Have you ever felt like fear, stress, or anxiety were running your life, even when everything looks fine on the outside?
In this episode, Russ Ewell sits down with Ray Kim and Stone Eleazer for a powerful conversation about what it really means to connect with God in a personal, powerful, and purposeful way. Together, they unpack how fear, stress, and anxiety often go unspoken in our spiritual lives—and how these emotions can keep us stuck in surface-level faith.
Whether you’ve been walking with God for years or are just beginning your journey, this episode will inspire you to stop hiding, start healing, and find lasting peace in a relationship with God that meets you exactly where you are.
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Scripture references:
- Ezekiel 3:15 NLT
- Jeremiah 6:13-14 NIV
- Isaiah 43:2 NIV
- Psalm 94:19 NIV
- 1 John 4:18-19 NLT
- Romans 5:3-5 ERV
- Psalm 63:1-3 NIV
- Proverbs 25:2 MSG
- Proverbs 24:10 CSB
- Proverbs 24:10 NLT
- Romans 12:2 Voice
- Psalm 146:3-9 MSG
- James 5:16 NIV
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - The River excerpt
06:53 - How to make God personal, powerful, purposeful
11:03 - Why 'peace-peace' relationships ruin churches
19:55 - How deep friendships change your life
29:15 - What happens when we experience God's love
32:33 - The Chemistry Lab newsletter
33:20 - Why we should develop a spiritual culture
37:47 - What does it mean to build a spiritual culture
45:55 - What a spiritual culture can do for you
50:17 - What to do when tempted to replace spiritual culture
59:22 - The role of therapy in a spiritual culture
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