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LPR, Lutheran Public Radio. dot org. I'm a great deal with. Some sins are very, very private sins. That is why Christ has provided through his mandate to forgive sins,

given to his apostles, handed down through ordination to pastors the authority to forgive private sins privately, private confession

absolution.

It plays a big role and should play a big role in helping those struggle with the sin of pornography.

Welcome back to issues etc. joining us to address that topic.

Pastor Christopher Heaton, he's pastor of St Paul's Lutheran Church in Fulton, Missouri,

and the author of the book,

mentioning the unmentionables, naming the corrosive threat to our lives together,

and our faithful response in the body of Christ.

Pastor Heaton, welcome back.

It's great to be here, thank you.

How does a pastor broach this subject of the sin of pornography

in preaching and teaching?

Well, it's a good question.

It's one that I think kind of gets answered for itself

if you follow the electionary readings,

which some people follow a three-year series

and some a one-year series but there are several

opportunities just kind of following the readings through the year that

that will give you an opening to talk about it and specifically with let's say the three year

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