In this episode of the Hope + Help Podcast, host Christine Chappell interviews Megan Hill about her newest book, Sighing on Sunday: 40 Meditations for When Church Hurts. Some of the questions addressed in this interview are:

• What are some reasons that church may feel like a sad or difficult place to be?

• What are some of the unhelpful ways to respond to a person’s story of hurt in the church?

• In what ways might our trust in God be shaken as a result of our church-related pain?

• How do the Scriptures help us to interpret and process our church-related hurts?

• What are some practical ways we can respond to the grief we feel in these particular situations?

• How does looking to Christ’s relationship with his church offer us wisdom and hope in the midst of church hurt?

• Where can we find biblical narratives of church hurt in the Scriptures, and what guidance do they have to offer us?

• In what ways can the members of the local church support those who have experienced church hurt in the

past?

View the full show notes & links for this episode: ibcd.org/megan-hill-church-hurt

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