Season 1 Episode 9: The Messy Side of Community: (Hurt and Healing)
💛 Community Series Episode 2: The Messy Side of Community (Hurt and Healing)
Community is powerful, but it’s not perfect. In this episode of Almost Together, Kandice gets real about what happens when relationships, even faith-based ones, leave us hurt, disappointed, or disillusioned.
Drawing from Tony Evans Study Bible and Toni Collier’s book Don’t Try This Alone, Kandice explores how God invites us to name our pain instead of hiding it, to guard our hearts without hardening them, and to rediscover the beauty of healthy, healing community.
Together, we’ll talk about:
✨ Why naming your hurt is the first step toward healing
✨ How to process church hurt and relational wounds with grace
✨ The difference between healthy boundaries and isolation
✨ What it means to be seen, soothed, safe, and secure in community
✨ Scriptures that remind us God can redeem even the messiest relationships
Because the truth is ....community isn’t just a good thing; it’s a God thing.
💛📖 Scriptures Mentioned:John 16:33, Proverbs 17:17, James 5:16, Galatians 6:2, Colossians 3:12–14, Romans 8:28
📚 Resources Mentioned:
Tony Evans Study Bible: https://store.tonyevans.org/category/bibles/tony-evans-study-bible-hard-cover
Don’t Try This Alone by Toni Collier:https://www.tonijcollier.com/notalone
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