Learning How to See with Brian McLaren

Loving As Hosts, Not Heroes with Becca Stevens


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How can we open ourselves to being hosts in the world? 

On this episode of Learning How To See, we hear from social entrepreneur Becca Stevens, founder of Thistle Farms, a nonprofit which provides sanctuary, employment, and hope for women survivors of trafficking, exploitation, and addiction. Becca invites us to see holiness in unlikely places — just like the thistle growing through cracks in the pavement. 

In the ninth season of Learning How To See, we continue to learn how to see through the eyes of love. Our hosts Brian McLaren and Carmen Acevedo Butcher reflect on what it means to stay present when love feels complicated. 


Resources:

  • Find out more about Becca here.
  • Find out more about Thistle Farms here.
  • Pick up a copy of Becca's book, Snake Oil, here.
  • Find the transcript of this episode here.

  • Connect with us: 

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