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Send us a textIn this powerful episode of the Covenant Eyes Podcast, hosts Karen Potter and Sam Black sit down with Nate Larkin—founder of the Samson Society and author of Samson and the Pirate Monks. Nate shares his raw, redemptive journey from secret struggles with porn and sex addiction to freedom, healing, and authentic brotherhood.Discover how early exposure, emotional pain, and ministry stress fueled Nate's addiction, and how community, honesty, and spiritual growth led him to lasting transformation. Learn how the Samson Society creates spaces for real connection and why it's never too late to seek help.Whether you're in the middle of your own battle or walking alongside someone who is, this conversation is full of truth, grace, and hope.

"Send us a message! (questions, feedback, etc.)"When people tell stories of early recovery, and talk about special individuals whose help and presence was indispensable, there may be no name that comes up more often than Nate Larkin. Literally thousands of men can say they've sat across from Nate in a coffee shop, hearing his story of sexual brokenness & healing, and taking the risk of sharing theirs for the very first time.Nate is the founder of The Samson Society, a fellowship of Christian men who are serious about authenticity, community, humility & recovery. Like many ministries, organizations, and fellowships (including Awaken), Samson Society came into existence because of the personal history of its founder. For over 20 years Nate has been walking in recovery from sexual addiction. He experienced the life-changing benefits of living in community with trustworthy traveling companions. Nate wrote a book, released in 2007, called Samson and the Pirate Monks: Calling Men to Authentic Brotherhood. In the years since, that book has provide helpful guiding principles for many people and organizations pursuing addiction recovery.Greg and Nate talk about how authentic community provides safe space for people to learn to live in interdependence, a key experience of healthy connection. Nate and his wife Allie live near Columbia TN.Samson Society websitePirate Monk podcast (with hosts Nate Larkin & Aaron Porter)Samson and the Pirate Monks book on Amazon Awaken websiteRoots Retreat Men's IntensiveRoots Retreat Women's WorkshopAwaken Men & Women's support meeting info (including virtual)

Nate Larkin, author of Samson and the Pirate Monks, Founder of the Samson Society, and host of  the Pirate Monk Podcast is interviewed by host Andy Spell. Nate courageously shares about the struggle with pornography that led to sexual acting out that ended his church work as a minister. He openly discusses the situations in his life that led him slowly down the path toward sexual addiction and his recovery in a community of grace. Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:Radical honesty and graceSpiritual growthDiscipleshipMentorshipPersonal developmentLife transformationChristian men's ministryChristian women's ministryFaith-based retreatDiscover our other resources:Our Website: https://thecrucibleproject.org/Our Blog: https://thecrucibleproject.org/blog/Christian Men's Retreats: https://thecrucibleproject.org/crucible-weekend-for-men/Christian Women's Retreats: https://thecrucibleproject.org/crucible-weekend-for-women/

A significant challenge men and women face in recovery is image management—the attempt to control how they are perceived by others. This can be even more challenging for those in the church. Today, we're joined by Nate Larkin (founder of Samson Society and author of Samson and the Pirate Monks) to discuss what motivates this desire for image management. We talk about how to identify when we slip into image management, the pitfalls of it, and ways we can avoid or step out of image management.

It's another EPIC PFR crossover with the Pirate Monk Podcast. Nate Larkin and Aaron Porter joined me in PFR 214 for a great discussion about recovery. On today's show we talk about what the guys have been up to since 2019. We discuss my new book, music, and even skateboarding.  https://recoveredman.com/277

Digging into the archives, we'd like to replay this incredible episode where Michael interviews author and ministry leader Nate Larkin about his book Samson and the Pirate Monks, his ministry with Samson Society, and his personal story. Listen as they unpack so many fundamental truths about human sexuality and sexual addiction as well as the truth about what it really takes to become free. You can learn more about Nate's ministry at SamsonSociety.com. The Living Truth Podcast is conversations that shed light on the deeper issues beneath porn addiction, sex addiction, & help for those enduring the devastation of sexual betrayal this causes. 

Nate Larkin, author of "Samson and the Pirate Monks” and founder of the Samson Society,  joins us for a discussion about his personal story and struggles of being a “professional Christian”, fighting addictions and loneliness, and the importance of authenticity and vulnerability in relationships and the church.

