Jesus, Justice + Mercy: Bold faith, radical love and justice for the church
Jesus, Justice + Mercy
Bold faith, radical love, and justice for the church.
Welcome to Jesus, Justice + Mercy, a podcast for those who believe justice matters but aren’t sure how it fits with the faith they’ve always known. If you’re wrestling with the disconnect between Jesus and what you see in the church, you’re not alone.
I'm your host, Kristen, a woman rooted in the church, learning to reimagine faith through the lens of justice and mercy. In this season, we’ll explore the tensions between faith, justice, and identity. We’ll unpack hard questions about race, trauma, civic responsibility, and how we move forward with bold faith and radical love.
Whether you’re deconstructing, rebuilding, or simply asking honest questions, this is a space to listen, learn, and live out a justice-centered faith that’s deeply rooted in the heart of Scripture.
Jesus, Justice + Mercy: Bold faith, radical love and justice for the church
Jesus Made Me Do It: The Spiritual Work of Unlearning
Episode 12: Jesus Made Me Do It: The Spiritual Work of Unlearning
In a week marked by another school shooting, Christians lionizing a man who built his platform on hate, and the devastating news of two Black men found hanging from trees in Mississippi, deaths that many fear echo the terror of lynching, even as officials rush to call them suicides, Kristen reflects on why silence is not an option.
What if the bravest thing you can do in your faith is admit you’ve been wrong?
In this episode, Kristen shares why discipleship isn’t just about adding knowledge; sometimes, the most faithful step is unlearning. From distorted readings of Scripture to the ways churches discourage questions, she explores how humility, courage, and honesty create space for God to reshape us.
Along the way, Kristen names the harm of misused verses like “the poor you will always have with you” and “God won’t give you more than you can handle,” tells stories of angels and unexpected voices in Scripture, and reflects on her own journey of head–heart faith, walking away from church, and parenting through trauma.
Because unlearning isn’t failure. In the Kingdom, unlearning is transformation.
Listen in for:
- Why unlearning takes courage and humility
- How distortions of Scripture wound and what those passages actually mean
- Biblical stories of transformation through unlearning
- The role of unexpected voices in shaping our faith
- Kristen’s personal story of faith beyond control and strength
- Why silence isn’t an option in the face of injustice today
The courage to unlearn is part of the courage to follow Jesus. And every time we release a distortion, we make more room for a faith that looks like justice, mercy, and love.
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RESOURCES:
Holy Disruption: Reclaiming a Justice-Rooted Faith course info and interest list
Justice Coaching options!