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When it comes to healing from the trauma of sexual abuse, there are no easy answers, but there is hope.

Join Dr. Dan Allender on Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of his new book, Healing the Wounded Heart: The Heartache of Sexual Abuse and the Hope of Transformation. If you have suffered sexual harm, you can dare to believe that evil doesn't get the last word.

For over 25 years, Dr. Dan Allender has helped hundreds of thousands of victims of sexual abuse. He's professor of counseling psychology and former president of The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology in Seattle, Washington. He travels and speaks extensively on sexual abuse recovery, love and forgiveness, worship, and other related topics. He is also the author of 15 books, including The Wounded Heart, and coauthor of God Loves Sex.

Tony Campolo often says, "Mixing religion and politics is like mixing ice cream and horse manure. It doesn't do much to the manure, but it sure does ruin the ice cream." That's not entirely true. The religious beliefs of politicians have a direct impact on the policies they promote.

Voters deserve to know what candidates believe.

Join Stephen Mansfield on Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of his book Ask the Question: Why We Must Demand Religious Clarity from Our Presidential Candidates. 

Stephen Mansfield is The New York Times bestselling author of The Faith of George W. Bush, The Faith of Barack Obama, Lincoln's Battle with God, and more. He's the founder of The Mansfield Group, an in-demand speaker, and consultant.

Millions of church kids grow up and abandon the faith. You ever think maybe they're leaving because they never heard the gospel?

Join children's ministry specialist Jack Klumpenhower on Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of his book Show them Jesus: Teaching the Gospel to Kids. You'll see the problem with Sunday school lessons based on what children should do for God instead of what he has done for them, and how God's love in Jesus captures hearts and leads to a living, loving faith.

With over 30 years of experience as a Bible teacher and children's ministry curriculum writer, Jack Klumpenhower has created Bible lessons and taught children about Jesus at churches, camps, clubs, conferences, and Christian schools all over the world.

At Key Life, we believe that the deepest message of the ministry of Jesus and the Bible is the radical grace of God to sinners and sufferers. That means when you run to Jesus, no matter what you’ve done or what you’re going through, you can be sure that God’s not mad at you.

This week on Steve Brown, Etc., join Steve and the crew as they apply that healing biblical truth to where it hurts most. 

Then get more on radical grace and how it applies practically to guilt, suffering, doubt, and addiction in four new minibooks by Steve and Erik. Click here to get all four for only $12!

Could you forgive your daughter's killer, even going so far as working to get him a lighter sentence? That's exactly what Kate and Andy Grosmaire did when their daughter Ann was shot by her boyfriend Conor.

Join Kate Grosmaire on Steve Brown, Etc. to hear the story of supernatural forgiveness and restorative justice that's told in her book, Forgiving My Daughter's Killer: A True Story of Loss, Faith, and Unexpected Grace. It's a rare journey onto holy ground as we move into Holy Week.

Kate and Andy Grosmaire are the cofounders of the Ann Grosmaire “Be The Change” Fund, a charitable fund to promote forgiveness and restorative justice practices.

Christianity and cultural change; how can we hold onto our convictions while compassionately confronting contentious issues? Get this wrong and the consequences for the church and our country could be catastrophic. Is it already too late?

Join David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons on Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of their new book, Good Faith: Being a Christian When Society Thinks You're Irrelevant and Extreme.

David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons co-authored the best-seller, unChristian. Kinnaman is president of the research and communications company, the Barna Group. Lyons is the founder of Q, a learning community that helps Christians advance good in society.

As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pointed out, 11:00 on Sunday morning is still the most segregated hour in America. Can the church really lead the way to overcoming the deep racial divide that still exists in our country?

Join Jim Wallis on Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of his new book, America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America. With all of our failings, God's unconditional love and grace compels the church to live out the reconciliation we preach.

Jim Wallis is an author, activist, pastor, and the president of Sojourners. He's also the editor-in-chief of Sojourners magazine.

Go to sojo.net/race to get the resources Jim mentioned on this program.