Welcome to Grace Enough Podcast, where Amber Cullum and special guests fearlessly tackle challenging faith questions while unraveling the limitless grace of God. Through engaging podcast conversations, Amber dives deep into the hard truths of life and reveals the boundless grace of God through inspiring stories of men and women walking in the kingdom of God here on earth. Grace Enough's mission is to offer more than a Band-aid Bible verse or empty platitude to individuals on their spiritual journeys with Jesus. Discover a wealth of free resources at www.graceenoughpodcast.com. This podcast is specially designed to uplift and encourage Christians, reminding them that, regardless of their stories, God can use them to make an impact on His kingdom. Embracing surrender and trust, you'll discover that His grace is truly enough. Tune in now and embark on a remarkable journey of faith.
Episodes
Tuesday Mar 26, 2019
Tuesday Mar 26, 2019
My conversation with Hanha Hobson, the founder of Transparency Ministries got me excited about the leadership and passion of the next generation. We chat about her mother not only challenging her to read God's Word, but doing it with her. We talk about how the reading of God's Word satiated a need in her that she didn't know she had. We chat about proclaiming God's truth over your life until you believe it. She is young. She is bold. She loves Jesus and it shows.
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Designed For Joy is a transitional work experience for women coming from trafficking, time in prison, homelessness and other vulnerable situations. The women receive a living wage for their work creating a brand of jewelry and bags.
I own several Designed For Joypieces that always receive compliments from my friends and spark conversations on how we can wear cute jewelry and carry cute bags with greater joy, because we are providing a much needed job to women in the triangle.
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Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Episode 11 is with Jackie Craig, the co-founder of The Green Chair Project.
The Green Chair Project is a non-profit organization that collects donated furnishings for people transitioning from homelessness, crisis or disasters. We partner with over 55 agencies, shelters and nonprofits to provide essential furnishings for referred clients to live sustainably in their new homes.Jackie and I chat about about giving people the dignity of CHOICE, the NO-BED epidemic, what to expect at The Green Chair Project, follow God's leading, and how to get involved.
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Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Ep. 10 is with Faith Raider, the author of Confessions of A Roadkill Christian. Faith and I chat about her husband de-conversion from Christianity, facing the lie that "good" Christians don't fall apart, depression, shame in the church, and her writing Confessions of a Roadkill Christian.
Quote from Confessions of A Roadkill Christian, "There was a woman at the front sharing her story about how God had worked in her life, and she said, “Surrender to God, and watch Him work His miracle in your life too.” and in this moment I cried out to God in my heart: 'Where is my miracle? I have surrendered to You! I have surrendered everything to You. Everything You have asked me to lay down, I have laid it down. Every hope. Every dream. Every expectation. I have surrendered it all to you. So where is my miracle?!!” And in that moment God spoke quietly, like a gentle whisper to my soul, “What if My miracle is YOU? What if My miracle is that you are filled with joy and peace in the middle of circumstances that have not changed, not even one bit.'"
4:09 Faith begins sharing her story
[Re-guarding her husband’s de-conversion] “It was a total identity make over that I had not signed up for and it was devastating.”
6:19 “I think that’s one of the things I have learned on this journey. It is a typical path. Everybody has moments where they question their faith or they go through a period of doubt. I think inside of church we have made a really small box for what is acceptable to do with that doubt. And if you can’t stay inside that box you have to get out.”
8:42 We begin discussing the lie that “good” Christians don’t fall apart.
“I felt like there were levels of Christians [while growing up]. There were the really good Christians who were steady and faithful and then, there were the other people who couldn’t get their act together….If they could just get their act together and try as hard as we are, they would be fine.”
11:13 "I think I expected to be judged, both by the community I was in and by God...but instead I was met with so much tenderness and grace and compassion and love. I discovered in this place that God loved me so tenderly. Even though I was making bad choices, even though my faith was not strong, God's orientation toward me was facing me like a tender Father."
14:32 "As I wrote my story, I realized the details of our stories are different, but the pain of them is so often the same. Not everybody who reads my book is going to have experienced an inter-faith marriage, but they know what it is like when their husband is going through a depressed season or they have got their own broken places. The hope is the same. God is a redeemer. He is a restorer. He loves healing the broken places of our lives."
"I knew God loved my husband, but I didn't know if my husband could ever receive that love. I had to really get into a space of whatever happens God has got me and He is going to take care of me. I can't put all my hope in Daniel coming back to God in order for our family to be happy, in order for me to love him. "
16:51 We begin discussing our journey with depression.
Ante-natal depression: depression during the last trimester of pregnancy
Tell people around you, "I am struggling. I'm afraid it is going to get worse again."
Have a support system.
19:51 "Early on I think I believed depression was about me and God. I just needed to believe the right things about God, get my head straight, and I wouldn't struggle, but there is so many more factors."
22:21 "One thing that has helped is verbalizing what's going on inside my head....I think about the thoughts in my head as being in a closet. Once I open the doors and let the light in and let them out they lose a lot of their power."
Find those people who understand. Not just one, but a community of people you can be open with.
24:35 Faith begins sharing about her brother's suicide.
30:17 Faith talks about the writing of Confessions of A Roadkill Christian
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34:28 Faith discusses shame in the church.
"Shame doesn't change people and it doesn't work to change myself. Love has been a more powerful instrument of change."
"When we let God love us in the places where we feel the most shame we find so much redemption and power to follow God."
37:09 Faith shares where she and her husband are on their faith journey now.
"In life we are constantly deconstructing and re-constructing."
"When we are in a season of questioning, some people lean toward certainty...and some people lean into doubt. We need to have more compassion, especially for people who are leaning into doubt."
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
Christina is the founder and director of Beloved Women. Beloved Women exists to encourage, uplift, and equip women in the love of Jesus Christ and the truth of God’s Word.
We chat about God's unexpected leading, the truth behind works based faith, the joy in studying God's Word, and her ministry Beloved Women.
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Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
Shannan and I talk about how she minister's in her day to day life through giving neighbor's a ride. We talk about neighboring being a part of our spiritual DNA, stepping into the uncomfortable, being available for inconvieneces, and her newest book The Ministry of Ordinary Places.
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Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Kim and I talk about her childhood horse being a close confidant while growing up with an alcoholic father and how that led to Hope Reins. We chat about God's faithfulness, Hope Reins Ranch, the horses, the book Joey, and the impact the ministry is having on suffering children and families.
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Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
Mandie and I chat about meeting Jesus on the bathroom floor, the authentic women met, who have become friends, through IF: Gathering, and how God's words, "Don't leave the next generation behind," led to Brave Girls Gather.
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Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Anna shares her story of overcoming human trafficking, redemption through Jesus Christ, raising awareness, and being an activist through fashion and law drafting.
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Monday Feb 25, 2019
Monday Feb 25, 2019
Cary Heise and I chat about Designed For Joy, God's work in the hearts of others, empowering women, and being a planter for the Lord.
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Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Ep. 03: In this episode, Kathleen and I begin talking about how Kathleen's dream to provide Christian books for people has led to a book ministry in 1600 PRISONS in every state.
We talk about relying on God's grace when your funds have dwindled to NOTHING.
We talk about how Christian Library International (CLI) is discipling men and women in prison. 1
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