Perry and Shawna

Mar 10 2025 100 ep. 26 mins 11
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The Perry and Shawna Podcast: Real life conversations reminding you that you’re Abba’s child and that you’re blessed to be a blessing and loved to share Jesus’ love.

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“I Just Can’t Seem to Find My Way Back to God”

Mar 10 2025 27 mins  
A Perry and Shawna listener shares, “I’ve fallen away from Christ, and I can’t seem to find my way back.” Where do you go? What do you do when you can’t find your way back to God? Dr. Jeremy Grinnell earned his PhD in Systematic Theology from Calvin Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI, and taught theology at a West Michigan seminary for nearly 15 years. He jo

“I Follow Jesus, Why Am I Not Changing?”

Mar 07 2025 24 mins  
Perry says: “I think we have a LOT of religious ideas about Christianity. Like ‘Try harder to be a good Christian,’ or ‘Beat yourself up if you fail,’ or ‘I must not be a Christian cause I’m not changing.’ “ Maybe these ideas are why we’re not able to change. Do the words you speak benefit those who hear them? Words are po

Is God Holding Out on Me?

Mar 06 2025 19 mins  
On her journey of decluttering Shawna is getting rid of things she once thought would make her happy. And she’s realizing that she’s been believing the lie that God won’t take care of her, that she must take care of herself, and ultimately that age old lie that God is holding out on her. Perry admits, “If you knew everything about me you might not want to li

“I Will Take This Secret to My Grave”

Mar 05 2025 28 mins  
Can you keep a secret? Maybe you already are. If there is something in your past that just seems to dark, too painful to say out loud, and you are carrying it all on your own…you are not alone. Laura Lynn Hughes and Arica M. Henry, coauthors of Redemptive Love: A Journey of Restoration after Abortion, know the pain and loss of a secret abortion. They also know the

“Jesus Loves You, Black Sheep” – Ben Fuller

Mar 04 2025 18 mins  
Singer-songwriter, Ben Fuller, encourages us and blesses us with his bold authenticity.   Perry admits, “I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to prove that I love God.” Maybe you can relate. Or maybe you feel like the black sheep of the family. That you’ve gone too far to receive God’s love and grace. Jesus loves you, black sheep! Ben humbly shares

Fear of Grace

Mar 03 2025 31 mins  
If one of the apostles wrote a letter to the church today, what would they say?  John Lynch, coauthor  with Andrew Farley of Gospel Zero believes he would want us to reclaim the radical message of grace.   John and Shawna get honest about the lies we believe about God. The voices we hear in our heads that belittle us that we assume are the voice of God and the ungodl

Thinking About Leaving Christianity?

Feb 28 2025 28 mins  
In a world of relativism, there is a truth outside of you and me. A truth that anchors us to reality. The Nicene Creed. It’s like holding a rope in a blinding blizzard that will help you find your way home.  In an age when Christianity has been corrupted and co-opted by cultural forces and personal agendas, pastor and theologian Glenn Packiam shows how an ancient Creed c

“Several Times a Week I Feel Overwhelmed.” – Perry

Feb 27 2025 27 mins  
Perry shares, “I often feel overwhelmed by a thousand problems I need to solve. A lot of little ones. And a couple really big ones. ‘Jesus what should I do?’” Shawna says, “Same!... “In fact right now for me there are two paths I could follow, I can back both up with scripture, but they seem to contradict one another!” Jesus has an answer f

“I Can’t Get Enough” - Shawna

Feb 26 2025 22 mins  
Shawna can’t get enough. There’s an insatiable hunger for more. More of what? Does it matter? No matter how much we have we will never be satisfied with the things of this world. Perry admits, “I have spent so much of my life trying to prove to God that I love him.” And much of that he is realizing is religion: Striving to get God to love him. Perry was in c

“It’s Easy To Hate on Myself” – Big Daddy Weave

Feb 25 2025 24 mins  
God creates beauty of rubble and wreckage and losses of our lives. But man the rubble and wreckage and losses are so painful. Mike Weaver, the frontman for Big Daddy Weave shares how God has is rescuing him from the grief of losing his mom and his dear brother Jay, the former bass player for BDW. Case in point, all the songs from their upcoming release including “Let It Begin