We all desperately need healing in many ways - mind, body, and spirit.
We believe the only way to get there is go beyond learning religious ideals and doctrines, and pursue awareness of God’s constant, loving presence, moment by moment.
09/06/2023
Have you ever felt invisible, dismissed or rejected? Author and speaker Dr. Deanna Shrodes shares more of her story, how God gave her such incredible hope in the midst of her brokenness, that she felt compelled to share it with everyone. Make sure you listen and receive the incredible wisdom God has given her through the pain she has endured!
Have you every felt rejected and abandoned, especially by those who you hoped would love you the most? Where is God when we're dealing with these deep feelings of hurt and betrayal? Author and speaker Dr. Deanna Shrodes helps us answer this critical question by sharing her continuing journey from feeling abandoned to experiencing God's healing power.
God promises to take our brokenness and replace it with wholeness. But how does that happen and what's our part to play? In Part 2 of a two part series, our guest Debbie helps us see what God's restorative and healing process looks like. She does this by sharing her continuing journey of integrating her many alters into one, and how God is using her to help others on their journey of healing.
What do you pursue to feel whole and complete? Do those pursuits actually move you into greater integration or create even more brokenness within? What does the journey into healing and wholeness really look like? Our special guest Debbie shares her powerful and continuing journey of struggling with Dissociative Identity Disorder and how she is working to integrate her many alters. Her journey gives us insight into how to find completeness in our own lives, so don't miss this first episode, or the next!
In the first episode of this two part series, hosts Kim Ward and Kurt Pflegl both defined and discussed the importance of practicing hermeneutics when reading the Scriptures. In part 2, they use these tools to unpack a typically controversial passage in the Scriptures - 1 Timothy 2:8-15. You might be surprised by what they uncover in the process. So don't miss this episode!
What the heck is hermeneutics? How are these spiritual practices helpful when it comes to accurately interpreting the Scriptures? Join us as hosts Kim Ward and Kurt Pflegl answer these questions, uncovering something surprising - how practicing hermeneutics reveals something important we just might be missing when it comes to knowing the heart of God. So make sure you listen to part 1, as they discuss the basic hermeneutical toolsets at each of our disposal.
How do you respond when obeying God leads to heartbreak? In this second and final episode of our series on navigating disappointments, our special guest reveals the deep pain he experienced while obeying God's call to serve overseas. He also shares some of the spiritual practices which helped him keep moving through the healing process. This one is for all of us who need help in dealing with life's disappointments, especially when it comes to serving God.
Have you done your best to obey God, but only experienced disappointment as a result? What's that all about? Our special guest shares his story of navigating the disappointments he encountered while obeying God's call to serve overseas. Take a listen to our new series and you might just find the answers you're looking for!
How can we detect God's voice amidst the cacophany of our inner negativity and the world around us? In part one of this two part series, Hosts Kim Ward and Kurt Pflegl discussed practicing a biblical form of centering prayer as a way to discern God's voice. Now in this second part, they share their personal stories of practicing this kind of prayer to help us do the same.
How can we pick God's voice out of the noise of the world around us? What are some good prayer practices that can help us tune in and hear what God is saying? Can He really help us with all the negative and destructive self-talk that constantly seems to be at war inside of us? If you are asking questions like these, don't miss the first part of our two part series on Centering Prayer. Hosts Kim Ward and Kurt Pflegl discuss the practice for Christ followers, in contrast to other religions who might have similar practices. We are confident you will find it very helpful on your journey with Jesus!
In part three of this series, our special guest Debbie talks about the people who helped her walk out of the darkness of the Church of Satan and into the light of God's love. She also discusses the nature of love with hosts Kurt Pflegl and Kim Ward.
What does life look like for someone who suffered years of horrible abuse by members of the Church of Satan, but is being healed by Jesus? We invite you to listen to part 2 of Into the Light as our guest Debbie shares fascinating stories of how God's radical, sacrificial generosity and love are flowing in and through her. We are confident you will be amazed at the way people are being transformed by Debbie's faithful obedience to Jesus!
Not many people know darkness like our guest, Debbie. Her story includes abandonment, abuse, the Church of Satan and suffering from dissociative identity disorder. Yet the darkness she experienced is not the point nor the end of her journey. Don't miss her share the amazing story of how she walked out of the darkness and into the light of God's healing love!
Sometimes you just need to switch things up. In this episode, Sarah Lauren turns the tables on LHGH host Kurt Pflegl, interviewing him for her own podcast - Sarah Lauren: Made for Balance. In her words, "We talk about what influence is, the relevance and importance of being vulnerable with others... and he shares many of his experiences listening to God. Wherever you stand in your faith... I believe any of us can gain something simply from hearing Kurt’s journey and his heart posture towards humans." And if you're interested in connecting with Sarah, you can find her here - www.sarahlauren.net
God invites every one of us into an intimate, relationship with Him through reading the Scriptures and prayer. But many of us struggle with their practical application. Are there tools to help us? Thankfully, yes! Hosts Kim and Kurt invite you to participate with them in practicing Lectio Divina, a time tested way of prayerfully listening for God's voice while reading the Scriptures. In this immersive episode of Life Hurts God Heals, we invite you to join them in practicing listening prayer while reading through John 2:1-12.
In part 1 of this series, hosts Kim Ward and Kurt Pflegl discussed the various reasons why some Christ followers say the Enneagram is dangerous to our faith. In some vital aspects, they agreed with the criticisms. But in this second and final episode, they discuss their areas of disagreement and their biblical reasoning as to why mature believers can use the Enneagram as a personality profile They also share other tools to help us grow in our intimacy with God via prayer and reading the Scriptures. So don't miss their informative conclusion to this important series!
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