🔴Wed Live: Bible Avoidance | Compulsive Confession | Healing from Church Pain

In this mid-week Q&A, I dive deep into some challenging topics that many of you are wrestling with. We'll explore OCD and spiritual struggles, navigating Bible reading with anxiety and avoidance, overcoming scrupulosity, dealing with intrusive thoughts, and understanding God's unconditional love.

I walk through James chapter 5 and speak to the battle of compulsive confession while also providing some context to the Scripture.

I also address healing from church pain, including surviving spiritual abuse, handling church shunning, and rebuilding trust after painful church experiences. We'll dig into relationship and marriage insights, discussing verbal abuse, biblical submission, healing sexual brokenness, and navigating relationship challenges. I'll also share insights on mental health and faith, covering topics like end times anxiety, perfectionism and idolatry, shame in church and political contexts, and overcoming catastrophic thinking.

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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Show Intro
10:49 Mark Welcome and Updates
22:27 I Am 78 Years Old and I Am Experiencing Peace for the First Time in My Life
25:25 Reading the Bible When You Are Scared and Have Avoidance Issues
39:06 Confusion Over James 5 16 and Compulsive Confession
55:52 Forgiving a Youth Pastor Who Asked Me to Step Down
1:07:41 What do I do about intrusive thoughts about the end times?
1:16:34 Is Perfectionism Idolatry?
1:27:44 Shame and How its Used in Religious and Poltical Settings
1:37:45 Shunned by My Church and My Health is Getting Worse
1:49:28 Abuse in Marriage and Distorted Perspective on Marital Submission
2:06:35 Evaluating My Walk with God in a Catastrophic Way
2:14:29 Why is Sinning Sexually Sinning Against Our Own Body?