Michael interviews author and ministry leader Nate Larkin about his book Samson and the Pirate Monks, his ministry with Samson Society, and his personal story. Listen as they unpack so many fundamental truths about human sexuality and sexual addiction as well as the truth about what it really takes to become free. You can learn more about Nate's ministry at SamsonSociety.com. The Living Truth Podcast is conversations that shed light on the deeper issues beneath porn addiction, sex addiction, & help for those enduring the devastation of sexual betrayal this causes. 

Having a safe place to be open and honest about our struggles is so essential to healing in the area of our sexuality. Our guest, the founder of Samson Society and author, Nate Larkin, tells of his experience as a sex addict growing up in the church and ministry and shares how he finally found freedom.

Nate Larkin and Aaron Porter join me for an EPIC crossover episode with the Pirate Monk Podcast.  https://recoveredman.com/214

Josh welcomes Nate Larkin to the Theater! • Nate calls himself a “hope dealer.” And there's never been a more fitting job title for someone than that! It’s impossible to spend even 2 minutes around him and not have some of that hope spill out onto you. Nate is someone who, through his own recovery from addiction, helps countless others recover from their own addictions. You can check him out through his podcasts Positive Sobriety (which Josh has been a guest on) and Pirate Monk Radio, his book "Samson and the Pirate Monks", his "I Am Second" video, his speaking, and his recovery group, the Samson Society. • Time Codes! Get to know Nate - 02:41 Movie Talk - 12:32 What have you learned from your clients? - 01:25:50 Leigh-Ann Wraps it up - 01:33:50 • If you live in Tennessee and are interested in seeing Josh as a client, you can find him at www.mountsperocounseling.com or on Instagram under the name "mountsperocounseling". • Find Therapist Theater at: email: therapisttheater@gmail.com Twitter: @therapistTHTR Instagram: @therapisttheater Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkh8_YV0CHyhbkYDfCzOMiA

Nate Larkin, author of Samson and the Pirate Monks, shares about the struggles men face with porn who are in the church, his story and how he overcame it, and what other men can and should do. Nate Larkin is the founder of the Samson Society.  A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, Nate started out as a church planter in the 1980’s but abandoned the pastoral ministry after five years because he was in despair over his inability to gain victory over porn and prostitution.  He went into business, forming Engineering Support Team, a company that provides marketing, customer care and technical writing services for forensic engineers. After two decades of secret sexual behavior, Nate was discovered by his wife. That’s when he finally sought help. His first steps toward freedom came in a 12-step recovery program, which breathed new life into his experience of the gospel.  In 2004, Nate and a few friends launched the Samson Society in Franklin, Tennessee, as a place where Christian men of every description – not just those battling addiction – can bring their real selves, say the real truth, and walk together in the light.  The Samson Society has grown to more than 400 local groups and dozens of virtual groups that connect online.   You can learn more about Nate’s story in the book “Samson and the Pirate Monks: Calling Men to Authentic Brotherhood,” which was published by Thomas Nelson in 2007, or his I Am Second video on YouTube.  Nate also wrote, with NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip, “Sundays Will Never Be the Same: Racing, Tragedy, and Redemption – My Life in America’s Fastest Sport” (Simon and Schuster 2012). He is the co-host of the Pirate Monk Podcast and the Positive Sobriety Podcast and a frequent speaker at conferences and retreats.  Boots on the Ground Moment: Go on to the Samson Society website and check out their groups.   www.meninthearena.org Men in the Arena Books and Swag Support the Podcast The online Men in the Arena forum Contact us.  

Micah Smiley shares a message about community based off a book called Samson and the Pirate Monks.

(Episode #7) Fighting shame and the false self is one of the places a man has to go to as he walks the surprising path to manhood. Nate Larkin will join us for this conversation: Author of Samson and the Pirate Monks and founder of the Samson Society (samsonsociety.com). Learn more about my book, Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood at HeroicBook.com

Welcome to today's amazing episode where Pirate Monks from around the world participate in a mini-meeting and Nate and Aaron converse with counselor and certified sex addiction therapist Jim Cress. To find out more about what Jim is into and up to head on over to jimcress.com

In this episode you'll hear from Nate Larkin, founder of the Samson Society. Nate travels the country speaking on sexual addiction. He shares with us his own journey of pornography addiction and offers some observations on this critical topic facing adolescents today. Pornography is one of the most under discussed crises facing our society today. With great humility and transparency, Nate shares his heart for this next generation and challenges parents to think about how we can be part of the solution. Check out SamsonSociety.com to learn more about Nate's work. Check out Nate's book Samson and The Pirate Monks on Amazon or other Christian book outlets. You can get his newest book, Beyond Accountability for free at Discipleship.org. For web/mobile based resources, check out FightTheNewDrug.org and the Fortify app.

