Today I continue my conversation with Brenna Blain. She shares more of her story and we unpack some hard realities about pain, suffering, and shame. If you haven't listened to last week's episode, you'll want to hear part one first!
We Discuss:
A compassionate response to the sexually broken.
What has kept Brenna tethered to the church. (Hint: It’s a Who!)
Scriptures that encourage us to be recklessly honest with God.
Walking with God through suffering.
A message for the listener who believes their mess is too big.
More about Brenna:
Brenna Blain is a wife, mom, Contemporary Theologian, and Author from the Pacific Northwest. While she speaks on many topics, Brenna is most passionate about God’s involvement in our pain and personal struggles including mental illness, same sex attraction, and abuse. Her current work is primarily focused in two areas. The first is preaching and speaking; teaching how God responds to some of these heavy, taboo, and unsafe areas that so many of us don't just wonder about but have been affected by. The second area is writing. Questions and doubts are the natural outflow of the brokenness we experience in the world. Those who seek wholeness— who are interested in Jesus— won’t walk toward Him if their questions aren’t welcomed and engaged. Because of this resistance to questions, too many believers have done away with church altogether, finding no place to experience the safety of belonging in a culture of exclusion and legalism. Through what Christ has done and the help of the Holy Spirit, Brenna hopes to help change that.
Brenna Recommends:
Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering
by Timothy Keller
Brenna’s Book:
Can I Say That?
How Unsafe Questions Lead Us to the Real God
Connect with Brenna:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bunonmyhead/?hl=en
Website: www.brennablain.com
Podcast: Can I Say That?
Brenna’s Book:
Can I Say That?: How Unsafe Questions Lead Us to the Real God by Brenna Blain
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