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Given all the sermons calling out guys on sexual sin, one might think that's a problem unique to men. But ladies struggle with lust too. And when that isn't acknowledged in our churches, it can leave women feeling a double condemnation. They're not only burdened with guilt because of their sin, they also experience the shame and isolation of thinking they're the only women with that sin.

Join Key Life author Sarah Taras on Steve Brown, Etc. for a conversation about how God's unconditional love freed her to get honest about her problem with lust, and help other women who share the same struggle.

Sarah is the co-host of the podcasts Fundyland Sees Red and Ezer Uncaged. She's also a married mother of two with a Key Life/New Growth Press minibook on the way.

Are you desperate for truth and connection in an increasingly mad world? Has religion become a solitary endeavor for you? You may just find the longing of your heart in a rooted faith.

Join Key Life author Father Andrew Petiprin on Steve Brown, Etc. as he tells his story and discusses The Narnia Option. You'll hear how the relentless grace of God wouldn't leave him alone until he found joy in a worshiping community, ancient ritual, and the beauty of holiness.

Andrew Petiprin is Rector of St. Mary of the Angels Episcopal Church in Orlando, Florida. He was a British Marshall Scholar at Magdalen College in Oxford, trained for ordination at Yale, and is a regular contributor to The Living Church.

Forgiveness is a nice idea until someone hurts you badly enough to need it. But our demands for changed behavior before we forgive will clog our arteries with bitterness and kill relationships. It's better to bet everything on grace and just let it go.

Join Steve and the crew as they get to know Key Life author Matt Johnson and talk about forgiveness and his post, Sorry Not Sorry. They also talk some about his upcoming book, Getting Jesus Wrong: Giving Up Spiritual Vitamins and Checklist Christianity.

Matt is a husband, a father to two little girls, and an armchair student of theology. He is a freelance writer and editor with a penchant for redemptive snark. Until recently, Matt spent seven years as an associate volunteer pastor in counseling and recovery ministry.

Kendra Fletcher is a homeschooling mother of eight who had it all together. Everything was dialed in—the right schooling, the right theology, the right church. Then it all fell apart and her family learned that being "right" wasn't a good substitute for a living relationship with a loving God.

Join Kendra on Steve Brown, Etc. to hear her story and get a sneak peek into her upcoming Key Life/New Growth Press book, Lost and Found: Losing Religion, Finding Grace (click to preorder). You'll go from feeling woefully inadequate to celebrating God's radical grace.

In her free time from homeschooling, Kendra is a popular conference speaker, author, and co-host of the podcast Homeschooling in Real Life. Seriously, she really is a Key Life author. Check out Kendra's author page at KeyLife.org.

Chad West used to be a pastor. When that life fell apart, he loaded the few possessions he cared about into the back seat of his car, gave away or burned the rest, and drove off to start over with no real plan except to follow his heart.

Join Chad on Steve Brown, Etc. to hear his story and get a sneak peek into his upcoming Key Life/New Growth Press book, The Lies We Live. If you're wishing you had the faith for a fresh start in 2017, Chad's story will either inspire you or really freak you out.

Chad is the anti-social social media guy for Key Life. In addition to being a former pastor, Chad has a masters degree in clinical mental health counseling and he's the author of the science fiction book, Fade. Hang out with him online at MisterPreacher.com and check out Chad's author page at KeyLife.org.

Here's a tough pill to swallow: Underneath all your busyness and exhaustion is the fear that you're too fatally flawed to pull it all off. The toxin of shame drives you to prove to yourself and the world that you have what it takes. Then, frenzied and pulled in a thousand different directions, you look for rest and peace in all the wrong places.

Sorry, but your new time management app ain't gonna fix that mess. You need wholeheartedness.

Join Dr. Chuck DeGroat on Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of his book Wholeheartedness: Busyness, Exhaustion, and Healing the Divided Self. What if finding the rest and peace we long for is as easy as failing and falling into wholeness?

Dr. DeGroat is associate professor of pastoral care and counseling at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. He's also the author of Toughest People to Love and Leaving Egypt: Finding God in the Wilderness Places.

P.S. Click here to read what SBE producer, Erik Guzman, wrote about Wholeheartedness.

When life gets hard, it's comforting that God knows what it's like to be human. He didn't sit on the outside looking in on our suffering. His love for us compelled him to become one of us, and now we have a sympathetic King on the throne in heaven.

Join Max Lucado on this special Christmas edition of Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of his new book, Because of Bethlehem: Love Is Born, Hope Is Here. He just might get you to love Christmas as much as he does.

More than 120 million readers have found inspiration and encouragement in the writings of Max Lucado. He lives with his wife, Denalyn, in San Antonio, Texas, where he serves the people of Oak Hills Church.

It's never been easier to end up overwhelmed by all the injustice in the world. Just scrolling through the news feeds on our phones can leave us both stirred to action and simultaneously discouraged that our little bit will make any difference in the face of so much evil and suffering. But there are effective and fulfilling ways to move from observer to activist.

Join Eddie Kaufholz from the International Justice Mission podcast, The New Activist, on Steve Brown, Etc. for a fun conversation about inspiring action that changes lives.

Eddie speaks, teaches, and writes about relationships, seasons of life, marriage, dating, parenting, the church, and theology. Connect with him on EddieKaufholz.com and visit IJM.org to find our more about the amazing work of International Justice Mission.

When trusted spiritual leaders fall, when we watch the innocent suffer, when death hits home... hard questions often give way to doubt. That can be scary for people who define themselves by their faith.

Join Zach Bolen, lead singer for Citizens and Saints, on Steve Brown, Etc. as he talks about doubt, faith, and putting it all to music on their new record A Mirror Dimly. You'll hear that doubt is a normal part of faith and how God's unconditional love frees us to struggle honestly without fear of slipping into the darkness.

Visit CitizensAndSaints.com and ZachBolen.com for the latest from Zach, and check out Citizens and Saints on YouTube.

Religion will make you weird (or worse). That's why, when you think about being godly, it's good to remember that God's big idea was to become human.

Join Matt Heard on Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of his new book, Life with a Capital L: Embracing Your God-Given Humanity. Hear that Jesus didn't come to show us how to deny our humanity, but rather celebrate it! If you're sick of merely existing, this one will help you live life to the full.

Matt Heard was the senior pastor at Woodmen Valley Chapel for twelve years. He is now a speaker, writer, and consultant. Connect with Matt at MattHeard.org.