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 Christians who sense that justice matters but feel the tension between Jesus and much of what they see practiced in the church.
If you’re wrestling with inherited faith, questions that don’t have easy answers, or the growing gap between the Gospel and the world we’re navigating, you’re not alone.
I’m your host, Kristen Brock, rooted in the church and committed to following Jesus with honesty, courage, and compassion. Each season, we engage Scripture, history, and lived experience to explore the intersections of faith, justice, and discipleship. We talk about race, trauma, power, civic responsibility, and the ways faith has been both a source of harm and a force for healing.
Whether you’re deconstructing, rebuilding, or simply learning to ask better questions, this is a space for thoughtful reflection, faithful wrestling, and a faith shaped by justice, deeply rooted in Scripture.
Jesus, Justice + Mercy: Bold faith, radical love and justice for the church
Jesus Made Me Do It: The Spiritual Work of Unlearning
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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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Here’s to a faith that tells the truth, refuses silence in the face of harm, and follows Jesus all the way into healing and justice.
RESOURCES:
Holy Disruption: Reclaiming a Justice-Rooted Faith course info and interest list
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