Closing the Window: Steps to Living Porn Free

Author: Tim Chester
Publisher: Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2010; 146 pages
Category: Sex, Self-Control, Purpose

Synopsis: Our sex-saturated culture has made pornography more accessible to Christian men than in any previous generation of history. Those who indulge in it can quickly feel trapped by its addictive nature. Tim Chester’s book provides hope for Christians struggling with pornography by describing a framework for properly understanding God, one’s self, and the actions necessary to walking away from sexual immorality.

Value: Chester’s book is valuable to both men who struggle with pornography and those who do not. He offers practical advice to rid porn from one’s life, but this advice is laid upon a proper foundation of who God is, what sex is, and how victory over such sin is impossible without the reality of the gospel. This foundation could be useful to all men who want to understand God’s original and genius design for sex.