Dipping My Toes Into Christianity
Feeling Things with Amy & Kat
Nashville Podcast Network
4.9 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Leanne reflects on a pivotal moment when she found herself in the office of Pastor Kevin Queen and handed him an envelope with $500, not knowing exactly what it was for, but sparking intrigue and curiosity in her spiritual journey. She shares her reservations about Christianity and her initial hesitations to fully embrace it.
The episode highlights her struggle with complex spiritual concepts and the discovery of a transformative book, "Let Your Spirit Guide Speak." A serendipitous find of the book at a Goodwill store reinforces her sense of progress. She discusses her spiritual practice of connecting with 'spirit guides' through a simple prayer and a profound encounter with God's presence during a bike ride.
Leanne's decision to embrace the idea of God, miracles, and purpose despite her Jewish upbringing and initial skepticism is explored. She immerses herself deeply in her faith journey, engages with a supportive church community, and meets Pastor Kevin Queen, solidifying her sense of belonging. The episode concludes with Leanne's gratitude for personal growth and a teaser of what's to come in her spiritual exploration.
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HOST: @LeanneEllington
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What's God Got to Do With It is an iHeartRadio podcast on the Amy Brown Podcast network. It's written and hosted by Leanne Ellington, Executive Produced by Elizabeth Fazio, Post Production and Editing by Houston Tilley, and Original music written by Cheryl Stark & produced by Adam Stark.
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to go on a journey, if you want to go on a journey if you're skeptical |
| 0:12.1 | don't worry not here to preach on a journey if you're skeptical don't worry not here to preach gonna keep it clean and talk |
| 0:16.0 | miracles where faith meets all the nature get in touch with your creator with a bacon loving Jew. |
| 0:25.0 | She even speaks Hebrew. |
| 0:27.0 | What's got to do with it? |
| 0:30.0 | What's got to do with it? |
| 0:35.0 | There's no separation when we're talking transformation. |
| 0:41.0 | What's got to do with it. |
| 0:45.0 | About a year after my first church service, |
| 0:47.5 | I found myself sitting in the office of Pastor Kevin Queen, |
| 0:50.8 | the lead pastor of Nashville's Cross Point Church. |
| 0:54.0 | And I was sitting there with Pastor Kevin and his wife, |
| 0:57.0 | holding an envelope with $500 in cash. |
| 1:00.8 | Now, I didn't know what the money was for or why I had it but there I was and there it was. |
| 1:08.0 | This wasn't our first encounter. In fact, I'd met Kevin several times before that and seen Re around church many times too and even |
| 1:16.1 | though by this point in my journey Pastor Kevin had offered several times to support my journey |
| 1:21.6 | or chat with me I wasn't ready until I was ready, but I'll get to that. |
| 1:28.0 | Now, keep in mind that after my first church encounter, I was totally totally intrigued and something massive was shifting |
| 1:35.6 | inside me but I still had Jesus and Christianity and even God at an arm's distance. |
| 1:42.8 | And it makes sense too, you know, |
| 1:44.8 | it felt like a whole new language and culture |
| 1:47.7 | and we had essentially only been on our first date |
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