Check out the rest of the boys' live conversatiion with some Pirate Monks at the Samson Recharge Weekend in Tennessee. 

Nate Larkin interview Pornography, Guinness, and Authentic Friendship Introduction. Taking walks with friends. 60 minute walk daily. Real talks and seeking clarity on life’s issues. How Chunjay met Nate. Public speaking class. On coffee. On beer. On mystery taps. “Gentlemen, what we are witnessing here is kidney success and bladder failure.” Nate shares his story, which includes hardcore pornography and prostitutes, while serving as a pastor. “I quit a hundred times.” “I was doing irrational things for non-rational reasons trying to solve the problem by rational means, and I could never think my way out of it. And I would pray to God to take it away, to fix me, always asking him for a private solution to my private problem.” “Probably would have made me into even a bigger asshole than I was, and I wasn’t even aware I was an asshole.” “My biggest problem was, and remains…practice in false modesty.”   “Jon & Stacie” by Royal Ruckus with Pigeon John from Pocket Lint & Spare Change album, available for free at http://noisetrade.com/royalruckus   “As best as I can figure, reconstructing it later, I probably spent $300,000 on pornography and prostitutes. And really, the tragic part is that I spent my children’s childhood and 20 years of my wife’s wife, and 20 years of mine, going down that road, trying to meet a need I didn’t recognize.” Snippet of “Shipwreck” by Cookbook and Uno.Mas from the Robertson Bullies EP. On burdening one’s wife with sexual struggles. “I didn’t bring my true self into those relationships. I brought the person I thought they needed, or the person they would like…. What was missing from my relationship with God was never God, it was me. I always sensed some religious persona.”   “He Spread His Arms” by Royal Ruckus from the Pocket Lint & Spare Change (Deluxe Edition) album, available for free from http://noisetrade.com/royalruckus   Introducing Tra Jones, who walked in. What is The Samson Society? “What I thought was a unique story turned out to be pretty damn common…. I never told my story to a guy who hasn’t done something sexual he’s ashamed of… I’ve never yet met a man who doesn’t have something in his life that is bigger than he is.” “What I’ve found is that when I could tell my story, that made it safe for him to say, ‘Ya know, I’ve never told anyone this before…’” “Even though I’m calling a guy who’s an idiot, he’s NOT ME!”   “In the Trap of the Mountain King” by Royal Ruckus from The Lonely Christmas EP.   Tra raises a question about loneliness and isolation. The Trinitarian reality of God. “We’re never complete, and we’re never fully happy, until we’re connected.” On finding someone to marry. “There are things I need that my wife can never give me, that I can only get from another man. And there are things that my wife needs, that I can’t give her. We all need to be part of a larger community.” “This Disney idea that’s sold to us by Hollywood that you don’t need anybody else. All you need is that one person to complete you…is bullshit. And couples that buy it die.”   “Summer’s Last Call” by Royal Ruckus from The Summer of the Cicadas double LP   Pornography as the DRAGON of our time. “In sexual arousal, and in climax, our brain is flooded with chemicals.” On chemicals during orgasm. “Over time I can bond with phantoms to the point where I lose my ability to bond with human beings.” The problem of Virtual Reality Porn and such. Neglected infants die. On facing fear of rejection in a sexual relationship and how porn fits in. Tra loves phone calls and hates texting, and finds a way to connect it to pornography.  Anxiety in adolescents tied to pornography use. “This strikes at the very roots of culture.” Erectile dysfunction? “This is having a huge effect on dating, on pursuit. Unfortunately, it’s become more about seduction and conquest than anything else.” On anonymous sex partners among college students. On neuro-pathways and sexual sobriety. “The longer I got sober from porn, the more beautiful my wife became.” On fathers and daughters. “A woman needs to hear from a man, from her father, that she is beautiful, worthwhile, that she is seen and known and valued. And it has to be more than beauty.” “Pornography teaches us to objectify the human form.” “What we need to be able to do is connect emotionally. Not just to our spouse, but to our children.” “Closer Than You Think” from the Royal Ruckus album Rumors of Our Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated. SamsonSociety.org, virtual Samson meetings, Samson app Closing song: Ray Stevens, “The Streak.” Not really sure how this is a rap song, but the beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.  Mentions: McCreary’s Irish Pub in Franklin, TN, Guinness stout, FightTheNewDrug.com, The Porn Myth by Matt Fradd, Samson and the Pirate Monks by Nate Larkin, Discipleship.com, Beyond Accountability: Life Changing Power of Authentic Friendship by Nate Larkin, NoFap Subreddit. Music: Funkdoobiest instrumentals.          

