Podcasts about fractured faith finding your way back

What do you do when the people of God fail and you find yourself questioning God because of it? How do you deconstruct your misunderstandings about God, His people and life without deconstructing your faith altogether? For author, Bible teacher, and medical doctor Lina AbuJamra healing from the hurt she experienced from her church led her on an unexpected journey in her faith. What started as a deep disappointment in people led her to feeling let down by God. It took a lot of time and realizations that what she had come to believe about God and how He worked wasn't based on His truth and that perhaps deconstructing the falsehoods and misunderstandings about God, wasn't a bad thing. However, as things were being taken apart in her understanding of who God was, she also needed to reconstruct what was true so that her faith would strengthen rather than fade away. It wasn't a quick process, but a holy one and one that she wrote about in her book, Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction. In this helpful conversation, Aubrey and Lina talk about why deconstruction is often rooted in our disappointments, ways in which we can heal from Church hurt, and how sometimes our doubts, questions and hurt can lead us into a deeper faith. If you or someone you know has walked through being hurt by the Church and has found themselves unraveling, this episode will encourage you that perhaps through your hurt, God is wanting to rebuild in you a stronger, more resilient faith and life in Him.   Website: https://www.livingwithpower.org/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/linaabujamra Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingwithpower/ Book: Unshakeable Moxie: Growing a Resilient Faith https://a.co/d/34veaB2 Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction https://a.co/d/8B3xmyM Don't Tell Anyone You're Reading This: A Christian Doctor's Thoughts on Sex, Shame, and Other Troublesome Issues https://a.co/d/32hNHjX You asked for it. And we answered! The Official Nothing is Wasted Sweatshirt is now available for pre-order: nothingiswasted.com/sweatshirt It's so hard to watch someone who is hurting after a recent loss or trauma has changed everything for them. The When Everything Changes: Navigating the Early Days of Loss, Trauma, and Tragedy mini-course will help those you love walk through the early days of grief and suffering and find hope on the other side: www.nothingiswasted.com/everythingchanges Get your copy of the Nothing is Wasted Book today: www.nothingiswastedbook.com

