Awesome Marriage Podcast · Dr. Kim Kimberling

Addiction, Sanctification, and the God Who Heals: Wider Lens with Jonathon M. Seidl

·59 min·5 clips
A Christian author wades into the ocean to urinate, realizing he's hit rock bottom as an alcoholic.
Jonathan Seidl shares his journey as a Christian alcoholic, detailing his rock-bottom moment in Miami and how therapy and faith led to recovery. He discusses the spectrum of addiction, the importance of addressing root trauma, and critiques church responses to sin, advocating for radical vulnerability.

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A candid look at shame, escape, and the slow work of healing.

Jonathan Seidel frames addiction through shame, disconnection, and the way pain keeps looking for somewhere to go. He returns to Jesus among tax collectors, prostitutes, adulterers, and other outsiders, and that image keeps the point grounded: nobody is too dirty for grace.

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If you need a gentle but direct look at addiction and grace, start here.

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