32. Gems of the Restoration - Fiona Givens

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🗓️ 12 November 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this episode, we talk with Fiona Givens about the beauty inside the restored gospel tradition. Fiona is a convert to our faith, and in this conversation, she talks about what drew her to the Church, what has kept her here, and why she feels hopeful about the future. Fiona is the co-author of the Crucible of Doubt, the God Who Weeps, and The Christ Who Heals.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, before we get started I just wanted to let you know that the first book from Faith Matters publishing is now available.
0:06.0	It's called All Things New and was written by Fiona and Terrell Givens.
0:09.0	When I finished the book, I just thought this has so much potential to actually change lives. They go
0:14.8	through and trace the roots of our religious vocabulary and show how so many of
0:18.6	these words have become totally unmoored from their original foundation and
0:21.8	how a lot of those traditions have been
0:24.1	carried forward for hundreds and even thousands of years and are in a lot of ways still damaging
0:28.5	us today.
0:29.5	And then they dive into how we can reformulate our language in healthy and inspiring ways. This book is so
0:34.3	healing, it's hopeful, it's a totally paradigm shifting book that you will not be able to
0:38.4	put down. You can pick up a copy for yourself or for friends and family. It's available
0:42.4	at Desert Book on Amazon, Audible and
0:44.8	Apple Books. We're so grateful for Terrell and Fiona and all of the amazing work
0:48.3	that they've done here. All right that's all for the book for now but we have a lot more
0:51.4	to come. Thanks as always and here's the
0:53.2	episode. Welcome to the Faith Matters podcast. In this episode we talk with
0:59.6	Fiona Givens about the beauty inside the restored Gospel tradition.
1:03.2	Fiona is a convert to our faith and in this conversation she talks about what drew her
1:07.6	to the church, what has kept her here and why she feels hopeful about the future.
1:11.8	Fiona is the co-author of The Crucible of Doubt,
1:14.8	the God Who Weeps, and the Christ Who Heels.
1:17.3	We hope you enjoy this conversation.
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