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Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith

God Can Handle Our Brokenness: Andrew & Shawn Johnson East and Lisa Leonard

Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith

Jesus Calling

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

We don’t have to be perfect to receive God’s love. He longs to meet us in our brokenness so that He can be a part of our healing. and her husband, , share their love story that’s now blossomed into parenthood. And in their young marriage, Shawn...

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In today's unsettling times, it's good to know that Jesus is walking with us in the present

0:05.4

and that there's hope for our future.

0:08.0

Jesus today is a devotional from Sarah Young that will inspire and encourage you with assurances from scripture that God is

0:14.8

still in control.

0:16.8

You can get Jesus today at Jesus Calling.com or your favorite bookseller.

0:21.1

If you have a goal in mind,

0:27.0

keep showing up, keep taking opportunities

0:31.0

and like whether you ultimately reach that goal or not I think

0:34.1

there's going to be really invaluable lessons that you learn along the way.

0:40.8

Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. Our guests this week share a desire to be the best that they can be,

0:46.0

but also have learned that God always accepts us, even in our most broken states. Elite athletes turned Youtubers Andrew and Sean Johnson East and jewelry

0:55.0

designer Lisa Leonard.

0:58.6

First up, when Olympic Gold Medal gymnast Sean Johnson met NFL player Andrew East,

1:06.0

it was, as Andrew puts it, an almost instant love connection. The two had so much in common from their strong faith to understanding the demands of an elite

1:13.2

athlete's schedule and needs. Today Sean and Andrew talk about the lessons

1:17.1

learn from their athletic careers, how their online community supported them

1:20.6

through one of their darkest moments, and how they're preparing for a new

1:23.7

addition to their family.

1:25.8

I am Sean Johnson, Sean East and I used to be a professional gymnast.

1:31.9

Now I am a youtuber and work kind of in the digital world.

1:37.4

My name is Andrew East and I enjoy being on YouTube and have a wonderful wife.

1:45.0

I was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa,

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