Michael's guest on today's episode of Restoring the Soul is Nate Larkin. They recently spent time together in Nate's current hometown of Franklin, TN. Visit this link if you would like to hear the first half of their conversation.Nate's story of redemption is very similar to Michael's in that he found freedom out of profound pain, failure, and brokenness. He was mired in sexual addiction and deception while in full-time vocational ministry. It led to a point of crisis that brought him out to a whole new way of living.Nate is the author of two books. The first is a must-read if you are on a journey of healing from any kind of sexual brokenness. It's called "Samson and the Pirate Monks, Calling Men to Authentic Brotherhood". He is also the author of a brand new e-book called "Beyond Accountability, the Life-Changing Power of Authentic Friendship". To receive a free copy, visit samsonsociety.com and download yours today. In addition to being an author, Nate Larkin is the founder of the Samson Society, which is a world-wide fellowship of Christian men who are serious about authenticity, community, humility, and recovery. Finally, Nate hosts a podcast, download it here.

Michael's guest for the next two episodes of Restoring the Soul is Nate Larkin. They recently spent time together in Nate's current hometown of Franklin, TN.Nate's story of redemption is very similar to Michael's in that he found freedom out of profound pain, failure, and brokenness. He was mired in sexual addiction and deception while in full-time vocational ministry. It led to a point of crisis that brought him out to a whole new way of living.Nate is the author of two books. The first is a must-read if you are on a journey of healing from any kind of sexual brokenness. It's called "Samson and the Pirate Monks, Calling Men to Authentic Brotherhood". He is also the author of a brand new e-book called "Beyond Accountability, the Life-Changing Power of Authentic Friendship". To receive a free copy, visit samsonsociety.com and download yours today. In addition to being an author, Nate Larkin is the founder of the Samson Society, which is a world-wide fellowship of Christian men who are serious about authenticity, community, humility, and recovery. Finally, Nate hosts a podcast, download it here.

Nate Larkin is the founder of the “Samson Society” and the author of “Samson and the Pirate Monks” (www.natelarkin.com and www.samsonsociety.com) He shares his powerful story as well as his involvement with the “I am Second” movement. His video testimony has taken his story to countless men that struggle in similar ways.  He is dedicated […] The post Castimonia Purity Podcast Episode 19: Nate Larkin, Founder of Samson Society appeared first on CASTIMONIA.

If listening online, please scroll to the bottom of this entry for the player. You asked for it. We delivered. One of the most commonly asked for additions to the podcast line up is: "Can we hear from other Pirate Monks?" Today on the podcast, we sit down with two Samson brothers who have never met Nate. Paul Maxwell (@paulcmaxwell) is a PhD student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and philosophy professor at Moody Bible Institute. He writes more at his blog, and pretends to like coffee. Paul wrote the article "Seven Things to Do After Watching Pornography" for Desiring God and included a shout out to Samson Society. He was first invited to Samson Society by his friend Ryan Gibson. Ryan started his professional life in ministry as a youth minister. He received an undergrad in theology and pursued an MDiv at Westminster Seminary where he met Paul Maxwell. He didn't complete his MDiv, instead pursuing a new career in web development and has been doing that for the past five years. He has done a lot of traveling since then, starting or joining Samson Society groups in each new location. He's currently living in Fishers, Ind. with his wife and two kids. He is currently meeting with other brothers in the local Fishers Samson Society group which meets at Christ's Community Church on the corner of 131st and Allisonville Rd. Most importantly, though, is that he's a diehard Cubs fan and doesn't miss a game. We'd love to hear from you. Please take a few minutes and answer questions on our listener survey. You'll be entered for a drawing for a free, autographed copy of Nate Larkin's book, Samson and the Pirate Monks. Subscribe to the Pirate Monk podcast Please tell us what you think by leaving a comment below, scrolling to the bottom and leaving us a voice mail via Speakpipe, or call (615) 807-0476. [box type="info"] ANNOUNCING: Nate Larkin is hosting a national Samson Society weekend intensive focused on positive sobriety. Interested? Click here to provide your email address. You'll be the first to know all of the details when price and schedule are announced. All of the podcast Buccaneers will be there. Send me information about "After the Miracle: A Positive Sobriety Retreat" August 19-21 Bear Trap Ranch, Colorado. * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name [/box]