Sexual sin remains one of the most prolific yet overlooked issues within the Christian community. Despite the prevalence of church teachings on purity and righteousness, hidden struggles with sexual sin abound. Despite Jesus' promise of freedom in Scripture, pornography, illicit romantic novels and television shows, and sexual indiscretions continue to keep many believers in bondage. Statistics reveal a startling reality: 50% of American Christians ages 18 to 30 actively seek out porn annually. 68% of churchgoing men regularly view pornography. 20% of practicing Christians ages 18 to 30 actively seek out porn weekly. 15% of Christian women say that they watch porn at least monthly. Only 13% of Christian women say that they never watch porn. 20 % of youth pastors currently struggles w/ porn use. 68% of churchgoing men regularly view porn. 50% of pastors regularly view porn. 76% of Christians age 18 to 24 actively and regularly spend time searching porn sites. The average age kids see porn is 11. 95% of kids see porn by 14 . These hidden battles often lead to feelings of shame, isolation, and a performance-based relationship with God, making it harder to experience His grace, true intimacy, and freedom In this episode of "Christian Parent/Crazy World," Catherine is joined by Dr. Lina Abujamra, a pediatric ER doctor and founder of Living With Power Ministries, who delves into her own experiences and insights on breaking free from hidden sexual sin. Lina  sheds light on how purity culture's unrealistic expectations can lead to a dangerous form of idolatry, causing individuals to ignore deeper issues and seek fulfillment through temporary distractions. Key Highlights: Purity Culture's Impact: Lina unpacks how purity culture sets unrealistic expectations about marriage and intimacy, fostering a performance-based relationship with God. The Danger of Idolatry: Learn why idolizing a perfect life leads many to overlook deeper issues and lean on temporary distractions like TV, movies, and frivolous novels. Dealing with Hidden Sins: Lina emphasizes the necessity of addressing hidden sins openly and highlights the ease of falling into habits like consuming erotic content. Women like Lina have particularly struggled with pornographic novels and desire to be set free. The Importance of Safe Conversations: Lina shares her personal experiences, including the emotional hurt she faced within the church, and underscores the need for transparent discussions in our homes and communities. Sexual Sin in the Church: Catherine and Lina explore the alarming statistics on porn addiction among Christians, including pastors, and the urgent need for transparency. Guest Bio: Dr. Lina Abujamra is a distinguished pediatric emergency room doctor, author, speaker, and the founder of Living With Power Ministries. Known for her dynamic and heartfelt approach, she offers practical biblical insights to help people navigate life's challenges with faith and resilience. She has authored several impactful books, including Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction, Resolved: 10 Ways to Stand Strong and Live What You Believe, and her most recent book, Don't Tell Anyone You're Reading This: A Christian Doctor's Thoughts on Sex, Shame, and Other Troublesome Issues, which offers a candid look into her sexual struggles and the grace that brought her freedom. EPISODE RESOURCES: Featured resource: Don't Tell Anyone You're Reading This: A Christian Doctor's Thoughts on Sex, Shame, and Other Troublesome Issues Ep. 110 How To Talk To Your Kids about Pornography (w/ Kristen Jensen) Good Pictures, Bad Pictures: Porn Proofing Today's Young Kids by Kristen Jensen What's Next? Stay tuned for our next episode, where Lina and I dive even deeper into purity culture, the impact of the prosperity gospel on views of sex and our parenting, and the role of shame in sin. This is a journey toward uncovering freedom and truth, one conversation at a time. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Somewhere along the way, the Christianity she knew began crumbling. Lina Abujamra shares about fractured faith—and deconstruction that brought her back to God. Show Notes and Resources Visit Lina's website at livingwithpower.org Lina's facebook: @livingwithpower Purchase Lina's book: Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Where is God when your heart is breaking? Lina Abujamra's life was suddenly nothing like she'd planned. But now, instantaneously single, she discovered she wasn't alone at all. Show Notes and Resources Visit Lina's website at livingwithpower.org Lina's facebook: @livingwithpower Purchase Lina's book: Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Christians who oppose more restrictive gun control policies say we have a God-given constitutional right to self-defense. But is there any evidence to back this claim? With Christian and Kaitlyn both in Europe, Phil and Skye invite Mike Erre from the Voxology podcast to fill the empty co-host chair. Mike looks at the biblical texts cited by gun advocates and says that even if self-defense can be justified, for the Christian it is not a “right.”   Then, Skye talks to Lina AbuJamra about her book, “Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to Faith in an Age of Deconstruction.” Like so many, AbuJamra entered a season of significant doubt not because of anti-Christian messages from the culture, but after experiencing a toxic leadership culture at her church. She shares what restored her faith, the danger of false expectations, and why honesty about our disillusionment is the first step. Also this week—California declares that bees are fish, and scientists accidentally create murder hamsters. What could possibly go wrong?   Holy Post 10th Anniversary Merch: https://www.holypost.com/shop   News Segment: 0:00 - Intro 4:18 - Bees are fish https://gizmodo.com/bees-fish-california-conservation-endangered-specie-1849009597 9:11 - Murder hamsters https://boingboing.net/2022/05/29/scientists-accidentally-made-a-vicious-mutant-attack-hamster.html 14:55 - Re: French Friday episode on gun control French Friday: Debating Gun Control - https://www.holypost.com/post/french-friday-debating-gun-control 19:39 - Constitutional right to self-defense? The Federalist Papers: No 46 - https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed46.asp 27:05 - Biblical right to self-defense? 46:53 - Thoughts and prayers Sponsor 51:28 - Faithful Counseling faithfulcounseling.com/holypost Interview with Lina AbuJamra: “Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction” - https://amzn.to/3xqCiEa Living with Power - https://www.livingwithpower.org   52:38 - Lina AbuJamra intro 54:44 - Journey that led to deconstruction 1:02:20 - False expectations 1:08:10 - American evangelical leadership crisis 1:15:23 - Honesty in disillusionment 1:24:56 - Credits Other resources mentioned: Voxology podcast - https://voxologypodcast.com   The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

I can't wait for you to listen to this conversation with my sister Diana Sahakian, who is a Physical Therapist and Wellness Coach, about the importance of taking proper care of our physical bodies. Together we'll address some questions that I believe will encourage you to see your body as a gift to steward for God's glory, as well as for your spiritual health and joy. ABOUT LINA ABUJAMRA Lina Abujamra is a Pediatric Emergency Room doctor now practicing telemedicine full time as well as leading the ministry of Living With Power that exists to bring hope to the world. A popular Bible teacher, podcaster, and conference speaker, she is the author of several books including her most recent one, Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction. Learn all about her at www.livingwithpower.org FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: www.facebook.com/lina.abujamra Instagram: www.instagram.com/livingwithpowerministries Twitter: twitter.com/LinaAbujamra YouTube: youtube.com/user/labujamra1

