Raw Christianity

After a longer than desired time away Leah and Crystal share updates to the podcast and ways God has been at work in the season of quiet.

In this episode on Raw Christianity, we have special guest Kinsey Tucker who talks us through how marriage changed her view of God. Throughout this episode we explore intimacy, love, faith and ministry and talk through the ways God shows himself to us in the everyday things.

This week our episode introducing Troy Wolfe, the father of host, Leah Jaffrey. In this conversation we explore his story and how God in His faithfulness spoke over Troy and lead him on a very specific road to grow his faith and intimacy in his relationship with Himself. We explore how questions lead to knowledge and an intimate discovery of God's character and how our love languages can be different in our expression of worship in our faith; something the church could encourage more discussions on. We hope this week you are encouraged to meditate on the ways you feel closest to God and what questions you could ask to grow in your faith.

In this weeks episode we talk with Leisl about her relationship with the Lord. She shares her amazing journey of discovering a God who is intimate and relational versus religion based. What a beautiful testimony of God's faithfulness even in the face of difficult seasons and years of suffering.

This week on Raw Christianity, join us for our conversation with Zach Nielsen Elder of the Vine church of Madison Wisconsin. Zach shares his story and talks through how God cultivated his heart for him and how He has continued to teach, lead and draw near to him through the years. Be encouraged, inspired and drawn to reflect on the changing power of the gospel in your own life. Be sure to subscribe and follow us.

Join us this episode for an encouraging conversation with our special guest TJ Butler. We talk through how understanding the gospel changed the way TJ thought and lived. Our conversation will challenge you and encourage you to live a more kingdom focused life. We hope you are encouraged and find ways to continue growing in Christ.

In this weeks episode of our biweekly podcast, we introduce the seasoned and well studied Alfred Smith, our very own Crystal's grandfather. In our interview Alfred shares how God cultivated his life and heart after him, and how through grief he discovered a deeper intimacy and connection with the Loving Father. Join us this week to hear more about the ways God intervenes and draws us near in difficult seasons.

In this weeks episode we interview Leah's grandmother; as a spiritual mentor and family matriarch June shares how God redeemed her from a broken and loveless upbringing into a new life. Join us for our conversation this week to learn how God gently and slowly changed the life and heart of a women filled with anger and despair and gave her new life and hope beginning a chain reaction which would impact her family, friends, and communities all around her. June shares hope and grace for the sinner and the beauty of being redeemed from situations where forgiveness feels impossible. She shares also about how Jesus met her and slowly began opening up her heart for the Father God to hold her and move in her shattered heart.

This weeks episode we continue our conversation with Jazz on mental health and the church. Last week Jazz shared the beginning of her story walking us through some of her personal experiences of living with mental health such as depression and anxiety. This week building on her story she shared the hope, freedom and life she has found through her relationship with Jesus and the church. Mental health is a big topic in our christian circles which is often filled with arguments, misconceptions, and a lack of knowledge. Listen to our conversation to learn more about mental health and how it may impact the church. Learn how you can love and support those in your communities with mental health issues.

In this weeks episode we introduce our special guest Jazz who shares her story and battle through mental health. This week we dive head first into what mental health looks like in the life of a believer and how it effects faith and relationships with the church. If you have ever struggled with mental health or know someone who has struggled with mental health, be sure to check out this weeks episode and stay tuned for part 2 in the next two weeks. This can be a controversial topic in the church and we are seeking to raise awareness and dive into understanding the heart of Christ and defining what mental health disorders are and how we can love and support those in our communities and congregations. If you have any questions, concerns, or want to share your own story you can connect with us via our website : rawchristianwomen.com or via our Facebook page of IG account. Simply search: Raw ChristiantiyWe look forward to connecting with you and continuing this important conversation.

