Hope Beyond Trauma Podcast

In this episode, I look at some lessons learned along the way, some behind-the-scenes, and my reasons for stopping the podcast. 

I have matured and grown in my views of forgiveness, so I wanted to re-address the topic before I close the podcast. 

How does Scripture define it? How is it portrayed? Does it mean we take the relational hit for the sake of taking the hit? 

"You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know." What were some of the experiences and beliefs that shaped Wilberforce's success as an abolitionist? 

Excellent for those whose bodies and minds are showing the strain of grief and/or anxiety. 

This episode is explicit and is not intended for minors. 

I speak to the connection between pornography and sex trafficking. Porn use has never been my battle, and I have never been married to an addict, so I reached out to two people who could speak into those aspects of the porn topic. Sarah McDugal speaks to betrayed partners. Find her work here: https://www.wildernesstowild.com/ or traumamamas.app/get. Andrew J. Bauman speaks to those (especially men) who consume. Find his work here: andrewjbauman.com or christiancc.org 

Books mentioned in the course of the hour were the following: 

Your Sexually Addicted Spouse, by Steffens & Mean 

How Not to be an *ss, by Bauman 

The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex, by Gregoire & Gregoire 

Leaders Eat Last, by Sinek 

Leading with a Limp, by Allender 

Try Softer, by Kolber 

How do you find truth? Related, but slightly different: how do you build healthy theology? How do I personally filter out theology or advocacy found online? How do you recognize healthy, unhealthy, or Pharisaical churches? What can I tell you about finding a healthy church, or dealing with anger or fear in regards to church? 

This is, by far, the most common topic behind the questions I received from audience members. Who is God? Is there room in the church for the broken? How does one not give up on American Christianity? How do we identify and relate to other believers after experiencing violence within religion? 

If you want to read along, I use the Amplified version.