Joshua Broome knows firsthand how destructive pornography can be-and now he's on a mission to help Christian couples fight back.
The former adult film star turned Christian speaker and author is sounding the alarm, calling pornography Satan's "most effective weapon" against marriage as he and his wife, Hope Broome, launch a brand-new, free video course designed to help couples find healing, restoration, and biblical intimacy.
The four-session series, Made Whole: Healing, Wholeness, and Holiness in a Sex-Saturated World, was created in partnership with XO Marriage and tackles some of the most difficult topics facing Christian marriages today, including pornography, betrayal trauma, forgiveness, and rebuilding trust.
Broome says the timing couldn't be more important.
"We really believe that marriage is something that is under attack," he explained, adding that he hopes the course will equip couples with practical, gospel-centered tools to overcome shame and brokenness.
Having spent six years as one of the pornography industry's most recognizable performers before radically encountering Christ, Broome believes his past allows him to speak candidly about an issue many churches still struggle to address.
When asked what he believes is Satan's greatest weapon against marriages, Broome didn't hesitate.
"I would say pornography," he said. "The tool is pornography, but the source is disconnection."
According to Broome, the enemy thrives wherever marriages become emotionally distant.
"If he can have a divided house, a disconnected house, a dissatisfied house, then those individuals are going to seek connection, intimacy, and fulfillment somewhere else," he explained. "That's the enemy's plan-to kill, steal, and destroy."
Broome described pornography as a counterfeit version of intimacy that quietly pulls people away from God's design for marriage.
"It's this counterfeit intimacy that is easily accessible," he warned. "Many people don't realize the damage until they're already too far down the road."
Rather than simply exposing the problem, Made Whole points couples back to what Broome believes is God's original blueprint for marriage.
"We really want to say, 'This is what God has to say about marriage. That's how we're made whole,'" he said. "At the end of the day, God's way is better. Marriage done God's way isn't just better because it's God's idea-it's best because He created it."
Broome also challenged churches to stop avoiding conversations about sex and pornography, arguing that silence often creates confusion and shame among believers.
"What we don't say says something," he explained.
When churches rarely discuss biblical sexuality, Broome believes many Christians wrongly conclude that sex itself must somehow be shameful.
Instead, he argues pastors should confidently teach what Scripture says.
"God created sex. God said it was good. God said it had a place," Broome said. "If we experience it according to His design, it's good. Anything outside that design is broken."
He acknowledged that many pastors struggle to address pornography because some are quietly battling the issue themselves.
"If you don't feel competent to talk about something, you're not going to be confident to talk about it," he observed.
Broome also warned that pornography has become far more pervasive than many people realize. With smartphones, social media algorithms, streaming entertainment, music, and even popular novels constantly presenting sexualized content, temptation often arrives without anyone actively searching for it.
"You don't have to look for it," he said. "It's looking for you."
For that reason, he encouraged Christians to intentionally guard their eyes, minds, and hearts every day.
He also pushed back against the common assumption that pornography is primarily a men's struggle. Pointing to research, Broome noted that significant numbers of Christian women also consume pornography, particularly younger adults.
"Jesus didn't say lust was a gender problem," he said. "He said it was a heart problem."
Perhaps the greatest obstacle to healing, Broome believes, is shame.
He said many believers never tell another person about their struggles, leaving them trapped in secrecy for years. His message to those individuals is simple: they are not uniquely broken, and there is hope through Christ.
"We care deeply about marriage," Broome said. "This is something standing in the way of God's best for you. You're not uniquely broken. There is a solution. His name is Jesus."
For couples wondering whether their marriage can still be saved after pornography or betrayal, Broome offered an encouraging reminder.
"Is a marriage ever too gone?" he asked. "Not if you fully surrender it to Jesus."
The Made Whole course includes four teaching sessions covering holiness, betrayal, forgiveness, and redeemed intimacy, along with a companion guide for couples and small groups. Best of all, the resource is available free of charge through XO Marriage, giving churches and families an accessible tool to begin difficult-but life-changing-conversations.