This week we talk with Gabi a semi professional athlete about how her faith has grown and how it plays into her running career. in addition we talk about identities, and disordered eating and how God met Gabi in those moments and struggles. Our conversation was encouraging and Christ focused. We hope you are blessed, challenged and encouraged in your own story today. Be sure to check our other episodes!

In this weeks bi-weekly episode we introduce our dear friend Alex Jaffrey. Husband and best friend to co-host Leah, Alex shares about how God met him and drew him out of a cycle of poor choices and lit a fire to pursue and seek after Him instead. Alex talks about depression and other mental health issues, how the church can support and love those struggling in that way. Alex also talks about stigmas and specific ways he had struggled to embrace and understand God's heart for men and how to grow in intimacy with the body of Christ. To join the conversation listen to this episode and then find us on Facebook or Instagram! You can also leave comments or share your own stories and thoughts through the contact page on rawchristianwomen.com.

This week Crystal and Beth talk and reflect on the ways God has been faithful and constant in a life of uncertainties and a dependency on God's provisions and care.

In this weeks episode we talk with a good friend of Leah’s. Armila shares about her life growing up in her faith and how God has worked in and through that. She shares about her struggles with pride, identity, and learning to trust God in the midst of life changes she wasn’t expecting. We hope you wil join us for this episode and that our conversation with be both encouraging and uplifting.

In this weeks episode we are featuring new recording equipment and softwear! Crystal and Leah share more in-depth about their experiences and the ways that God has been working in and through Raw Chrisitanity over the past few months. Join the convseration today and contact Raw Chrisitanity if you can think of a way God has touched your life.

In this weeks episode, we introduce the lovely Veronique Bickham. She is an incredible young mom who has a life story that reveals the heart of Christ in so many ways. From a broken past, we talk about how God has continued to redeem and show her His unfailing love. She has shared about the ways God has come after her heart even after pushing Him away and walking after other things. Her testimony is a powerful and deeply moving display of God's love and faithfulness. We hope that you enjoy our conversation and are blessed by her sweet heart and honest story.

This week we are spending time with Jo Barriga as she shares her personal story of faith. While the major theme of her story digs into the idea of how far she was willing to give to walk with God, many other smaller themes were touched on such as walking into seasons of isolation and loneliness, false identities, ministry, and spending time with the Father. Jo is a beautiful and kind women, overflowing with the fruit of the spirit. Our conversation was refreshing, encouraging, and challenging as we seek to grow in deeper alignment with the Spirit. We hope you are blessed by her testimony.

This weeks episode features our special guest Ms. Ilyse O'Bryon who was such a joy to speak with. We were blessed by her honesty, humility and beautiful testimony of her journey through bitterness into a life of freedom made possible through the changing power of God's love and forgiveness. We hope you are blessed and encouraged by her story and the truths we talked through together this week.

In this episode we are introduced to Crystal smith as she shares her story of how God in His faithfulness became her refuge through seasons of isolation, darkness, and trauma. Her story is a beautiful picture of God's faithfulness, kindness, and unfailing love. We hope you are encouraged today to find refuge in the arms of a loving Father who is walking the hard things with you.

Leah is a young mom of two incredible little girls, a wife to her best friend for almost 6 and a half years now, and a caretaker to her oldest daughter who is walking through some challenging health issues. She grew up in the church, in a home where her parents loved her and worked very hard to share the truth of the gospel with her. From a very young age Leah felt a desire and draw to know and experience God. She was given a gift of having a solid foundation early on in her life, which later would be crucial as she faced challenges from adolescence into the young adult years. I hope you will join us in our conversation about how false identities can impact a believer and how understanding the gospel more fully can be a key to living life not imprisoned by fears, labels or experiences, but to live free, filled with hope, covered in grace and mercy through Christ.

We are so excited to announce the launch of our first episode of Raw Christianity! Join Crystal and Leah tonight to hear more about we are, our vision, and mission with this podcast. Reaching women with truth and hope through sharing the raw parts of our lives from desperate and broken to redeemed and finding joy in Christ.