Our own Renaissance Man, Aaron Porter, takes us on a guided tour of one of his life's great passions—applying the Gospel to the great why questions of our lives. Every week, Aaron coaches several Christ followers on the path to greater understanding of their selves and Abba God using the material in his latest book, Soul Architecture: Building Your Story on a Gospel Foundation. Using the ancient enneagram as a tool and the Scriptures as the roadmap, Aaron helps us understand:   we need more than just a personality inventory that examines behavior which part of the Body of Christ we function in what "planet" we are on—how we process our surroundings and interact with others   Our Guest Aaron Porter makes coffee mixed with Red Bull look lazy. When he's not being a husband and father, he helps lead Vintage Community, a fellowship of Christ followers in central (San Luis Obispo/Templeton) California. Somehow he finds time to write and perform music locally [download], write books, coach others in Soul Architecture, write engineering reports, and co-host our podcast. Aaron—despite what you might hear on the podcast—is smart, wise, intuitive, and lives with a driving passion for others to fully understand the power of the gospel in their lives. Aaron's Books The Fallen Series, a trilogy of novels A strange boy in the Arabian desert and the political turmoil of the Parthian empire collide as a group of magi seek to find the balance between a world of power and truth. Download here. Receive more information about Aaron Porter's book, Soul Architecture     * indicates required Email Address *                 // (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true);   Music Used Since our edition is published on Good Friday of 2016, Mark offers up two of his favorite Resurrection Sunday songs. World-class guitarist and songwriter, Chris Rodriguez (Michael W. Smith, Keith Urban, Kenny Loggins, Shania Twain) penned this plaintive song about Mary Magdalene.   Purchase the music from Amazon or iTunes. Matt Maher performs his contemporary classic "Christ is Risen".   Buy the music from iTunes Scripture Used Romans 6 Zephaniah 3:17 Romans 7:17 Links Related to Soul Architecture The Enneagram inventory Aaron recommends is the Wagner Enneagram Personality Style Scales. Take the inventory by clicking here. (Reminder: the inventory takes at least 40 minutes to complete and costs $10.) The authors Aaron appreciates most on the topic are Riso and Hudson of The Enneagram Institute. Richard Rohr's book, The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective, is available here. Aaron mentioned the importance of the first 100 pages of Watchmen Nee's book, The Normal Christian Life. You can buy it from here. To go deeper into Soul Architecture through coaching from Vintage Community, click here. (Reminder: space is very limited) We'd love to hear from you. Please take a few minutes and answer questions on our listener survey. You'll be entered for a drawing for a free, autographed copy of Nate Larkin's book, Samson and the Pirate Monks. Subscribe to the Pirate Monk podcast Please tell us what you think by leaving a comment below, scrolling to the bottom and leaving us a voice mail via Speakpipe, or call (615) 807-0476. ANNOUNCING: Nate Larkin is hosting a national Samson Society weekend intensive focused on positive sobriety. Interested? Click here to provide your email address. You'll be the first to know all of the details when price and schedule are announced. All of the podcast Buccaneers will be there. 

