It is possible to practice the rhythms of faith and still miss the Person those rhythms were meant to lead us to. We can read Scripture, attend church, adopt the language of discipleship, and build entire spiritual lives around the habits of Jesus—while quietly drifting from intimacy with Jesus …
Podcast
482: God Won’t Force You to Heal. Debra Fileta on The Reason Most People Aren’t Emotionally Healthy, How “Trauma-Informed” Has Been Taken Too Far, and Why You Can’t Be Spiritually Mature if Your Mental Health is in the Trash
We talk about healing as though it’s inevitable. As though proximity to Scripture, therapy language, or Christian community automatically produces transformation. But God does not force anyone into wholeness. He invites. He confronts. He calls. And too many believers confuse awareness with growth. …