First of all, let me say that my guest, Patrick Hubbard, and I love the church. The church is the Bride of Christ and as Christians, we must learn to love her more and more as the day of Christ draws near when He will return for his Bride.  That being said, we also know that Christians who go to church have also caused a lot of pain for our own brothers and sisters in Christ.  In this episode, Patrick and I discuss what those issues are. We address the following:  - What is the church? - How is the church been a blessing? - How has the church hurt people? - Why does hurt happen within the church? - How can Christians biblically respond to being hurt?, and - How can the church respond?  If you have any questions or comments on this topic or would like to share your own story of deconstruction or personal growth, please  email me at [email protected]. Remember to please LEAVE A REVIEW for the podcast as it helps get the word out to a larger audience, and remember to SUBSCRIBE and/or follow on Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, GooglePlay, and all other podcast platforms. If you're on Facebook and/or Instagram, I'd greatly appreciate it if you SHARE this episode! :) FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2UyNeLa​ FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/samlanda23/​ ABOUT ME 👇 My mission is to provide Christians with content on how to address spiritual and mental health issues within the church. In fact, I often address shame and its effects on relationships within the church.  I look forward to walking alongside you as we draw closer to Christ! Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/slandajr)