ANNOUNCING: Nate Larkin is hosting a national Samson Society weekend intensive focused on positive sobriety. Interested? Click here to provide your email address. You'll be the first to know all of the details when price and schedule are announced. All of the podcast Buccaneers will be there. Click here to sign up for information.   Certified marriage & family therapist and author Ramon Presson takes us into the darkest days of his life and helps us all look out the window at God's answer for guilt and shame. Our Guest Ramon Presson is a clinically certified marriage and family therapist for over 20 years and the founder of LifeChange Counseling and the Marriage Center of Franklin. From 1989 to 2004 Presson also served as an ordained minister and assistant pastor in churches in North Carolina South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. A native of North Carolina, a teenage Ramon first met Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, at Chapman's Winston-Salem church. After graduating from Wake Forest University with a degree in psychology and later from Florida State University with a Master’s in Counseling, Presson returned to serve on the staff in the church’s counseling center and there renewed his relationship with Dr. Chapman. Many years later, in 2002, they would collaborate on the Love Talks trilogy of books for couples and families. “I thank Dr. Chapman and I credit the co-authorship of those books for opening many of the subsequent doors of writing and publishing opportunity I’ve enjoyed. I’m quite honored that Gary agreed to write the foreword for When Will My Life Not Suck.” Ramon lives with his wife, Dorrie, and teenage sons, Trevor and Cameron, in Thompson Station, Tennessee, a pleasant drive into the country south of Nashville. Follow him on Facebook for the laughs and the insights. Ramon's Books When Will My Life Not Suck?: Authentic Hope for the Disillusioned Is this as good as it gets? Personal crises and disappointments have led many to the pessimistic conclusion that "my life sucks." Underneath the contemporary slang are universal and timeless questions about the human condition. People of every age, in every kind of circumstance have wondered to themselves and others: Will my life ever be better than this? Is this as good as it gets? This book is an honest and compassionate look at the real struggles we face in a broken world where bad things do happen. Dr. Ramon Presson, a licensed marriage & family therapist for 30 years, describes his own significant personal struggles, including hospitalization for depression. Using the letter that Paul wrote to the Philippians from prison, Presson shares that hope and joy are possible even when life disappoints. Full of practical suggestions for how you can live with purpose and meaning right in the middle of your everyday struggles, this revised and updated edition of When Will My Life Not Suck? is a hopeful treatment of human suffering from someone who has personally lived it and counseled others through the wilderness. [Paperback] [Kindle]   Recovering from Divorce? [Paperback] Love Talks for Families [Paperback] My Coaching Journal [Paperback] My Counseling Journal [Paperback] The Roles of a Lifetime [Paperback] Music Used Our fellow Pirate Monk, Dan Hasletine, and his band Jars of Clay present "Work". Purchase the music from Amazon or iTunes. We'd love to hear from you. Please take a few minutes and answer questions on our listener survey. You'll be entered for a drawing for a free, autographed copy of Nate Larkin's book, Samson and the Pirate Monks. Subscribe to the Pirate Monk podcast Please tell us what you think by leaving a comment below, leaving us a voice mail via Speakpipe, or calling (615) 807-0476.

ANNOUNCING: Nate Larkin is hosting a national Samson Society weekend intensive focused on positive sobriety. Interested? Click here to provide your email address. You'll be the first to know all of the details when price and schedule are announced. All of the podcast Buccaneers will be there. Click to receive more information.   Nate Larkin's own Silas, worship pastor and author David Hampton, climbs up into the treehouse for episode 171. They guys talk about what happens AFTER the pink cloud of early sobriety disappears. How do you maintain passion for recovery? How do you deal with those around you who either aren't used to the new you or keep expecting you to revert to the old you? Our Guest Though the first bullet point on his resume would include almost two decades as a worship director at a prominent Nashville mega church, the greatest impact of David Hampton’s career and narrative isn’t summed up so neatly. David’s life story is certainly highlighted by his prodigy-like talent at the piano, his awards for songwriting and musicianship, the songs and hymns he has published and recorded, and traveling with a host of well-known music artists. However, David found the theme that emerged as he became more successful was one that he would never have chosen or written into one of his melodies—and one that ultimately would offer life, hope and healing. The twists of his wife’s suffering with a progressive and eventually debilitating disease and his own subsequent spiral into alcoholism began derailing what, at first, seemed like a storybook life. David recounts his days as a “professional Christian” trying to spin the plates of a very public ministry life and a serious addiction to alcohol with candor. David’s journey into recovery brought more than just a means by which he learned to live without alcohol. He became keenly aware of his spiritual bankruptcy and all the unaddressed questions of his faith and lack of it. His story includes how he entered recovery, incorporated spiritual guides from ministers to monks, the sensory overload of fresh sobriety, and determining what parts of his old belief system would make it into the renewed version of himself that was emerging.   Music Used David Hampton's latest project is Fuel Music Group's "Split the Sky." Listen to the full song here: Purchase the music from Amazon or iTunes. We'd love to hear from you. Please take a few minutes and answer questions on our listener survey. You'll be entered for a drawing for a free, autographed copy of Nate Larkin's book, Samson and the Pirate Monks. Subscribe to the Pirate Monk podcast Please tell us what you think by leaving a comment below, scrolling to the bottom and leaving us a voice mail via Speakpipe, or call (615) 807-0476.

In Episode 170, Nate, Newton, and Mark welcome Englishman Joshua Jones to the microphone. He discusses how we can build genuine relationships with the opposite sex that DON'T threaten marriage. Is it possible? Is it wise? The Book Forbidden Friendships: Retaking the Biblical Gift of Male-Female Friendship Forbidden Friendships presents the case for why Christian men and women not only can but need to engage one another in deep friendship and how to do so. In the name of integrity, walls are being raised that keep us from meaningful brother-sister friendship in Christ. While personal boundaries can be healthy, these generalised divisions are not Biblical nor these rules in line with Church History at its best. Contrary to their promises, we are not safer from sexual immorality by adhering to them - we are more at risk.     Movie Referenced Music Used The Official Motion Picture Soundtrack, When Harry Met Sally We'd love to hear from you. Please take a few minutes and answer questions on our listener survey. You'll be entered for a drawing for a free, autographed copy of Nate Larkin's book, Samson and the Pirate Monks. Subscribe to the Pirate Monk podcast Please tell us what you think by leaving a comment below, scrolling to the bottom and leaving us a voice mail via Speakpipe, or call (615) 807-0476.

