The Puddcast

Priscilla Shirer is a phenomenal teacher, author, actress, wife, and mother (though she wouldn't list them in that order herself). Having previously starred in War Room, she plays a small role in I Can Only Imagine, the film which tells the story all about MercyMe's hit song. Priscilla and I discussed minority representation in film and ministry, balancing your career and family goals, and the importance of both excellence and spiritual passion. She dropped some amazing bombs on me.

Learn more about Priscilla at goingbeyond.com.
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Leviticus says not to put tattoo marks on yourself... right after it says not to shave your beard. It puts a lot of us in a serious cosmetic bind. Unless God doesn't care about our outer adornment at all, and we've been reading the Bible wrong. This episode digs into the expression of beauty through tattoos, hairstyles, clothes, makeup and boob jobs.

Cause at the end of the day, there is a world of difference between a self-conscious, broken person attempting to hide their shame with outer adornment, and a healed, empowered child of God expressing their beauty and creativity from a place of love.

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I was raised in a Christian community living environment and it planted seeds inside me that I just can't seem to shake. God eventually had to take me out of the institutional church for those seeds to grow, and out there in the wilderness I learned that God himself was a community of love. Now I get to practice community inside the traditional church again.

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I spoke with Laura Solberg about poverty, justice and God, and what she said was really eye opening for me. Laura is the director of The Elevation Project, Greater Vancouver Youth Unlimited’s partnership with Youth for Christ Rwanda. She is also one of the founding members of JustUs, a training program for people to learn more about poverty. I urge you to learn more about JustUs and consider getting the video course for your church.

Learn everything at thereisjustus.com.
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Some years ago I went through a deconstruction phase in my Christian life, breaking down everything I had been taught by my parents, my church, my culture, and my society. It was exciting and messy, just like a demolition site. But no one should be living in a demolition site.

Let's start rebuilding. We start with the goodness of God and the everywhereness of God.

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