We can all agree, we are living in a rage age. Whether on the road, on social media, in political discourse, in the church or among friends, it seems we have lost the virtues of kindness, humility, and self-control, and replaced them with accepting, respecting, and even encouraging outbursts of emotion in the name of being “right.” But a quick search about what the Scripture says about anger will point out that anger is not the way of a Christ-follower, not even when clearly wronged. On today's podcast we will talk about how to become counter-cultural when it comes to rage, how to recognize righteous anger from sinful anger, how to change and be Spirit-led, and how to harness anger for positive action. ABOUT LINA ABUJAMRA Lina Abujamra is a Pediatric Emergency Room doctor now practicing telemedicine full time as well as leading the ministry of Living With Power that exists to bring hope to the world. A popular Bible teacher, podcaster, and conference speaker, she is the author of several books including her most recent one, Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction. Learn all about her at www.livingwithpower.org FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: www.facebook.com/lina.abujamra Instagram: www.instagram.com/livingwithpowerministries Twitter: twitter.com/LinaAbujamra YouTube: youtube.com/user/labujamra1

“The parenting role is the most humbling, the most challenging, and the most rewarding part of all the hats that I wear.” – Diana Sahakian In this podcast episode we will address several difficult topics and questions that parents are facing in today's culture and Diana will share her perspective on parenting that focuses on the heart of the children.    ABOUT LINA ABUJAMRA Lina Abujamra is a Pediatric Emergency Room doctor now practicing telemedicine full time as well as leading the ministry of Living With Power that exists to bring hope to the world. A popular Bible teacher, podcaster, and conference speaker, she is the author of several books including her most recent one, Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction. Learn all about her at www.livingwithpower.org   FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: www.facebook.com/lina.abujamra Instagram: www.instagram.com/livingwithpowerministries Twitter: twitter.com/LinaAbujamra YouTube: youtube.com/user/labujamra1  

In this new season of The Hope Podcast called Soul Sisters, I'm inviting my sister Diana Sahakian to conversations about life, faith, culture, family, and everything in between, that will ignite your hope and stir you towards Christ-likeness.   Today we'll kick off the series with the story of Living With Power. Buckle up! You're in for a ride!   ABOUT LINA ABUJAMRA Lina Abujamra is a Pediatric Emergency Room doctor now practicing telemedicine full time as well as leading the ministry of Living With Power that exists to bring hope to the world. A popular Bible teacher, podcaster, and conference speaker, she is the author of several books including her most recent one, Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction. Learn all about her at https://www.livingwithpower.org    FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lina.abujamra  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingwithpowerministries/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/LinaAbujamra  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYMiFjMq4COA2KyHJfGGSYz

What do you do when everything seems to fall apart and you lose faith? If you've been a Christian for any period of time, you likely have been hurt in church or wounded by the words and actions of leaders. If so, do you remain bitter or give up on church entirely? Is there another choice?  Dr. Lina Abujamra answers these tough questions in today's podcast as she unpacks why and how you can recover and find your way back – to God and to His people.  Find Dr. Lina Abujamra's book Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction  Connect with Dr. Lina on her website, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube

