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EPISODE NOTES

Notes and resources relevant to this episode:

Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, (United States: Hazelden Publishing, 2010).

C. S. Lewis, “The Inner Ring”, in The Weight of Glory, (United States: Harper One, 2015).

The fear of common grace can lead some to force their content into a Christian mold. Psychiatrist Curt Thompson has written several good books on the themes of neurology and mental health that overlap at some places those written by Brené Brown. Thompson clearly writes for a Christian audience and is published by a Christian publisher. It feels to me that he forces Bible passages into his content, which ultimately detracts from the force of what he is saying. Given the insights of common grace, his content should be able to stand alone.

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