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Over 58 million adults in the US have experienced spiritual abuse and religious trauma. Maybe you’re one of them. The Broken to Beloved Podcast is for anyone who’s been affected by spiritual abuse, religious trauma, or church hurt and is looking for practical resources to move toward healing and wholeness. Brian Lee is a pastor, coach, and speaker who survived it in 3 different environments and now works to advocate for others who have been wounded by the church and her leaders, and to provi ...
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Our Daily Bread Ministries UK & Europe shares encouragement and hope from God’s Word each day, offering you an uplifting space to draw close to Jesus and seek His strength and guidance.
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When women step into their calling it changes everything. Each week join Karen Doyle, a business woman, speaker and author, as she interviews women who have faced their fears and stepped out to use their gifts and are making a difference. If you are looking to discover what it is that you are called to do with your life, if you have a dream but lack the confidence or skills to take that next step or if you just need some great advice on living your vocation as Catholic women , then this podc ...
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004: An Honest Look at Grief and Loss with JS Park
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According to chaplain J.S. Park, people are ready for the conversation around grief and loss. Since you're here, I'm going to assume you're one of them. I feel like I’ve been swimming in the waters of grief, loss, and lament for years now, and this conversation was a breath of fresh air after feeling like I was drowning in denial and dismissal. We …
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After his wife died, Fred felt he could endure the pain as long as he had his Monday breakfasts with his buddies. His fellow retirees lifted his spirits. Whenever sadness came, Fred would think about the next time he’d enjoy their company again. Their corner table was Fred’s safe place from grief. Over time, however, the gatherings ended. Some frie…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Karen Huang, taken from Psalm 91:1-2, 14-16. Today’s devotional is read by Peta. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreadeu…
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Our former church in Virginia held baptisms in the Rivanna River where often the sunshine is warm, but the water is frigid. After our Sunday service, we’d load into our cars and caravan to a city park where neighbors tossed Frisbees and kids mobbed the playground. We were quite a spectacle, traipsing to the river’s edge. Standing in the icy water, …
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Winn Collier, taken from Luke 15:11-13, 17-24. Today’s devotional is read by Mike. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybread…
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The criminal had been apprehended, and the detective asked the perpetrator why he had brazenly attacked someone with so many witnesses present. The response was startling. “I knew they wouldn’t do anything; people never do.” That comment pictures what is called “guilty knowledge”—choosing to ignore a crime even though you know it is being committed…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Bill Crowder, taken from Ephesians 2:4-10. Today’s devotional is read by Andrew. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreadeu…
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On February 5, 2023, Christian Atsu kicked the winning goal for his football (soccer) team in a match in Turkey. A star international player, he learned to play the sport as a kid running barefoot in his home country of Ghana. Christian was a believer in Jesus: “Jesus is the best thing that ever happened in my life,” he said. Atsu posted Bible vers…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Kenneth Petersen, taken from Acts 11:19-30. Today’s devotional is read by Adeyinka. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybrea…
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It’s almost unheard of for institutions to admit guilt after a tragedy. But one year after a seventeen-year-old student’s death by suicide, a prestigious school admitted it “fell tragically short” in protecting him. The student had been relentlessly bullied, and school leaders, despite knowing about the mistreatment, did little to protect him. The …
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Monia La Rose, taken from Proverbs 15:1-9. Today’s devotional is read by Rebecca. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreade…
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His back is hunched, and he walks with a cane, but his six decades of spiritual shepherding are evidence that he leans on God—the source of his strength. In 1993, the Reverend William Barber was diagnosed with a debilitating disease that causes the vertebrae of the spine to fuse together. In a not-so-subtle way he was told, “Barber, you probably go…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Arthur Jackson, taken from James 2:3-6. Today’s devotional is read by Howie. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreadeurope…
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A pair of eagles built a giant nest in a tree a few miles away from my house. Before long, the enormous birds had eaglets. They cared for their hatchlings together until one of the adult eagles was tragically struck and killed by a car. For several days, the surviving eagle flew up and down a nearby river, as if searching for the lost mate. Finally…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Jennifer Benson Schuldt, taken from Isaiah 40:27-31. Today’s devotional is read by Lucy. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdail…
