Unpolished but Called

Unpolished but Called is a raw, honest Christian podcast for believers who love Jesus but don't have it all together. Hosted by author Kathrin Shaffer. Each episode explores faith in real life - the doubts, the obedience, the quiet growth, and the grace that meets us there. No hype. No perfection. Just truth, Scripture, and hope for the everyday walk. Books, resources and other information can be found https://linktr.ee/unpolishedbutcalled

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  Episode #161

  S2 E161: Why do some Christian women still have mean girl energy?

  Aug 21, 202630 minS2

  Why do some Christian women still have mean girl energy? This episode started with a question that came across my Facebook feed in a Christian women's group. I opened the comments—and honestly, I was shook by how many women described feeling excluded, judged, talked about, or like they'd somehow found themselves back in the high-school cafeteria. So we're going there. We're talking about church cliques, competition between women, passive aggression, gossip disguised as concern, and what happens when “I just don't have a good feeling about her” gets elevated into spiritual discernment. But we're also turning the mirror around, because this conversation gets uncomfortable when we stop asking who the mean girl is and start asking whether we've ever been her. And there's one question in this episode that might sting a little: Would another woman describe me as safe? This isn't about being nicer, pretending everyone gets along, or never confronting another woman. It's about something much deeper—and Galatians 5 gives us a pretty revealing place to start. ️ S2 E161: Why Do Some Christian Women Still Have Mean Girl Energy? Scripture: Galatians 5:16, 19–23; James 2:1–4; John 7:24; Philippians 2:3–4; Proverbs 26:24–25; Titus 2:3–5 Subscribe to Unpolished but Called: YouTube.com/@KathrinShaffer Books, Bible studies & more: KathrinShaffer.com All my links: https://linktr.ee/unpolishedbutcalled

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  Episode #160

  S2 E160: When Righteous Anger Meets Your Last Nerve

  Aug 19, 202636 minS2

  Anger isn't always sinful. Scripture actually tells us, “Be ye angry, and sin not.” But that's where the harder question begins: What is our anger producing? In S2 E160 of Unpolished but Called , we're talking about righteous anger, fleshly anger, self-control, the power of our words—and what happens when something genuinely wrong collides with our very last nerve. This episode is personal for me because I've always been good with words. For a long time, that also meant I knew how to use them as a weapon. I didn't necessarily need to yell. Give me enough information and I could usually figure out exactly which sentence would cut deepest. And sometimes what I said was completely true. But I've had to learn that “I wasn't wrong” is not the same thing as “God wanted me to say it.” We look at Jesus' anger in Mark 3, where His anger was accompanied by grief over hardened hearts, and James' warning that “the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” Something can begin with “That was wrong” and quickly become “Now I'm going to make sure you understand exactly how wrong you were.” We'll also talk about what sanctification can look like when our words have historically been sharp. God doesn't necessarily remove our boldness, wit, directness or ability to communicate. He can sanctify how those gifts are used. Words can wound, but they can also teach, encourage, defend, comfort, confront wrongdoing, explain Scripture and point people toward Christ. For me, one of the biggest changes has been simple: The first reaction stopped getting the final word. Sometimes there's now enough space between the reaction and the response for conviction to interrupt—enough time to reread the message, pray, rewrite it with grace...or delete the whole beautifully constructed verbal homicide. Because truth matters. But we don't get to weaponize truth simply because it's accurate. And restraint doesn't mean Christians never confront wrongdoing. There are times Scripture requires us to speak plainly. The question isn't whether somebody might be hurt by hearing truth. The question is whether hurting them was our objective. Maybe spiritual maturity isn't losing our ability to speak sharply. Maybe it's learning when God wants us to use that sharpness—and when He wants us to put the sword down. Scripture References: Ephesians 4:26–27, Mark 3:1–5, James 1:19–20, Proverbs 12:18, Colossians 4:6, Proverbs 29:11, Ephesians 4:29, Proverbs 16:32, Galatians 5:22–23, Proverbs 27:5–6, Proverbs 17:14, Psalm 141:3 Subscribe to Unpolished but Called on YouTube: YouTube.com/@KathrinShaffer More resources: KathrinShaffer.com Books, podcasts, resources & more: Kathrin's Linktree https://linktr.ee/unpolishedbutcalled

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  Episode #159

  S2 E159: Is God Asking You to Help or Are You Trying to Control the Outcome?

