Joel L.
Former sports writer turned minister. I worked for a couple of newspapers in Michigan while going to school and eventually switched over to ministry. I graduated from Great Lakes Christian College with a Bible Theology and Youth Ministry degree and followed up receiving my MA in Leadership Studies from Lincoln Christian University. I am an associate pastor at a Church in Terre Haute, IN.
I have been married for 10 years now to fellow XXX church blogger Esther Lauri we have three amazing kids that can be a handful but are amazing, fun and loving gifts of Jesus.
I was a long time follower of the ministry of xxxchurch.com because of my own struggle with pornography. I was caught looking at porn three months into our marriage and honestly without the grace of my wife and without faith, we would not be married today. Jesus can heal and does amazing things. I would not be able to share today without the help of Jesus, my wonderful wife and the ministry of xxxchurch.
Joel L.
Watching sports does not make you an All-Star at playing sports. I have played some form of hockey (Floor, roller and ice) since five. Watching hockey does not make you a great player, just like any sport. You can watch the New York Giants and still not be able to throw a football like Eli Manning. I once played a hockey game in a rec league. We had some people that never played organized...
Question: Does pornography’s connection with sex trafficking deter you from watching?
With the positive of hosting the Super Bowl comes the negative.
Living within an hour of Indianapolis for the Super Bowl, we got to experience and hear about some cool things happening in Indy, along with some negative.
While many amazing things were taking place in the city, there was an underground story...
The upward journey might not always be worth the downward fall. Unlike my wife, I am not a huge fan of rollercoasters, especially ones with a big first hill. That drop freaks me out. To me the journey up the hill isn’t worth the fall. I can deal with the rest of the ride, the twist, turns and speed. I love that aspect of the rollercoaster, but it’s not worth the initial fall.
When we look at...
A good friend can always be there for you.
Is that what porn can turn into?
Before you discount that statement, think about it.
What makes a friend?
In Toy Story there is a song titled “You Got a Friend In Me”, look at the lyrics…
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
If you've got troubles, I've got 'em too
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
We stick together and can see...
The honeymoon stage was officially over. My wife and I were married about five months when I was caught doing something a newlywed married person should not do. I was caught with porn.
My wife went to bed and I went into the computer room with the original intent of doing some college homework. What started out as looking at homework, turn to looking at porn. After a couple of minutes I turned...
The beginning is never that bad. I look at how I got my start in porn this pops in my head time and time again….
It’s not that bad. I grew up Catholic but by middle/high school we rarely went to Church. I had some morals, believed in Jesus and God but hated the Church and stopped going (A little background before you know the direction I started on). Isn’t odd that something so destructive can...
