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Can I Get Back Up When I Want To Give Up? With Shawn Johnson [Episode 379]

Get Up Give Up Shawn Johnson

When life gets hard—really hard—it can be tempting to throw in the towel. But today you’re going to hear an incredibly powerful testimony of why you shouldn’t.

Pastor Shawn Johnson talks about how he received a devastating brain disease diagnosis that left him wrestling with despair, doubt, and the desire to give up on everything, including his faith and his future. But through vulnerability, community, and choosing to worship even in the middle of his pain, Shawn discovered that joy can coexist with suffering.

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Can I Heal After Church Hurt? With Joe Dobbins [Episode 349]

Heal Church Hurt Joe Dobbins

“Church hurt” has become such a common phrase that it trends on social media, makes headlines, and is even the subject of a few documentaries. Yet within the church, we often struggle to talk openly about it. Not because we don’t care, but because we don’t always know how.

Well, if you’re one of the precious many who have been touched by church hurt, you’ll be encouraged by this honest and insightful conversation.

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Can I Find a Path Through Pain to Healing? With Ed and Lisa Young [Episode 294]

find path pain healing ed lisa young

GIVEAWAY ALERT: You can win the book A Path Through Pain by this week’s podcast guests. Keep reading to find out how!

Most of us spend our lives avoiding pain at every turn. So when we do experience it, it can send us into a tailspin. We might begin to question why God even allows it, how anything good can come from it, and if we really can trust Him in it.

Well, bestselling authors and pastors of Fellowship Church, Ed and Lisa Young, know the kind of pain most of us hope to never experience—the death of a child. And on today’s episode of the 4:13, they’ll share how they went from sorrow and anger to hope and healing.

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Can I Trash Expectations and Still Be Happy? With Amanda Held Opelt [Episode 293]

Trash Expectations Still Happy Amanda Held Opelt

What does it mean to be blessed? Are Christians automatically entitled to happiness, fulfillment, and perfect peace? Should God’s presence guarantee us emotional ease amidst suffering?

Wow! Those are some very interesting questions, aren’t they?

Well today, you’ll get far more than interesting answers. You are going to be enlightened and inspired as we consider our expectations of what a life of faith should feel like as we face difficulties.

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Can I Practice the Presence of Jesus? With Joni Eareckson Tada [BONUS]

Practice Presence Jesus Joni Eareckson Tada

GIVEAWAY ALERT: You can win the book The Practice of the Presence of Jesus by this week’s podcast guest. Keep reading to find out how!

“Suffering has a way of heaving you beyond the shallows of life where your faith feels ankle-deep. It casts you out into the fathomless depths of God.”

These profound words were written by an incredible woman and one of my heroes of the faith, Joni Eareckson Tada, who I’m super pumped to have on the podcast today. If anybody knows about the “I Can” life of Philippians 4:13 … it’s Joni.

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Can I Keep Praying Through My Tears? [Episode 236]

Keep Praying Tears Lament

Do you know what it means to lament? It’s one of the many ways we’re taught to pray in Scripture, and yet, so many people are confused or intimidated by the thought of lamenting to God.

You might think lament is nothing but grumbling and complaining, or that it’s a waste of God’s time when there are bigger things going on in the world. So instead of taking your concerns to God, you keep them bottled up inside. And, my friend, that only leads to being stuck.