Send us a text A teenage romance. A gang neighborhood. A near-fatal drive-by and an overdose scare on the job. Then a quiet, stubborn decision by a young mom to move across town, climb on a church van with two babies, and keep walking to the altar for more than a decade. That’s the spine of this episode: the slow, steady courage that makes room for miracles. We sit with Luis and Eileen Pena as they unpack the real story behind a 32-year marriage that almost didn’t make it. Eileen’s early enc...
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Send us a text A teenage romance. A gang neighborhood. A near-fatal drive-by and an overdose scare on the job. Then a quiet, stubborn decision by a young mom to move across town, climb on a church van with two babies, and keep walking to the altar for more than a decade. That’s the spine of this episode: the slow, steady courage that makes room for miracles. We sit with Luis and Eileen Pena as they unpack the real story behind a 32-year marriage that almost didn’t make it. Eileen’s early enc...
Send us a text Have you ever been told to "just pray more" when facing depression? Or heard "God has a plan" when grieving, leaving you feeling worse instead of comforted? You're not alone, and there's a name for this phenomenon: spiritual bypass. In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Peridot Gilbert-Reed shares her groundbreaking research on how Christians use scripture and religious language to avoid processing psychological pain. While often well-intentioned, this practice prevents genuin...
The Redeemed Backslider
Send us a text A teenage romance. A gang neighborhood. A near-fatal drive-by and an overdose scare on the job. Then a quiet, stubborn decision by a young mom to move across town, climb on a church van with two babies, and keep walking to the altar for more than a decade. That’s the spine of this episode: the slow, steady courage that makes room for miracles. We sit with Luis and Eileen Pena as they unpack the real story behind a 32-year marriage that almost didn’t make it. Eileen’s early enc...
