A Man's Need for God
Our goal for A Man's Need for God podcast is to provide our audience the opportunity to hear authentic, and even raw, testimonies of faith, and from there, take a dive into people’s personal relationships with God, and how and why they Need Him. As a priest recently said to Dave, “we need to provide authentic, real testimonials, because a man could be in the depths of a trial right now, and he needs hope - and an authentic connection.” This is not so much theological, although we will speak in the Catholic or Christian context, but more, experiential, personal, honest, vulnerable and real. I want to hear how Christian men depend on God, not half-heartedly, but wholly, whether as a CEO, a politician, a recovering addict, a veteran, a principal, a coach and more, and how that plays out in their day to day life, the struggles they encounter, and the obstacles they overcome by loving God above all things, and making Him their center. I want to take the opportunity to create an environment of vulnerability and honesty, and not without some laughter, that helps people journey with our guests as they share the peaks and valleys of their lives, and how that today, God NEEDS to be the center of all that they do.
A Man's Need for God
Episode 3: Pete Nelson
This is a story of redemption, of possibility, and of God's grace working in what seemed to be an impossible situation. My brother Pete Nelson is this episode's guest. Pete is in recovery from intravenous drug addiction, but who has gone on to do incredible things, to today, running his own mental health counseling practice in New Hampshire, named Nelson Counseling, to founding the recovery-home network named St Christopher's Recovery comprising of over four recovery homes, which you can visit here to learn more https://saintchristophersrecovery.com/. For those who have suffered with addiction, or witnessed loved ones struggle with addiction, both Pete and I pray that his testimony gives you or them hope. Pete was in the throes of heroine and intravenous addiction for nearly 10-years, and at its worst, was alone and homeless living on the streets of South Boston until the end of 2019, when things miraculously changed for Pete, and he found God again. Please allow Pete to take you on a journey of addiction, to healing, with God being at the center. Anyone who has experienced this level of addiction, or witnessed someone else experience it, the darkness is almost unspeakable, but they are not alone, and the possibility of something different is available with God's grace. Please be aware, of course, that although the lyrics are clean, we talk about sensitive topics that could be triggering, so take it slow if needed. Thank you for listening to another show on A Man's Need for God.