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Reading Your Messages with L. A. Sprague
You can love Jesus and still be worn down to the bone. Today we're doing something simple but surprisingly powerful: reading your messages and responding in real time, with the deep breaths, low energy, and imperfect moments that come with life as a Christian with chronic illness. If you’ve ever wished someone would ask “How are you doing?” and actually mean it, this one is for you.
We talk about depression and chronic illness without sugarcoating it, including what it’s like to be the person who “seems joyful” while privately fighting major depressive disorder. We share why toxic positivity is not the goal and why faith doesn’t require you to pretend you’re okay. Grief, honesty, and real mental health support belong in Christian spaces, and we want this podcast to be one of them.
We also respond to listeners who feel validated for the first time while navigating flares, doctors, and spiritual doubt, plus a parent facing POTS and the daily grind of parenting with chronic illness. We touch on community resources for faith and chronic illness, including Broken and Mended, other podcasts, and how you can connect with us through Discord and our Facebook group. If your faith feels fragile, you’re still welcome here.
If this brought you comfort, please subscribe, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more chronically ill believers can find us. What part of your story do you wish someone would finally understand?
- https://www.patreon.com/c/CWCIpodcast
- https://www.buzzsprout.com/2552643/support
Purchase here:
https://a.co/d/6dM3f89
Music for The Supernatural Case of an Accidental Time Traveler Ad:
https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/sketch-book
License code: FFWQZDUHONOHPA8O
Support the show
- Share your story: [email protected]
- Contribute towards the production of Christians With Chronic Illnesses:
- https://www.patreon.com/c/CWCIpodcast
- Follow us:
- Facebook:
Christians With Chronic Illnesses - TikTok, IG, X, Threads, Twitch, & YouTube:
@CWCIPodcast - Discord Support Group
https://discord.gg/ZaWMkbGSty
- Facebook:
- Visit our website
- https://christianswithchronicillnesses.buzzsprout.com/2552643/about
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By L. A. SpragueYou can love Jesus and still be worn down to the bone. Today we're doing something simple but surprisingly powerful: reading your messages and responding in real time, with the deep breaths, low energy, and imperfect moments that come with life as a Christian with chronic illness. If you’ve ever wished someone would ask “How are you doing?” and actually mean it, this one is for you.
We talk about depression and chronic illness without sugarcoating it, including what it’s like to be the person who “seems joyful” while privately fighting major depressive disorder. We share why toxic positivity is not the goal and why faith doesn’t require you to pretend you’re okay. Grief, honesty, and real mental health support belong in Christian spaces, and we want this podcast to be one of them.
We also respond to listeners who feel validated for the first time while navigating flares, doctors, and spiritual doubt, plus a parent facing POTS and the daily grind of parenting with chronic illness. We touch on community resources for faith and chronic illness, including Broken and Mended, other podcasts, and how you can connect with us through Discord and our Facebook group. If your faith feels fragile, you’re still welcome here.
If this brought you comfort, please subscribe, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more chronically ill believers can find us. What part of your story do you wish someone would finally understand?
- https://www.patreon.com/c/CWCIpodcast
- https://www.buzzsprout.com/2552643/support
Purchase here:
https://a.co/d/6dM3f89
Music for The Supernatural Case of an Accidental Time Traveler Ad:
https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/sketch-book
License code: FFWQZDUHONOHPA8O
Support the show
- Share your story: [email protected]
- Contribute towards the production of Christians With Chronic Illnesses:
- https://www.patreon.com/c/CWCIpodcast
- Follow us:
- Facebook:
Christians With Chronic Illnesses - TikTok, IG, X, Threads, Twitch, & YouTube:
@CWCIPodcast - Discord Support Group
https://discord.gg/ZaWMkbGSty
- Facebook:
- Visit our website
- https://christianswithchronicillnesses.buzzsprout.com/2552643/about