In Episode 0169, Nate, Aaron, and Mark attend a mini-meeting then answer some questions from our listener survey. (1) Is there such a thing as casual porn use, like casual drinking? (2) How do I handle going to the beach? Watching TV?Mini-MeetingIf you're looking for resources to start a Samson Society meeting in your area, check out these resources. Feel free to comment or leave a voicemail with any questions you have.ChessAaron told a great story about his son, Elijah. Check out this picture.Super SamsonNate and Aaron mentioned a funny video of things that can go right... and oh so wrong... at a Samson Society meeting. When this video resurfaces, we'll post it here.Changing LanesNate mentioned this movie in his checkin during our mini-meeting. Stream or download here. [iTunes] [Amazon]Watch the clip mentioned here.Music Used"In the Light of the Common Day" by Phil Keaggy We'd love to hear from you. Please take a few minutes and answer questions on our listener survey. You'll be entered for a drawing for a free, autographed copy of Nate Larkin's book, Samson and the Pirate Monks.Subscribe to the Pirate Monk podcastPlease tell us what you think by leaving a comment below, scrolling to the bottom and leaving us a voice mail via Speakpipe, or call (615) 807-0476.

Do we have your feedback yet? Please take a few minutes and answer just a few questions in our listener survey.On episode 168 of The Pirate Monk Podcast, the guys welcome author, speaking agent, and fellow struggler on the path, Wes Yoder, Our conversation may meander, but we will touch on confession, sorrow, lament, healing, fathers, and Elvis.Show NotesBond of Brothers by Wes Yoder Wes Yoder is the founder and President of The Ambassador Agency in Franklin, Tenn. He is also the local representative for The New Canaan Society which has groups across the nation. Click here to find a group meeting near you. Quotes UsedWes referred to The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. In this novel, Lewis paints broad pictures about our entry and existence in heaven. It's worth the read. A third-party summary of the section on heaven is:In The Great Divorce Lewis paints a picture in which the closer we get to God, the more real everything gets. Hell (the farthest place from God) would only be the size of a pebble on earth, earth the size of a pebble in heaven. When souls first arrive in heaven, their appearance is as ghosts. Their forms have been expanded, like blowing up a balloon, so that they match the size of things in heaven, but they are like empty air. A body is outlined but they are transparent and so weightless that they cannot bend the grass beneath their feet (it feels like needles to walk on), nor sink in water, nor pick up a heavenly apple from the ground. Those residents of heaven who come to greet the ghosts have been filled with the fullness of God’s Divine Being. As God is more solid than anything on earth, in Lewis’s vision, so these people are more solid, more real, and now more fully human than any human being in our world.[Order]Michael Card, a mutual friend of Nate Larkin and Wes Yoder (and one of our favorite songwriters), wrote a book and a set of songs on lament.[Book] [Music]Wes made reference to a number of authors and recording artists his career has crossed paths with. If you're curious, check out their work.Ralph CarmichaelDale Evans RogersPaul HarveyPat BooneThe ImperialsRandy MatthewsScripture UsedTherefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.James 5:16 ESVThe earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.Genesis 1:2 ESV, emphasis addedWes commented that the Hebrew word for "Spirit of God" in this verse is in the feminine gender. Check out this online Strong's Concordance entry for more information.Music Used"Dang Judy" by Blues Counsel"Samson" by Blues CounselSubscribe to the Pirate Monk podcastClick here to take the listener survey.You will be entered for a random drawing of a free copy of Samson and the Pirate Monks.Please tell us what you think by typing a comment below, leaving us a voice mail via Speakpipe, or calling (615) 807-0476.