  Aug 17, 202634 minS2

  When someone you love is struggling, making a bad decision, or facing a problem you know how to solve, helping can feel like the obvious thing to do. But how do we know when God is asking us to step in—and when we're trying to take responsibility for something that was never ours to carry? In S2 E159 of Unpolished but Called , we're talking about the difference between helping someone and trying to control their outcome. Galatians tells us to bear one another's burdens , but only a few verses later says that every person must bear his own burden . Both are true. There are burdens we're called to help carry, and there are responsibilities that belong to someone else. The difficult part is discerning the difference. We look at the Good Samaritan, whose compassion required him to step in, and Moses, who had to learn that personally handling every problem wasn't good for him—or for the people depending on him. Sometimes helping is exactly what love requires. Other times, constantly becoming the solution can keep someone from learning, growing and carrying responsibilities for themselves. And then comes the uncomfortable question: Is God asking me to help—or am I uncomfortable watching something remain unfixed? Sometimes genuine compassion can become a need to control the outcome. We want someone to listen to our advice, make the decision we think is right, avoid the consequences we can see coming, or simply make the problem disappear. But loving someone doesn't give us control over their choices. Paul planted. Apollos watered. God gave the increase. We can speak truth, pray, encourage, apologize, forgive, love and point people toward Christ—but there are things only God can do. Sometimes our responsibility ends before we get to see the outcome. And this isn't only an episode for the fixers. Those of us who find it easier to step away have a question to answer too: Am I stepping away because this genuinely isn't mine to carry—or because helping would inconvenience me? Maybe biblical discernment isn't always stepping in or always stepping back. Maybe it's learning what God has actually given us to carry—and trusting Him with what He hasn't. Scripture References: Galatians 6:1–5, Luke 10:30–37, Exodus 18:13–23, 1 Corinthians 3:5–7, Mark 10:21–22, Psalm 127:1–2 Subscribe to Unpolished but Called on YouTube: YouTube.com/@KathrinShaffer More resources: KathrinShaffer.com Books, podcasts, resources & more: https://linktr.ee/unpolishedbutcalled

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  Episode #158

  S2 E158: When Does “Protecting People” Become Sowing Discord?

  Aug 14, 202648 minS2

  What happens when “protecting people” becomes the justification for sowing discord? Sometimes division doesn't begin with a public accusation. It starts quietly—with one conversation, one warning, one carefully planted suggestion. Someone tells their version of a conflict to another person, then another, and eventually people who were never involved are carrying opinions and judgments about someone they may never have spoken to themselves. In S2 E158 of Unpolished but Called , we're looking at what Scripture says about sowing discord, slander, damaging someone's reputation, recruiting others into our conflicts, and using biblical-sounding motives to justify unbiblical methods. We walk through Proverbs 6 and its warning about those who sow discord among brethren, the picture of feeding a fire in Proverbs 26, and Absalom's calculated campaign to steal the hearts of Israel through conversations that slowly shaped how people viewed David. But there's another side we need to consider: What happens when someone tries to recruit us into their conflict? Do we immediately accept the first version we hear? Do we allow another person's story to determine how we treat someone? Do we become another link in the chain—or are we willing to ask, Why are you telling me this? And there's an important distinction: protecting someone who is genuinely in danger, reporting serious wrongdoing, seeking appropriate counsel, or involving legitimate authority is not the same thing as sowing discord. Biblical accountability seeks truth and resolution. Sowing discord seeks division. Before pointing at someone else, though, this episode turns the question back on all of us. Have we ever carried wood to a fire God wanted extinguished? Because a biblical goal does not justify an unbiblical method. And sometimes the fire can stop with us. Scripture References: Proverbs 6:16–19, Proverbs 26:20–22, 2 Samuel 15:1–6, Proverbs 22:1, Proverbs 18:17, Proverbs 17:9, Matthew 18:15–17, Proverbs 16:2, Romans 3:7–8, James 3:5–10, Psalm 139:23–24 Subscribe to Unpolished but Called on YouTube: YouTube.com/@KathrinShaffer More from Kathrin: KathrinShaffer.com Books, podcasts, resources & more: https://linktr.ee/unpolishedbutcalled

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  Episode #157

  S2 E157: What Happens When the Strong One Can’t Be Strong Anymore?

  Aug 12, 202644 minS2

  What happens when you've spent your whole life being the strong one—and suddenly you can't be strong anymore? Maybe you learned very young to be responsible, independent, dependable and easy. Maybe you became the person who could handle things, the person everyone leaned on, or the person who learned there wasn't much room for what you needed. Eventually, being strong stopped being something you did and became something you believed you had to be. But what happens when adulthood brings more than you can carry? When life becomes uncertain, old wounds begin resurfacing, responsibilities pile up, and the person who has always handled everything suddenly feels overwhelmed? In S2 E157 of Unpolished but Called, we're talking honestly about what Scripture says when the strong one reaches the end of their own strength. David didn't ask God to make him the rock. He prayed, “When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Moses finally admitted that the burden was too heavy for him, and God gave him people to help carry it. Elijah reached his limit, and God acknowledged that the journey was too great for him. We also talk about something Christians sometimes struggle to reconcile: trusting God and feeling overwhelmed can exist at the same time. Scripture doesn't tell us to sanitize our emotions before bringing them to God. Psalm 62 tells us both to trust Him and to pour out our hearts before Him. Maybe reaching the end of your strength doesn't mean you've reached the end of your faith. Maybe you were never supposed to be the rock. There already is One. And maybe the prayer isn't, “God, make me strong enough to handle everything.” Maybe it's simply: “God, I can't carry all of this. Please carry me.” Scripture References: Psalm 61:1–2 Numbers 11:10–17 Galatians 6:2 1 Kings 19:1–8 Psalm 62:8 Matthew 26:36–38 Matthew 11:28–30 2 Corinthians 12:7–10 Psalm 55:22 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/unpolishedbutcalled More resources: https://kathrinshaffer.com If you know someone who's been carrying far too much for far too long, share this episode with them. Maybe they don't need another person telling them how strong they are. Maybe they need someone to remind them they don't always have to be.

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