Blazing Grace Radio

Naghmeh Abedini Panahi; ex-wife of Saeed Abedini, who was imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith, returns. In this second of two broadcasts, Naghmeh discusses her new book, “I Didn’t Survive, Emerging Whole After Deception, Persecution, and Hidden Abuse.”

“By speaking up about Saeed’s (her ex-husband’s) abuse I was damaging the cause of Christ giving the church a bad reputation to the world… I was judged to be a liar, an adulteress, and a Jezebel, who was trying to take the lead in the family by drawing boundaries regarding the abuse. Many people were upset because they hadn’t gotten the happy ending they had hoped for. Becoming an outcast of the church was devastating. I was left bare and bleeding by the side of the road, untouchable by religious leaders. I was advised by several prominent Christian leaders to backtrack my statements and cover up the abuse or I would no longer be useful for ministry. Covering it up meant moving forward with a book deal and a movie deal, continuing to receive invitations to speak and receiving the praise of the Christian community. Not covering it up meant losing everything.”

In this broadcast Mike and Naghmeh discuss the Great Coverup of sexual sin and abuse in the church.

Naghmeh Abedini Panahi; ex-wife of Saeed Abedini, who was imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith, returns. In this first of two broadcasts, Naghmeh discusses her new book, “I Didn’t Survive, Emerging Whole After Deception, Persecution, and Hidden Abuse.” Topics include coming to Christ as a youth when her parents were muslims (they later came to know the Lord), the idol of comfort, meeting Saeed Abedini in Iran, promiscuity before marriage, and the physical beatings (including being raped on the first night of their honeymoon) by her ex-husband.

Dr Anna Lembke, MD is the professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. She is the author of Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence In this broadcast she shares how our brains aren’t wired to handle the culture of overbundance we live in, how we’re prone to addictions of many kinds, including addiction to smartphones, online shopping, video games, porn, and more, the effects of addiction on brain chemistry, and steps we can take to overcome.

The outside world is watching the church. They see the constant flow of headlines showing that Christians are being exposed and arrested for sexual sin. During the Christmas holiday, a group made a large number of posts on our Facebook page attacking the ministry and the church in general. They also posted the comments and links to the news articles below:

* The average settlement in recent sexual abuse cases against the Catholic Church is around $300,000 – $400,000. To date, Catholic dioceses in the U.S. have paid over $3 billion in compensation to sexual abuse victims.

* The Bible Belt is the largest consumer of pornography

* Youth pastor sentenced to 45 years for exploiting children

* “Let’s ignore all of the cheating on spouses that goes on that explicitly tells you not to in the Bible.”

* May 27, 2022 — The Southern Baptist Convention released a long-secret list tracking sex abuse allegations against hundreds of pastors and others.

The outside world sees that we’re proclaiming Christ while we’re immersed in sexual sin. Are we ready to face the porn epidemic in the church? Are will we continue to play ostrich in 2024?

In this broadcast Mike gets into what living a life of prayer, or “praying without ceasing,” as God’s word puts it. He begins with the two way blessings of gratitude and thanksgiving, moves into spiritual warfare prayers, surrender and release, and more.

Crissy Outlaw is a Christian public speaker and former American pornographic actress with a career that began in 1999. In 2006, God changed her life, leading her to depart from the adult industry. Her focus shifted to addressing the harm that porn inflicts on society, it’s links to human sex trafficking and the exploitation of women and children. Crissy has spoken at churches, colleges, and media platforms across the United States, and internationally, including appearances in South Africa. In this broadcast, she shares her story.

Mike shares stories from a recent trip to Finland, the UK, and Italy, that includes how youth are turning to witchcraft in droves in Finland, spiritual warfare, and how God touched hearts as he spoke in those countries. Then he gets into a recent article posted on the Irish Sun and a recent letter from a wife whose husband has been into sexual sin.

Rudy the Executive Director of Alaska Correctional Ministries, calls in from Alaska for this second interview with him. He shares the story of how God transformed Gilbert, an inmate at one of their prisons that none of the other prisons in the other states would take. Gilbert has been in prison most of his life and had severe problems with violence, including harming himself, and was experiencing severe demonic oppression.

Rudy is the Executive Director of Alaska Correctional Ministries.  Alaska Correctional Ministries provides Financial, Training and Ministry assistance to 16 chaplains at 13 State Prisons there, in addition to facilitating 2 reentry homes and two 24/7 Intensive Faith Based Discipleship Programs for inmates for long term rehabilitation.

Rudy, a former pastor of 5 churches, spent 4 years in prison due to sexual sin prior to God’s calling to him to his current position. In this broadcast Rudy calls in from a prison in Alaska to share his story.

“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.  Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.”