We speak a steady chain of Scripture-based declarations that ground our identity in Christ as a new creation, fully forgiven, and deeply loved. We move from reconciliation and righteousness into Spirit-led living, renewed thinking, and confident authority that flows from Jesus and not from self-effort.
• new creation identity and union with Christ
• reconciliation through Jesus and righteousness by faith
• renewed mind and taking thoughts captive
• spiritual authority through being seated with Christ
• faith confession and speaking what God accomplished
• new covenant promises, better priesthood, complete forgiveness
• freedom from sin and walking in the Spirit
• love as evidence of maturity and strength
• no condemnation, perseverance, victory, and good works prepared by God

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We catch up with Addison Collingsworth on family, faith, and the shift from studying healing to living with authority in Christ. We keep coming back to one idea: relationship with God makes spiritual power simple, while formulas make it weird and fragile.
• Addison’s life update, four kids, flood, rebuild, and seeing God provide
• Why his newsletter shifted toward healing and authority in Christ
• Authority as identity, not hype, not performance, not fear of man
• Relational ministry versus manipulating God with methods and systems
• Why “asking God to heal” can miss what Jesus already purchased
• John 3:16 and Mark 16:17–18, “believe” as action and trust
• Handling nerves, motives, and timing when praying for healing
• Learning God’s voice through quiet, journaling, and testing with Scripture
• Recognizing Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in prayer life
• Gift versus ability, belief plus practice, and faith under pressure
• Healing through phone calls, video calls, and even text messages
• The simplest goal, friendship and intimacy with God

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We talk with Josh Rittenbach about growing up with a transactional view of God and how shame fed addiction, anger, and collapse in his marriage. We also share the moment the gospel finally felt real and how forgiveness, identity in Christ, and the secret place changed the way Josh lives and fathers his girls.
• growing up Adventist in small-town North Dakota and learning to perform for approval
• separating God from Jesus in childhood imagination and living under a courtroom mindset
• carrying shame from early trauma and trying to stay numb through substances and constant noise
• guilt over “messing up God’s plan” and the slide into weed, cigarettes, and legal trouble
• attempting a reset through theology, psychology, church involvement, and outward stability
• life as a farmer and father while hiding pill use to function and avoid silence
• quitting opioids, facing withdrawals, and hitting emotional rock bottom through divorce
• hearing the message that Jesus is enough and discovering right standing in Christ
• reading Scripture with new hunger and learning what righteousness, justification, and sanctification mean
• Matthew 18 reframing forgiveness as receiving radical mercy and releasing shame
• identity as a beloved son and letting Jesus handle what we cannot fix

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