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In this episode we get real about faith, childhood wounds, calling, and how God uses the darkest parts of our story to build the brightest parts of our purpose. This is raw and honest. We talk about growing up without stability, trying to fill emotional gaps, and how the hurt we carry from childhood still shows up in our adult lives.
My guest today is Pastor E.J. Lanham of Field of Grace Church in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. E.J. grew up around bars, addiction, chaos, and a whole lot of brokenness. His dad was consistent but wild, his mom battled addiction, and the environment he was raised in shaped him in ways he would not fully understand until years later.
We talk about how God kept showing up in small ways, how E.J. got saved at 23 with no background in church, and how he went from having no spiritual foundation to leading a church that now reaches hundreds every week. His story is powerful because it is real. The darkness did not disqualify him. It prepared him.
We dig into the emotional side of growing up without a nurturing mother, the attachment wounds it creates, and how that affects men long into adulthood. We talk about the provider role, the nurturer role, and how most of us spend our lives trying to fill the gaps of what we never received.
This episode is about:
• How childhood wounds shape who we become as adults
• Why God uses broken stories to reach broken people
• How men learn to communicate, feel, and heal
• The tension between provider and nurturer roles
• What real faith and leadership look like outside of the spotlight
• How consistency from a flawed parent can still be life changing
This one is for anyone who grew up with chaos, anyone trying to break generational patterns, and anyone who needs to hear that God can use your story exactly as it is.
🎙 Hosted by Tim Crume
🎧 Guest: Pastor E.J. Lanham
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