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Two grandmothers from Texas became media sensations recently for completing a journey around the world in eighty days at the age of eighty-one. The globetrotting best friends of twenty-three years traveled to all seven continents. They started in Antarctica, tangoed in Argentina, rode camels in Egypt, and took a sleigh ride while at the North Pole.…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Nancy Gavilanes, taken from Exodus 7:1-13. Today’s devotional is read by Peta. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreadeuro…
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003: Making Space for Everyone to be Welcomed with Jenai Auman
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Have you ever felt pushed to the margins of a community? Made to feel like you don’t quite belong? Whether it’s for your politics, sexual identity, faith (or lack of it), or for naming bad behavior, we are made to feel “othered” for a wide variety of reasons. In this week’s episode, artist and author Jenai Auman talks about her experience of being …
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For more than two centuries, the hymn placed first in the Methodist hymnbook was “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing.” Written by Charles Wesley and originally titled “For the Anniversary Day of One’s Conversion,” the song was composed to commemorate the radical renewal sparked by his faith in Jesus. It has eighteen stanzas proclaiming the glory of G…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Matt Lucas, taken from 2 Timothy 2:8-13. Today’s devotional is read by Robin. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreadeurop…
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“I’ve been praying for you for fifty years,” said the elderly woman. My friend Lou looked into her eyes with profound gratitude. He was visiting the Bulgarian village that his father grew up in and left as a teenager. The woman, a believer in Jesus, lived next to his grandparents. She began to pray for Lou as soon she heard about his birth a contin…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by James Banks, taken from Colossians 4:2-6, 12-13. Today’s devotional is read by Howie. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybr…
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Dr. Tiffany Gholson had seen crime impact her small American city of East Saint Louis, Missouri in many ways. By 2023, however, the town recorded a 31 percent drop in homicides and a 37 percent drop in crime overall. What happened? A partnership. Working together, the city’s Public Safety Enforcement Group—including the state and city police, the c…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Patricia Raybon, taken from Psalm 133. Today’s devotional is read by Lorraine. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreadeuro…
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I’d never planned to start a non-profit organization about adult friendship, and when I felt called to do so, I had so many questions. How would the charity be financed, and who should help me build it? My greatest help on these matters ended up coming not from a business book, but a biblical one. The book of Ezra is essential reading for anyone ca…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Sheridan Voysey, taken from Ezra 3:1-6. Today’s devotional is read by Adeyinka. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreadeur…
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A thief broke into a phone repair shop, smashed the glass of a display case, and began pocketing phones and more. He tried to conceal his identity from the surveillance camera by covering his head with a cardboard box. But during the burglary, the box briefly tipped, uncovering his face. Minutes later, the store owner saw the video footage of the r…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Marvin Williams, taken from Ecclesiastes 12:13-14. Today’s devotional is read by Andrew. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdail…
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I expected eight bananas. Instead, when I opened the grocery bags delivered to my home, I discovered twenty bananas! I quickly realized that my move to England meant I also moved from ordering groceries in pounds to requesting them in kilograms. Instead of three pounds, I had ordered three kilograms (nearly seven pounds!) of bananas. With such an a…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Catherine Campbell, taken from Psalm 23. Today’s devotional is read by Rebecca. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreadeur…
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To reduce food waste, a supermarket chain in Singapore sells slightly blemished fruits and vegetables at lower prices. In one year, this initiative saved more than 850 tons (778,000 kg) of produce that previously would’ve been thrown out for not meeting aesthetic standards. Shoppers soon learned that outward appearances—scars and quirky shapes—don’…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Tanya Marlow, taken from Joshua 1:1-9. Today’s devotional is read by Peta. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreadeurope o…
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002: Embracing Death and the Hope of Wholeness with Lore Wilbert
