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[3] Faith Isn’t Pretty: Why God Wants Your Unfiltered Heart

Release Date: 11/10/2025

Unfiltered Christianity

What does it actually mean to “wait on the Lord”? In this episode, the conversation moves past clichés and into something far more real: waiting not as inactivity, but as a posture of deep trust. Through honest dialogue and lived experience, this episode unpacks the tension of waiting, the space between what God has promised in His character and what hasn’t yet shown up in reality. Drawing from The Bible, especially Isaiah 40:31, along with personal stories of endurance, loss, and long seasons of uncertainty, this episode reframes waiting as something active, formative, and deeply...

[26] The Pain Story: When Pain Becomes Identity

Unfiltered Christianity

Pain is real, but the story we build around it can quietly shape who we believe we are. In this episode, we unpack what we’re calling “the pain story,” the internal narrative that forms after painful experiences. It’s not the pain itself, but the conclusions we draw from it that can begin to define us. Left unchecked, those conclusions can integrate into our identity, shaping how we see ourselves, others, and even God. We walk through powerful biblical examples where this plays out in real time. In Book of Ruth 1:20, Naomi, after devastating loss, says, “Don’t call me Naomi… call...

[25] Silence As A Spiritual Practice - Silence In Community

Unfiltered Christianity

In this final episode of the silence series, we explore a paradox that has the power to reshape how we understand connection with God and with each other. Silence is often seen as something personal, even isolating, yet when it is entered into together, it becomes a place of profound unity. This conversation unpacks the difference between solitude and silence, revealing why God is not only calling individuals into stillness, but inviting His people into silence in community. Scripture shows us that unity is not something we manufacture, but something that is formed through shared encounter. In...

[24] Silence As A Spiritual Practice - Silence As A Fast

Unfiltered Christianity

Learn more about silent retreats at “Silence As Fasting” reframes fasting in a way that speaks directly to the modern soul. Drawing from Isaiah 58 and lived experience, this episode explores how the true fast God desires is not about outward denial, but inward transformation. In a world where our deepest cravings are no longer for food but for noise, validation, productivity, and constant connection, silence becomes the fast we resist the most and need the most. To step into silence is to willingly lay down the addiction to being seen, heard, and affirmed, and to confront what remains...

[23] Silence As A Spiritual Practice - Come Away With Me

Unfiltered Christianity

What happens when everything that demands something from you is stripped away? Not just your schedule, but your voice, your roles, your need to respond, perform, and produce. What’s left when you are no longer being something for someone else? In this episode, we step into silence, not as a concept, but as an invitation. An invitation to come away. To leave behind the noise, the pressure, the constant output, and return to the place where your identity is no longer defined by what you do, but by who you are before God. We explore the unexpected reality of silence, the relief of it, the...

[22] You’re Not Supposed to “Get Over It” - Stewarding Pain Well

Unfiltered Christianity

What if the goal was never to “get over” your pain? We live in a world that tells us to move on, stay strong, and push through, but pain doesn’t disappear just because you ignore it. It settles. It shapes you. And if it’s not faced, it spills out into everything around you. In this episode of Unfiltered Christianity, we step into a more honest conversation about pain, not as something to avoid, but something to steward. Through real stories of loss, betrayal, depression, and healing, we explore what it looks like to sit with pain instead of outrunning it, to name it, process it,...

[21] The Lost Art of Discipleship

Unfiltered Christianity

Discipleship is one of the most central callings of the Christian life, yet in many ways it has become misunderstood, diluted, or reduced within modern church culture. Too often, it is treated like a curriculum to complete, a class to attend, or a program to move through, when in Scripture it looks far more relational, personal, and transformative. In this episode, we unpack why true discipleship cannot be mass-produced or reduced to information transfer alone. It is not simply about teaching people what to think. It is about walking closely enough with others that they can see how to live,...

[20] The Trap of Legalism: When Faith Becomes Performance

Unfiltered Christianity

In this episode of Unfiltered Christianity, we take an honest look at one of the most subtle and destructive forces that can enter the life of faith: legalism. What often begins as a sincere desire to honor God can slowly transform into something very different. Rules replace relationship. Performance replaces intimacy. And the freedom Jesus purchased for us becomes buried under expectations we were never meant to carry. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly confronted this spirit in the religious leaders of His day. In Matthew 23, He rebukes the Pharisees for their outward displays...

[19] Unveiling The Bride (Part 2): How We Got Here

Unfiltered Christianity

There has always been a longing inside the church, a quiet groaning for something more real, more pure, more alive. The Unveiling is a conversation about that longing. Through honest dialogue about church history, spiritual identity, maturity, and the work of the Holy Spirit, we explore how the bride of Christ became veiled, not through one dramatic fall, but through subtle shifts, systems, performance, and misplaced identity. More importantly, we explore how those veils are being lifted. This is not a podcast about criticizing the church. It is about loving her enough to call her higher. We...

[18] Unveiling the Bride: Awakening to Who We Already Are

Unfiltered Christianity

In this episode of Unfiltered Christianity, we enter into the sacred and often misunderstood theme of unveiling the bride. Beginning with Revelation 19 and moving through the story of Lazarus, this conversation explores the way God has been partnering with His people throughout history, not to repair what is broken, but to reveal what is already true. At the heart of this episode is a deeply personal encounter that became a defining line in the sand, a moment that reframed calling, obedience, and identity. Through Scripture and lived experience, we explore what it means to be fully alive in...

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In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the name of this podcast and talk about why “unfiltered” matters so much to us—and to real faith. We dive into the pressure so many Christians feel to say the right thing, believe the right thing, and show up polished before God and people… even when what’s actually happening inside is messy.

Using Scripture, personal stories, and a lot of honesty, we talk about:

why filtered faith keeps us stuck
how trying to “say it right” blocks intimacy with God
why emotions aren’t sinful, they’re symptoms
how honesty with God leads to freedom, healing, and deeper relationship
examples in Scripture where people met God because they were undone, not put together

This conversation gives you permission to be raw, real, and honest before God—because He already knows what’s going on inside you, and He wants connection, not performance.

If you’ve ever felt like you had to tidy up your prayers, hide your doubts, or put on a face at church, this one’s for you.

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