E210 Overcoming Social Anxiety, Late-Life Marriage, Church Betrayal & More | The Debrief Podcast

The Debrief Podcast with Matthew Stephen Brown

Sandals Church

Deconstruction, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Culture, Faith, Christianity

5 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

This weeks episode dives deep into questions and concerns faced by individuals navigating their faith journeys. From addressing the challenges of social anxiety hindering church attendance to exploring unconventional approaches to marriage in later life, we unravel the complexities of modern Christianity. We also delve into the pain of betrayal and judgment within church communities, the dilemma of choosing between an online and in-person church experience, the purpose of the church as a place for healing, and the significance of contextual knowledge versus isolated scripture verses. Plus, we examine the balance between small group dynamics and seeking community with people in similar life stages. Join us as we uncover the diverse and thought-provoking aspects of faith and community in this captivating podcast episode!

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0:00.0	Welcome to the debrief podcast with Matt Brown.
0:10.2	The podcast where pastor and author Matt Brown debriefs your questions about Christianity and current issues shaping our culture.
0:17.4	Thank you for listening and enjoy the show.
0:21.6	Hey everyone. Welcome back to another episode of the debrief podcast with Matthew Stephen
0:26.5	Brown. Yes, yes. I'm your host Donna Martin and I'm so excited to be here. How are you doing?
0:31.5	Yeah, I'm great, man. You got some sun back from Hawaii. I did. I got a lot of sun. I'm
0:35.1	peeling. This is my other side of my heritage coming out.
0:40.5	So I get really red and I peel a lot. And so I'm the one in the family that has to
0:46.3	lather up with a lot of sun. I have gotten sober in Hawaii where I've literally had to go to the
0:50.4	hospital like it. Oh yeah. I mean just just bl just blisters. Oh, yeah. See, I've never
0:56.2	gotten that far, but I do peel and burn, so I have to be really careful. But anyway, we're going to
1:00.9	jump right in because we have some amazing questions today. Thank you so much for sending in your
1:06.2	questions to move.sc forward slash ask or even some people have sent in questions through YouTube,
1:13.3	through Instagram. So keep doing that. Yeah, thanks so much. I mean, the show is really only as good
1:17.8	as the questions. Yeah. So we can only keep going as you guys are courageous enough and brave enough
1:22.8	to send in questions or concerns. Yeah. And you can always send them anonymously, but we've got some,
1:27.5	we've got some names today, so we're excited. Okay, so this is our first one. We're going to jump in,
1:32.1	Otilia from Rancho Kukamanga. Okay. And she says, hello, Pastor Matt. I have a question regarding
1:37.2	the way my sister talks or witnesses to people. Wow. Here's a conversation she had with her daughter's gay friend who is a man but dresses like a woman.
1:46.3	Please correct me if I'm wrong or if she is.
1:48.8	Also, please give me advice on how to speak to her about this.
1:51.5	I feel she is pushing him away, but she says we have to be bold.
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