(00:00-7:56): Brian and Aubrey discussed Hayes Brown's MSNBC article, “Why everyone agrees that America is on 'the wrong track.'” (7:56-18:35): Dr. Lina Abujamra, Founder of Living with Power Ministries and Host of The Hope Podcast, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about her ministry and her new book, “Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction.” Learn more about Lina and her book at livingwithpower.org and connect with her on Twitter at @LinaAbujamra (18:35-26:25): Brian and Aubrey reflected on a poem from William Martin, “Do Not Ask Your Children to Strive.” (26:25-35:29): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Peter Chin's Christianity Today article, “I've Reached My Breaking Point as a Pastor.” (35:29-45:21): How can we be more intentional about the words we say? Brian and Aubrey talked about this and commented on Jeff Robinson's Gospel Coalition article, “Words Kill, Words Give Life.” (45:21-54:52): Brian and Aubrey shared some stories from The Good News Network: “Top Skills American Teens Want to Learn and Do After School” “Artist Makes Incredible Doll Houses of Miniature Film Sets From Harry Potter, Friends, and Jurassic Park” “Mysterious Object Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Seen Before Discovered” “Notre Dame Cathedral Rises From the Ashes: Look at All They've Rebuilt Since the 2019 Blaze” “With the Blink of An Eye, Even the Paralyzed Can Play Musical Instruments” “Live Cells Discovered in Human Breast Milk Could Lead to Future Breast Cancer Treatments” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, on Karl and Crew Mornings, we kicked off a new theme: "Deconstruction Week".  We discussed the problem of faith deconstruction, not only in the church, but how can the church effectively respond.  There's a pandemic of younger generations leaving the church.  Are you struggling, doubting, or questioning?  Listeners shared their testimonies.  Our guest was Lina Abujamra.  She is a pediatric ER doctor, Bible teacher, podcaster, speaker, and author.  We discussed her book, "Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction".  You can hear the highlights of today's show by clicking the audio button below. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Biden is blaming the recent tornado destruction on man-made climate change, but the historical and scientific data say otherwise. We'll talk about it. Plus: Dr. Lina Abujamra discusses her book, "Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction." That and more on Tuesday's JANET MEFFERD TODAY.

What do you do when Christianity hasn't lived up to your expectations? Pediatric ER Doctor Lina Abujamra felt this same disappointment and shares her powerful story in her most recent book, Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction. As a popular Bible teacher, podcaster, and Founder of Living With Power Ministries, she connects biblical answers to everyday life. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she ministers to singles through her Moody Radio show, Today's Single Christian, and is engaged in providing medical care and humanitarian help to Syrian refugees and others in disaster areas in the Middle East.

Dr. Lina Abujamra is a guest on Dawn and Steve Mornings to remind us that we can have hope even when our faith is broken. Listen as Dr. Lina shares her own personal testimony that prompted her recent book, Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction. Lina Abujamra is a pediatric ER doctor, now practicing telemedicine, and founder of Living With Power Ministries. Her vision is to bring hope to the world by connecting biblical answers to everyday life. A popular Bible teacher, podcaster, and conference speaker, she is the author of several books including Thrive, Stripped, and Resolved. Lina ministers to singles through her Moody Radio Show, Today's Single Christian, and is engaged in providing medical care and humanitarian help to Syrian refugees and others in disaster areas in the Middle East.  Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Lina now calls Chicago home. She is single and a huge Packers fan, and would not survive without her iPhone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you do when your disappointment with the church and with God causes your faith to falter or even fail? Lina Abujamra has been there, and in her new book, Fractured Faith, she tells her story of moving through spiritual brokenness and discovering healing and joy again.  Lina Abujamra is a pediatric ER doctor, now practicing telemedicine, and founder of Living With Power Ministries. Her vision is to bring hope to the world by connecting biblical answers to everyday life. A popular Bible teacher, podcaster, and conference speaker, she is the author of several books including Thrive, Stripped, Resolved and her most recent book, Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Karl and Crew Mornings, the team talks about those situations in life that can break our faith. Whether it is unconfessed sin, a life struggle, or lies from the enemy, having our fath break can be dangerous. The good thing is God can fix what it is broken. Listen to stories from the Boom Crew and hear from our guest Lina Abujamra on her new book "Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction," by listening to the Karl and Crew Showcast.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Somewhere along the way, the Christianity you knew began to crumble. You began to suspect your faith was misplaced. Disillusionment set in. Churches hurt you. Their people failed you. Christian institutions were exposed as fake. And in it all, God was silent. Is He gone? Or is God really there, waiting for you to find Him instead of the counterfeits? If you're walking this difficult spiritual path, Lina AbuJamra understands you. After experiencing the near deconstruction of her own faith, Lina had to rebuild something more solid when the faith she once knew let her down. She joins us for a very important and encouraging conversation! Get helpful resources and enter to win a copy of Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction (by 9/19) here: www.moodyradio.org/resources/broken-faith/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast I will share the story behind my new book Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction (Moody Publishers, Releasing Sept. 7).  This book is for everyone who has ever longed to know God in such a way that the choices of others no longer interrupt their worship. And if that's already happened, you'll see you're not alone as you sort through and manage the pain.