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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We talk with Aaron Dickerson about growing up with a fear-based view of God, building his identity on performance, and how stress eventually broke through in severe health crises. We share how forgiveness and hearing “You are loved” reshaped Aaron’s view of God and opened a new life of trust, freedom, and discernment
• growing up around Revelation seminars and a distant picture of God
• building an identity on academics and “never making mistakes”
• work pressure, anxiety, ulcers, and the belief that it is all on me
• the shower fainting incident, long-term vertigo, and physical recovery
• a chair injury that turns into infection, sepsis, surgery, and home IVs
• wrestling with disappointment, unanswered healing, and trust in God’s care
• hearing God say “You are loved” and why it took years to believe
• Love Reality skepticism, pride, and the breakthrough conversation that clicked
• forgiveness as the doorway to receiving love
• spiritual gifts, dreams, and practicing discernment with wisdom and Scripture

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We challenge the idea that calling ourselves a porn addict is harmless, and we explain how that label can reinforce the very behavior we want to quit. We connect brain science, shame cycles, and Scripture to show how renewing our minds can turn freedom from porn into a new normal.
• why coaching helps when good advice does not stick
• how identity language shapes expectations and behavior
• placebo and nocebo effects as a picture of belief at work
• a personal story about shame and learning to expect lifelong struggle
• why behavior modification and streak tracking can feed relapse binges
• Romans 6:11 and Revelation 1:5 as a foundation for freedom
• renewing the mind so temptation loses its grip
• what a guilt free and shame free path forward looks like

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We trace Jonathan Leonardo’s journey from Adventist upbringing and party-driven identity to a sudden, undeniable encounter with the gospel that makes “God loves me” real. Along the way, we name how theology can mask bondage, how fear of being hurt shapes relationships, and how the Holy Spirit turns sonship into actual freedom.
• growing up between the Dominican Republic, New York, and Massachusetts with Adventism as a defining culture
• learning to speak and preach early while still feeling personally disconnected from God
• building identity around being cool, being wanted, and avoiding vulnerability
• the Red Cup college years, honest excuses, and the slow dulling of conviction
• a seed planted through a new reading of Moses and Scripture’s “failures”
• Micronesia, Ellen White, and the first real hope that God uses weak people
• switching to theology for curiosity while keeping a double life
• public confession while preaching and the weight of hypocrisy
• Australia bus tours and hundreds of short gospel talks that sharpen his voice
• grad school and PhD ambition feeding pride and masking insecurity about the gospel
• being confronted by the question “Do you know the gospel”
• the relationship conflict that forces the double-minded life into the open
• a YouTube message that breaks intellectual pride and reveals Holy Spirit power
• “God loves me” as revelation, freedom from lust, and new power to live clean
• reframing sin, flesh, and identity as beloved sons and daughters with an advocate

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We sit down with Brenda Klein as she traces how a life shaped by perfectionism, approval seeking, and quiet shame starts to change when she learns to anchor her identity in Christ. Along the way, she shares answered prayers, hard lessons in marriage and community, and the slow freedom of believing God’s love is steady.
• growing up with faith that can feel like rules and appearances
• learning how comparison and people pleasing shape identity
• putting family and partners on pedestals and the fallout in marriage
• moments of answered prayer that make God feel personal
• perfectionism, body image, and breaking the shame cycle with food
• hearing “God still loves me” and finally letting it land
• seeing prayer answered through church community and practical help
• finding Death to Life, internet church, and a grace based view of the gospel
• practicing emotional awareness to respond instead of react

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We sit down with Ron Weller for a brutally honest story of growing up with heavy shame, chasing a performance-based faith, and nearly losing his marriage through repeated unfaithfulness. We talk about what finally changed when he saw God’s love clearly, found real community, and learned how freedom in Christ reshapes desire and daily choices.
• growing up Adventist with sensitivity, poverty and hidden shame
• learning to relate to God through obedience, guilt and fear
• rejection, people pleasing and the “nice guy” mask
• meeting Yvonne, early romance and deep insecurity
• unexpected pregnancy, a rushed wedding and hard early years
• career growth alongside lingering failure and doubt
• depression in the home and crossing boundaries into an affair
• confessing, rebuilding trust and repeating the same pattern later
• separation, therapy and a yearlong From Bondage To Freedom class
• small group Bible study as practical healing and support
• a turning point through the prodigal son and a new view of God
• learning freedom from sin through renewed thinking and love
• counsel for someone desperate after betrayal: seek God first

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