We long for your feedback. Please take a few minutes and answer just a few questions in our listener survey. On episode 167 of The Pirate Monk Podcast, Nate and Mark go for a virtual walk with microphones on to discuss the first step of the 12 Steps. Show NotesNate brought up three books worth having in your library.The Big Book: Alcoholics Anonymous[Free] [iPhone App] [Amazon]The Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions[Free] [iPhone App] [Amazon]Find Samson meetings here. Find AA meetings here.The Good Book and the Big Book[Amazon] Quotes UsedNate quote Martin Luther from his writing called "Two Kinds of Righteousness." The full quote is as follows:There are two kinds of Christian righteousness, just as man’s sin is of two kinds. The first is alien righteousness, that is the righteousness of another, instilled from without. This is the righteousness of Christ by which he justifies though faith, as it is written in I Cor. 1:30: “whom God made our wisdom, our righteousness and sanctification and redemption.” In John 11:25-26, Christ himself states: “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me.....shall never die.” Later he adds in John 14:6, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” This righteousness, then, is given to men in baptism and whenever they are truly repentant. Therefore a man can with confidence boast in Christ and say: “Mine are Christ’s living, doing, and speaking, his suffering and dying, mine as much as if I had lived, done, spoken, suffered, and died as he did.”Scripture UsedTruly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.John 12:24 ESV"You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell."Matthew 5:27–30 ESVMusic Used"California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas"The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" by Relient KSubscribe to the Pirate Monk podcastClick here to take the listener survey.You will be entered for a random drawing of a free copy of Samson and the Pirate Monks.

On episode 166 of The Pirate Monk Podcast, Nate shares a personal challenge and we take two phone calls from listeners like you. Show NotesAaron shared a quote by his co-pastor at Vintage Community Church.Nate also said, "Don't go toward isolation to get out of a cycle."If you feel stuck in a cycle, Nate offers these four ideas: Tracking your sobriety and serenity. Some groups use chips. Some individuals use a Sobriety Counter app [iOS] [Android] to track their "one day at a time." Keeping a Gratitude List. Write down everything—big and small—you're thankful to God for. Service in Obscurity. Nate told the story of a man who picked up trash in the Walmart parking lot as a way to serve without anyone patting him on the back. Get your butt to a meeting. Find Samson meetings here. Find AA meetings here. Scripture UsedRomans 1:21 Music Used"California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas"The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" by Relient KSubscribe to the Pirate Monk podcastClick here to take the listener survey.You will be entered for a random drawing of a free copy of Samson and the Pirate Monks.

Listen back to clips from the top three listened to podcast episodes of 2015.The number three most popular episode of 2015 was #161, "Cross Road" featuring Ken Snyder.Click here to listen to the entire episode #161 "Cross Road."Find out more or order Ken Snyder's book, Cross Road.In this clip, Ken addresses the spiritual benefits of recovery and how he brings the Gospel into the process. Nate, Aaron, and Newton talk about community and the standards in their recovery program.The number two most popular episode of 2015 was #153, "The River of Denial" featuring Nate Larkin.Click here to listen to the entire episode #153 "The River of Denial"Subscribe to the Walking Lessons podcast by Nate Larkin.In this clip, Nate addresses ten strategies we employ to deny our problems and addictions.Ten Strategies for DenialMinimizingComparisonCreate a DiversionDistractionBlamingWorkingPick Another Area in which to SucceedFantasyFalse RepentanceAbsolute DenialThe most popular episode of 2015 was #159 "Where Do I Go from Here" featuring Greg Oliver and Adam Calvert of Route 1520.Click here to listen to the entire episode #159, "Where Do I Go from Here?"In this clip, Greg and Adam discuss the first steps of safety for a man struggling with sex addiction in one of its many forms.Take the self-inventory discussed in this clip.Subscribe to the Pirate Monk podcastClick here to take the listener survey.You will be entered for a random drawing of a free copy of Samson and the Pirate Monks.If you live in Tennessee, please click here to help us plan our retreat coming up April 15-17.

Author of "Samson and the Pirate Monks"

Author of "Samson and the Pirate Monks"

In this episode of Undone Redone, Traylor and Melody interview Nate Larkin, author of the book Samson and the Pirate Monks, founder of The Samson Society, and host of The Pirate Monk Radio Show. Nate, a former minister and recovering sex addict, openly shares about grace, rebuilding trust, and the freedom to live life without masks.

Mondo Grimes and John Hartman report on their recent trip to the SHE Rescue Home in Pnom Penh.

A conversation with Dave Bunker, one of the original Pirate Monks.

Constance Rhodes, founder of Finding Balance and author of Life Inside the Thin Cage, talks with David and Nate about sex, eating, and other body issues.

David and Nate interview Crystal Renaud, founder and blogger for Dirtygirlsministry.com, a site devoted to helping women kick the porn habit.