In this unflinchingly honest conversation, Nick Stumbo shares his journey from serving as a senior pastor while secretly battling pornography addiction to finding freedom and now helping others as Executive Director of Pure Desire Ministries. Nick reveals how his early exposure to sexual content created patterns of shame and secrecy that followed him into adulthood, marriage, and ministry—despite his sincere faith and leadership position. What makes this episode particularly powerful is the exploration of why churches and seminaries continue to avoid addressing sexual brokenness effectively, despite statistics showing 75% of men and 44% of women in congregations struggle with pornography. Nick explains how the taboo nature of sexuality in Christian contexts creates perfect conditions for shame to flourish while healing stagnates.
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