Self-Control

This guide is for Android specifically which assumes you have a smartphone or tablet of some kind, but before we really get into Android we should first consider the simplest line of attack. Do you need the device you have? Setting up a device can be a hassle, and if you have no other option it can feel like a blessing when you finally have the device configured with robust safety controls. But you might be able to breathe the same sigh of relief for a fraction of the effort. As Jared Henderson says, sometimes there’s a physical solution to a technical problem. ...

In the battle Christians wage against the present darkness, 1 there are few enemies of the soul that measure up like the Internet pornography machine. But scripture tells us that where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more. 2 Truly we have seen this in the outpouring of support resources and digital health tools provided by people who care. Among these aids, Internet filters are quite popular because they make sense – remove the bad parts of the Internet without removing the good – and also because they offer people the sane option of living in a culture enmeshed with the Internet without losing their soul. 3 ...