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You Can’t Say That in Church! with Brenna Blain

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Dec 11, 2024

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Brenna's Early Challenges and Faith

Brenna Blain, raised in a Christian family, faced early life challenges like her grandmother's death and parents' separation.
At 10, she experienced molestation, impacting her faith, and later realized her same-sex attraction.

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YWAM Experience and Surrender

Despite wanting to leave her faith, Blain attended a YWAM base in Hawaii.
Witnessing a friend's spiritual encounter led to her surrendering to Christ and exploring the New Testament.

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Unexpected Love and Marriage

Blain developed a friendship with Austin Blaine, her future husband.
Despite initial lack of attraction, she fell in love with him and they got married.

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Abuse. Molestation. Same-sex attraction. Mental health crises. What if our hardest questions, secret struggles, and biggest doubts aren’t meant to stay secrets but can lead us closer to God’s heart? Brenna Blain is a contemporary theologian and the author of “Can I Say That?” She joins Patrick on the pod today to share her own journey of wrestling with God at the intersection of faith and suffering. Providing an open look into her past, she invites listeners to be vulnerable themselves, citing how God has consistently met her in the tension of her most complex questions and toughest circumstances. She discusses the profound power of honesty and vulnerability and how not all stories conclude with a clean-cut “Amazing Grace” ending. We hope this episode leaves you feeling deeply challenged and connected to a God who isn’t afraid of your questions. Listen now!

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