Scars, Not Wounds - w/ Mike Erre

Voxology

Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

A powerful and deeply personal follow-up to episode 224 ("Together in Process"), this conversation invites listeners into the real-time journey of healing, restoration, and redemption. Mike Erre returns to share openly about his months-long process of owning his failures, confronting entrenched patterns of shame, and embracing the hard work of inner transformation. With contributions from co-hosts Bonnie and Tim, this episode models courageous vulnerability, celebrates emotionally healthy spirituality, and illuminates what it means to be pursued—even when exposed.

Hear how Mike's journey has been shaped through therapy, spiritual direction, tools like the Enneagram, and a deeply impactful experience at Onsite—a secular therapeutic program that helped reveal the sturdy presence of Jesus in unexpected spaces. The team reflects on the role of shame, the difference between sharing wounds and scars, and the powerful grace of being sung back into wholeness by a supportive community.

This episode is for anyone navigating failure, hiding in shame, or yearning to believe redemption is possible—even in ministry spaces. It's a story about how the grace of Jesus finds us in the dark and how true community helps us walk in the light.

Key Takeaways: • Healing Requires More Than Behavior Management – True transformation isn't about quick fixes but uncovering deeper wounds and habituating new patterns of living. • Holistic Growth Through Unlikely Tools – From the Enneagram to secular therapy, Mike shares how unexpected resources aligned with the gospel to bring genuine change. • Vulnerability and Boundaries – The wisdom of sharing scars, not open wounds, and how premature vulnerability can masquerade as authenticity. • Pursued in Our Shame – A reassuring reminder that Jesus doesn't recoil from our brokenness. Instead, he meets us there—with grace. • Doing the Inner Work in Community – How friendships, relational accountability, and being truly known create the space for sustainable growth.

Resources Mentioned: • Episode 224 – "Together in Process" • Onsite Workshops (Residential Therapy Programs) – onsiteworkshops.com • The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Don Riso & Russ Hudson • Poem: "Autobiography in Five Short Chapters" by Portia Nelson • Spiritual Direction info – voxologypodcast.com/resources • Dallas Willard's Teachings on Formation • VOXOLOGY TV – YouTube

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome once again to the Vox podcast.
0:08.9	We have a very special episode.
0:12.2	We're all quarantined out here in our different locations,
0:15.3	but we have a very special guest who is quarantined out in Ohio.
0:20.7	That's right.
0:21.1	Please welcome back to the Vox podcast, the host, the founder, the man with the plan,
0:26.7	Mr. Michael Carl Heary.
0:29.5	Hello, everybody.
0:31.0	Hello, Bonnie.
0:32.2	Hello, Tim.
0:33.8	Hello, everybody.
0:34.6	Oh, my gosh, it's so good.
0:35.0	We're all together again.
0:36.2	Hello, internet.
0:37.3	Yes. Oh, it's so great. We've all together again. Hello internet. Yes. Oh, it's so great.
0:39.3	We've been missing that one. We've missed hello internet. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. It's so good to see you guys.
0:46.4	It is so good to see you. And so for those of you who are wondering, wait, why are you cheering for Mike?
0:53.3	And you've missed a few episodes.
0:56.0	This, we wanted to do a follow-up conversation to an episode that we did.
1:01.0	It was episode 224 called Together in Process.
1:05.0	So if you miss that episode, you might want to push pause.
1:09.0	Go back and listen to that one and then skip back ahead to this one.
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