body Institute to talk about how authentic masculinity is actuall...

Only seven percent of churches have a plan to help men and women struggling with pornography. However, we have a plan to address this great need with Daniel Glasco, founder of Restored Warriors. In this episode, hear how God revealed this ministry to Daniel and how Restored Warriors is experiencing incredible results with helping men overcome pornography. If you’ve been searching for solid support...

Noah Filipiak is the founding pastor of Mosaic Church in urban Grand Rapids, MI. He is the co-founder of New Humanity, a multi-ethnic church planting network focused on urban community development. He is the author of Beyond the Battle: A man’s guide to his identity in Christ in an oversexualized world is the host of The Flip Side Podcast , blogs at noahfilipiak.com , and is on the Covenant Eyes b...

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Greg Miller and review his findings from research his team conducted on men who use pornography.  We also discuss his organization, Faithful and True, and how they have helpful programs for men and their spouses.  Learn more about Faithful and True here: https://faithfulandtrue.com/ Greg Miller, with his wife Beth, started Thrive Resources in 2011 working with...

Episode Summary Today’s guest on the Covenant Eyes Podcast is Frank Rich is a former bodybuilder, entrepreneur, certified men's health & addiction coach, and host of The Super Human Life podcast. After living with and battling addiction, depression, and anxiety for almost 20 years, he is now on a mission to help men take back control of their lives through the power of faith and fitness....

Episode Summary Today’s guest on the Covenant Eyes Podcast is Jonathan Daugherty, founder and president of Be Broken Ministries and founder of the Gateway to Freedom workshop for men. After living a divided life of sexual sin for many years, God called Jonathan into ministry, using his brokenness as a path to help men and women find freedom in their brokenness and discover the power and grace of G...

Questions to be addressed in this powerful conversation with Pastor Don Galardi are: 1) Why is technology and pornography a danger for churches?  2) Why is accountability for this concern so important? 3) How would a pastor begin to preach on this topic? 4) How did you become involved in this fight? Join Josh and Rob from Covenant Eyes as they talk with Pastor Galardi about this powerful topic.  S...

Brandon and Tonia Clark have been married for 7 years. They have one beautiful daughter, whom God blessed them with after six years of infertility. They live on a small hobby farm in MN, where there is plenty of work, play, and, most importantly, love to go around each day.   Brandon and Tonia come to us today as an ordinary couple who went through years of marital struggles while Brandon used, an...

In this episode, we talk with Nate Larkin about his story of recovery and how his porn use impacted his family and his calling as a Pastor. We dive into the blast radius of porn use, the consequences of porn use, and much more. Nate addresses the pressing questions of: What were some of the consequences experienced by you and your family during your years of active addiction? Is there a difference...

The body is not only biological. The body is theological. As the Apostle Paul tells us, our creation as male and female and the call of the two to become “one flesh” reveals “a great mystery” – it reveals the eternal plan of the Father for his Son to have a bride, the church. This is precisely why the enemy attacks right here: his goal is to blind us to the “great mystery” revealed through our sex...

Today’s guest on the Covenant Eyes Podcast is Darlene Larson, Certified Life Purpose Coach and founder of Hearts with a Purpose. For over a quarter of a century, Darlene survived an emotionally abusive marriage, mining the Word of God daily to find the strength she needed to continue. Her journey has led her to author the 31-day devotional series: “Enable Me, Lord, to Shift: Are you stuck in idle?...

Parents today are the first generation to raise kids in a digitally connected, porn-saturated world. Porn can be accessed in locker rooms, cafeterias, classrooms, and bedrooms—anywhere kids have access to digital devices. Worse yet, pornography that was once considered fringe has become increasingly mainstream. All this is misshaping children’s understanding of sexuality, stunting their capacity t...

Helping You Win the War Within Before You Go To Battle for the Church This jam-packed session with Pastor Steve Arterburn M Ed. is a must-watch event! About our Guest: Pastor Steve Arterburn MINISTRY:  Stephen Arterburn is a respected innovator dedicated to helping transform lives with God’s truth all over the world.   In 1988 Arterburn founded New Life Treatment Centers, a venture-capital funded...

No parental control software can completely protect your kid from online harm. And parental controls never replace the need for parents. After over 1,100 presentations, testifying in front of Congress, and countless conversations, PYE has discovered 5 traits that are common in families who have kids who learn to use technology well and we call it The Digital Trust Framework. Does your family have...