The internet access in your home is probably as typical as mine.  We have cable internet, and a wireless router.  There is one PC, a Nintendo Wii, two Apple iPods, and a laptop all sharing our internet here at home.

This article is not about protecting your internet from hackers, malware and other security breaches.  I want to show you how to protect your family from the internet predators of pornography and other adult content.

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Access to the internet in this diagram comes 2 different ways:  Through hardwire from the router and via wireless from the router.

The computer is sitting next to the modem and router.  The modem brings in the internet signal from your cable provider and translates it into computer readable signals.  The modem then plugs into your router.  The router distributes the internet to the computer via a network plug.  This is a larger telephone looking plug from router to computer.  To protect the computer from adult content you have two options.

Use a DNS filtering service such as Open DNS.  A DNS filtering service will protect all devices on your internet connection whether wireless or hardwired.  Sounds good right?  There is a drawback to this, you will have to administer the whole network’s access as one user, meaning you cannot customize content based on age or users.  I did this in my house until I kept getting calls from my wife and daughter to unblock this site and that site. My wife’s allowable content is definitely different from what we allow my daughter to view.

The only other solution is to have filtering software and controls for each device and separate accounts for each user.  After much searching we went with Covenant Eyes Christian Internet Filter.  This filter installs on the PC, laptop and the iPods.  With a few different accounts – one for my wife and I and one for the kids, we can custom tailor internet content access! (use this covenant eyes coupon code to try it free for one month)

On the laptop and PC, the filter stands between all internet access and the browser.  You cannot access the internet aside from the filter.  That solved our problem with the PC and laptop, but we still have the iPods and Wii to protect.

On the iPod, you can install the covenant eyes web browser as you would any other application.  As long as you have a valid covenant eyes account to log in to.  However I still saw the Safari internet browser active!  All you do here is go to; Settings, General, Restrictions and slide the button for Safari to the off position.  Set your 4 digit password code and Safari will be disabled and the user can only use the covenant eyes browser.

Lastly, the Nintendo Wii has internet access capabilities (as well as other game consoles such as Xbox, PS3 and others).  You will need to either disable the wireless internet connectivity or password protect it with a 4 digit code.  This is the only way I was able to protect access on the Wii.

You could if you have the patience to figure out the right mix of DNS filtering along with device based software, you could have a very secure internet against adult content.

If you have any comments or suggestions of how to improve your internet connection filtering, please leave a comment below.

Hi All!!   I am very excited about this post.. because it is the announcement of my book that has been 2 years in the making:

How to Break the Bonds of Pornography Addiction and Live in True Freedom

Two plus years later, I am leaving perfection behind and getting this out there to help anyone who is struggling with Pornography addiction.

Inside my book you will find a practical guide on how to break free from pornography addiction.  In all my years of reading on this subject, I have found very good books and some not so good.  Most books leaned too heavily into the spiritual side of addiction while others had no spiritual side.

My aim in this book was to bring a balance of spiritual healing and aid along with practical tactics you can use in your daily life.  This guide will walk you through some personal processing and steps to get yourself ready for healing and breaking free from pornography.  There is also a large amount of resources that will point you in the right direction to get yourself some further help.

I am not a therapist, counselor or pastor, just a recovering addict trying to help others who want out of the pornography trap.  Please download my book for free.  Please read it, follow the directions and visit the resources.  You will soon be putting together your battle plan against pornography and walking in freedom.

Freedom is good.  We were never meant to be slaves to anything, especially sin.  Live Free today.

Download it Free right here : How-to-Break-the-Bonds-of-Pornography-addiction-and-Live-in-True-Freedom

I have been asked to give a recommended list of books on porn addiction.  Below you will find six books I suggest reading on the subject.

These books are for anyone who struggles with pornography or for those who know someone who struggles.  Clicking on the titles will take you to Amazon where you can read what others say and then purchase the book.

The Way of Purity: Enjoy Lasting Freedom in Christ (Setting Captives Free) by Mike Cleveland. Mike Cleveland is a fantastic speaker and author with regards to strongholds and addictions.  I had the privilege to hear him speak at my church last year.  Mike founded the website Setting Captives Free and this book goes along with the study on Pornography addiction.

Porn Nation Student Edition: The Naked Truth by Michael Leahy.
This book is the true story of how the author lost his marriage and family to pornography addiction.  The truth is laid bare in this book which holds no punches and shows you how pornography destroys a life.  A MUST read

The Drug of the New Millennium – The Brain Science Behind Internet Pornography by Mark B. Kastleman. This amazing book shows you scientific proof how pornography alters the brain and directly impacts our attitudes and behaviors.  Did you also know that the chemicals  released while watching pornography is the same as those for a person doing drugs?  Get this book.

Pure Desire: Helping People Break Free from Sexual Struggles by Ted Roberts. I read this book right after I realized that I had a problem with pornography.  Ted had me nodding my head in agreement so much that I thought I was getting whiplash!  This book is so down to earth yet it deals directly with the problem and how you must change.

An Affair of the Mind by Laurie Hall. Focus on the Family recommended this book to my wife right after she learned of my problem.  I even read the book and agree it is a MUST read for any wife whose husband has a problem with pornography.  It helps the woman of the addict understand why her husband is addicted and how she can help him.

I Surrender All: Rebuilding a Marriage Broken by Pornography by Clay Crosse. Clay is a contemporary Christian musician who inexplicably lost his voice.  He was not sick, but after some probing by a voice coach he confessed his addiction to pornography.  This book documents his story and rebuilding of his marriage.  Good book.

I was shocked while looking these up on Amazon.  If you type in the keywords: Pornography addiction, you get 87 different books on the topic!

Do you have any books on porn addiction that you recommend?  Leave your comments below.

Matthew 5:30  And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

Matthew 18:8  If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

Sin is tough to get rid of.  It is like cancer, if you don’t clean it all out it will spread.  Pornography addiction is tough to kick.  The best thing we can do is to amputate our source of sin.  I don’t mean mutilating yourself.  I mean you need to cancel your cable or internet, throw out your X rated movies and magazines and avoid those places you know will temp you back into pornography.

Pastor Mike Cleveland gave a great sermon entitled “Radical Freedom”.   Mike is the founder of setting captives free – a website that has free bible studes for all sorts of addictions.  You can watch the video of his sermon by clicking here and pushing the Video button on the page:  Pastor Mike Cleveland – “Radical Freedom”

Sermon notes from Radical Freedom