Embracing Brokenness

Welcome to the Embracing Brokenness Podcast. Our focus is to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to a hurting world. To live authentically and without pretense. To encourage others toward a greater understanding of who they are and who God is. To teach the blessed HOPE that the Bible calls the “Anchor of the Soul”. That is Jesus Christ and His healing presence – not only available in this life – but in eternity to come.

Embracing Brokenness is a religion podcast hosted by Steve and Colleen Adams, with 175 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Steve and Colleen Adams hosts Embracing Brokenness, a religion show with 175 episodes published.

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  Episode #171

  🎙️EP171. The Life You Were Reborn to Live | Gary Thomas

  Jun 29, 202647 minS7

  Many believers know they're saved but still struggle to experience the peace, joy, and freedom Jesus promised. In this episode, Steve Adams sits down with bestselling author Gary Thomas to discuss The Life You Were Reborn to Live . Together they unpack the subtle spiritual lies that keep Christians trapped in fear, striving, isolation, entitlement, and performance-driven faith. If you've ever sensed there must be more to following Jesus than simply "getting to heaven," this conversation offers a compelling invitation to rediscover the life you were truly reborn to live. Get Gary's new book: https://a.co/d/03OmXHwg Learn more about Gary Thomas: https://garythomas.com Connect with Embracing Brokenness Ministries: https://embracingbrokenness.org CHAPTERS 00:00 Why the Church Still Gives Gary Thomas Hope (Cold Open) 01:12 Introduction & Meet Gary Thomas 02:20 Why Gary Wrote The Life You Were Reborn to Live 08:45 The Spiritual Lies That Keep Christians Stuck 13:05 Consumer Christianity vs. Following Jesus 19:10 The Church Isn't Here to Serve You 27:35 Why Isolation Is So Spiritually Dangerous 33:45 Entitlement vs. Astonishment 40:15 The Life You Were Reborn to Live 45:05 Final Encouragement & Where to Find Gary Thomas

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  Episode #173

  🎙️EP170. We're All Addicted to Something | Jon Seidl on Trauma, Freedom & Following Jesus

  Jun 15, 20261h 2mS7

  <p>What if addiction isn't the real problem?</p><p>In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Steve Adams sits down with author, speaker, and storyteller Jon Seidl to discuss his new book, Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic. Jon shares his journey through anxiety, trauma, addiction, recovery, and ultimately deeper intimacy with Christ.</p><p>Together they explore why addiction often begins long before substance abuse, how unresolved wounds shape our behaviors, the danger of hidden struggles in the Church, and why true freedom comes not from behavior modification but from healing the deeper places of the heart.</p><p>...

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  Episode #169

  🎙️EP169. Experiencing God in Everyday Life | Richard Blackaby on Spiritual Maturity & Daily Rhythms

  Jun 1, 20261h 8mS7

  <p>Richard Blackaby joins Steve Adams for a powerful conversation about spiritual maturity, daily rhythms with God, and what it really means to experience God in everyday life—not just in the extraordinary moments.</p><p>Drawing from the legacy of the bestselling study Experiencing God and the new release Experiencing God in Everyday Life, Richard shares deeply personal stories about his father, Henry Blackaby, spiritual formation, abiding in Christ, and how ordinary believers can learn to recognize God’s presence in the middle of everyday life.</p><p>Together, Steve and Richard discuss:</p><p>Why many Christians feel disc...

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  Episode #168

  🎙️EP168. The Cost of Not Following Jesus Is Greater with Morgan Snyder

  May 18, 202655 minS7

  <p>What does it really cost to follow Jesus? And what does it cost us when we don’t?</p><p>In this powerful conversation, Steve Adams welcomes Morgan Snyder to the Embracing Brokenness Podcast for a deep and honest discussion about discipleship, formation, healing, risk, and the slow work of becoming whole in Christ.</p><p>Morgan reflects on his 26 years in formal relationship with Wild at Heart, his transition with his wife Cherie into the Become Good Soil movement, and the deeper work of apprenticeship to Jesus in the second half of life. He shares why he and Ch...

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  Episode #167

  🎙️EP167. AI Said It Well… But It Doesn’t Know Him

  May 4, 202640 minS7

  <p>What happens when artificial intelligence reads a manuscript about intimacy with God… and then creates a podcast explaining it?</p><p><br></p><p>That’s exactly what happened when one of our endorsers uploaded our upcoming book Embracing the Way into NotebookLM. Within moments, it generated a 20-minute conversation—two voices unpacking the heart of our message with surprising clarity, accuracy, and even emotional tone.</p><p><br></p><p>So we decided to do something different.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we:</p><p>Play the AI-generated podcast in full</p><p>Reflect on what i...

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