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Episode 2: Embracing Death and the Hope of Wholeness with Lore Wilbert Death is not always the end. In fact, it’s often a beginning and the doorway to a resurrection. Brian and Lore share the importance of embracing both death and life, the connection to nature, finding peace in the present moment, and navigating change and transformation. They als…
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Actress Sally Field finally felt what we all long for. When she won a second Oscar in 1985, she exclaimed in her acceptance speech: “I’ve wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn’t feel it. But this time I feel it. And I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me.” An Ethiopian eunuch was also amazed b…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Mike Wittmer, taken from Acts 8:29-39. Today’s devotional is read by Mike. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreadeurope o…
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In the early 1800s, Elizabeth Fry was appalled by the conditions in a London women’s prison. Women and their children were crowded together and made to sleep on the cold stone floors. Although they weren’t given bedding, a tap flowed with gin. For years, she visited the prison and ushered in change by providing clothes, opening a school, and teachi…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Amy Boucher Pye, taken from Matthew 25:31-40. Today’s devotional is read by Rebecca. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybre…
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Two workers at a Mars candy factory in Pennsylvania fell into a large vat of chocolate. This might sound like the beginning of a joke—and perhaps a lovely predicament to chocolate lovers! But the men—though unhurt—were waist-deep in the confection and couldn’t get out on their own. Firefighters ultimately had to cut a hole in the side of the vat to…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Kirsten Holmberg, taken from Jeremiah 38:1-10. Today’s devotional is read by Lucy. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybread…
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Pastor Bailey’s newfound friend shared with him the story of his abuse and addiction. Though the young man was a believer in Jesus, because of his exposure to sexual abuse and pornography at an early age, he was plagued with a problem that was bigger than he was. And in his desperation, he reached out for help. As Christ-followers, we wage war with…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Arthur Jackson, taken from 2 Corinthians 10:3-6. Today’s devotional is read by Howie. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybr…
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An old friend sent me a note after my husband’s death: “[Alan] was . . . a grappler with God. He was a real Jacob/Israel and a strong reason why I am a Christian today.” I’d never thought to compare Alan’s struggles with the patriarch Jacob’s, but it fit. Throughout his life, Alan struggled with himself and wrestled with God for answers. He loved G…
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: Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Alyson Kieda, taken from Genesis 32:22-32. Today’s devotional is read by Naomi. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreade…
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Minutes after U.S. President Harry Truman announced the end of World War II, a phone rang in a small clapboard house in Grandview, Missouri. A ninety-two-year-old woman excused herself to take the call. Her guest heard her say, “Hello. . . . Yes, I’m all right. Yes, I’ve been listening to the radio. . . . Now you come and see me if you can. . . . G…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Anne Le Tissier, taken from Judges 6:1-17. Today’s devotional is read by Lucy. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreadeuro…
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I greeted our youth group as my husband and I handed out Bibles. “God will use these priceless gifts to change your life,” I said. That night, a few students committed to reading the gospel of John together. We continued inviting the group to read Scripture at home while we taught them during our weekly meetings. More than a decade later, I saw one…
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Xochitl Dixon, taken from Psalm 119:9-20. Today’s devotional is read by Rebecca. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybreadeu…
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001: Navigating Toxic Systems and Maintaining Agency with Dr. Alison Cook
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Have you ever wondered how to find your way back into healthy relationships after abuse and trauma? By providing clear steps to Name, Frame, and Brave our experiences, Dr. Alison Cook offers practical wisdom to move toward healing and wholeness. We talk about the unique challenges of leaving toxic spaces and environments when they involve family or…
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We camped under the stars, with nothing between us and the infinite West African sky. No need for a tent in the dry season. But the fire was crucial. “Never let the fire go out,” Dad said, prodding the logs with a stick. Fire kept wildlife at a distance. God’s creatures are wonderful, but you never want a leopard or a snake meandering through your …
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Join us for today’s Our Daily Bread devotional by Chris Wale, taken from Colossians 3:15-17. Today’s devotional is read by Adeyinka. Meet the team at odb.org/meet-the-team. God bless you. We hope that you have enjoyed today’s reading from Our Daily Bread. You can find more exciting content from Our Daily Bread Ministries by following @ourdailybread…
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