Short answer
Passions of the Heart, by John Street, addresses pornography from a biblical counseling perspective, focused on the underlying heart issues rather than behavior alone. Our founder has read it in full and calls it possibly the best book written on this subject from a biblical worldview — a strong claim, and one this page states plainly as his own judgment. This is his personal recommendation, not yet the complete, structured review our own standards call for, and no rating is shown until that full review is written.
Key takeaways
- Our founder calls this possibly the best book on pornography from a biblical worldview that he’s read — a strong personal endorsement, stated as his opinion, not an independently verified ranking.
- It focuses on the heart, not just behavior, which matches this site’s own central conviction that lasting change requires more than restraint.
- This is a personal recommendation, not a completed review. See how we review.
- Title
- Passions of the Heart
- Author
- John Street
- Written for
- Parents and anyone wanting a biblical-counseling perspective on pornography
- Our rating
- Not rated yet. Our founder has read this book in full, but the complete written review isn't finished. See his recommendation above in the meantime.
- Affiliate relationship
- None currently. If an affiliate link (for example, to a retailer) is added later, it will be disclosed here.
Why we’re recommending it
Our founder has read Passions of the Heart in full. In his words, it deals with pornography and gets to the underlying heart issues, and he calls it possibly the greatest book written on this subject from a biblical worldview. That’s a strong claim, and it’s exactly the kind of claim this site tries not to dress up with details we haven’t verified ourselves — it’s his considered judgment after reading, stated plainly as his opinion.
It’s worth noting how closely this matches the conviction at the center of this entire website: that lasting change is a heart issue, not merely a behavior issue. A book that reaches the same conclusion from within the biblical counseling tradition is a natural fit here.
Who is it for
Parents wanting to understand pornography’s grip from a biblical counseling perspective, and by extension anyone — including a struggling teenager or adult — who wants to address the heart behind the behavior, not just the behavior itself.
A note on the author
John Street is a biblical counselor associated with the biblical counseling training tradition connected to The Master’s University and Seminary — the same institution behind the TMS Church Finder elsewhere on this site.
Similar resources
- My Child Is Watching Porn — for the specific question of compulsive use this book addresses from a biblical-counseling angle.
Sources and further reading
- Pastoral wisdom The recommendation on this page, including the description of the book's approach, is our founder's own, based on having read the book in full.
- Expert opinion The book itself: Passions of the Heart, by John Street
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