Broken Together, Healing Together: Searching

Rashad and Mary share their journey from church hurt and religious trauma to seeking God together, separately—broken people healing. Watch and listen to the full episode on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4166bYJ incmedia.org: https://bit.ly/3HxDMEh INC Media App: https://bit.ly/45ESjrH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4fDYizQ 00:00 The Journey Begins: Meeting at a Casino 02:18 First Encounters and Shared Colors 05:39 Rashad’s Spiritual Background: From Church Builder to Club Life 10:26 Mary’s Childhood: Growing Up with an Abusive, Alcoholic Father 15:07 Breaking Free from Family Dysfunction 16:54 What They Sought in Each Other 19:19 The Interracial Dynamic: Love Beyond Color Lines 21:19 Mary’s DUI: The Three Days That Changed Everything 25:52 Rashad’s Bible Study Journey: 28 Lessons and Secret Transformation 32:29 The Double Life Dilemma: Mixing Light with Darkness 37:43 The Crossroads: Choosing God Over Comfort 42:10 Prison Phone Calls: Reading Job Behind Bars 46:41 Separate Transformations, One Divine Plan 48:02 Choosing Light: Opening the Door to Change But their story doesn’t end here. In part two of this episode, you’ll hear what happens after Mary called the minister, Brother Mike, their baptisms, and how they learned that true freedom isn’t about having no rules – it’s about joining God’s club and following His way. Their transformation from from choosing pain to choosing God, proves that sometimes the most beautiful stories come from the most broken beginnings. If Mary and Rashad’s story resonates with you, or if you know anyone who’s been choosing their pain over God’s healing, share this episode. Sometimes we need to hear that God can write a better story than we ever imagined. Don’t forget to subscribe to Making Changes wherever you listen to podcasts, and remember – change isn’t just inevitable, it’s necessary. You might as well change for the good. Thanks for listening, and may your change uplift you. Connect with Aliw Garcia Pablo, the Making Changes Host   / aliwgarciapablo   Check more Stories of Faith. https://incmedia.org/stories-of-faith/ Rate & Review on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2ynLSXO... and Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast.... Follow the show: instagram.com/makingchangespodcast Visit us: incmedia.org/making-changes Brought to you by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ). Visit https://incmedia.org for more! Follow us on social media:   / incmedianews     / incmedianews     / incmedianews   Find a congregation near you: http://iglesianicristo.net/directory/ #IglesiaNiCristo