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#32 Pastoral questions on porn, personal tragedy and coming back to faith

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#32 Pastoral questions on porn, personal tragedy and coming back to faith

March 10, 2020
Ask NT Wright Anything
Ask NT Wright AnythingPremier

Tom answers listener’s pastoral questions including a man racked by guilt over whether his wife’s miscarriages were a judgment on his porn addiction, a family wrestling with the death of a family member, and someone on a journey back to faith but unsure where to begin.

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