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After growing up in a cultic sub-group of Christianity, Christy Lynne Wood abandoned her rules and twisted religion. But she couldn’t leave Jesus. Because in the middle of all the crazy, she met a Real and Living Being. Recognizing familiar religious lies in mainstream Christianity, Christy is on a hunt for truth. She invites you to join her weekly in looking for the Real God.
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This week on the podcast, it is the finale episode, and I am joined by my longtime friend and fellow church kid Ana Hill to talk about the many destructive and toxic teachings and ideas she came up against while growing up in our church, and the ways she has begun to find healing for her damaged and distorted views of God and herself. The conversat…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Ryan George, author of the book, "Hurt and Healed By the Church", to hear his experiences growing up a pastor's son in the IFB movement, and the shocking story of finding out his father was a serial sexual abuser... through a podcast. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics and themes of m…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Christy Lynne Wood, author of the book, "Religious Rebels", to talk about her experiences growing up in Bill Gothard's IBLP cult, the detrimental effects of both spiritual abuse and spiritual exploitation, and the freedom that comes with knowing the REAL Jesus. The conversation in this episode is inspired by…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Andres Landaverde, a fellow church kid from my former church organization, to talk about the valuable role critical thinking plays in our faith, as well as the importance of being able to question and wrestle with our beliefs. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics and themes of my book "…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Rachel Schober, a friend who shares her experiences dealing with both the emotional and spiritual aftermath of leaving her childhood church after discovering its leaders had been covering for a protecting a known pedophile for years. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics and themes of my…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Aleah Policar, a fellow church kid from my childhood church organization, to discuss the many different ways emotional manipulation and shame were used by her church and its leaders as a response to her not fitting the mold they needed her to. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics and th…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Joshua Harris, author of the notorious book "I Kissed Dating Goodbye", to discuss the book's lasting impact, as well as the importance of recognizing when our beliefs are negatively affecting others and being able to change our minds. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics and themes of m…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Shannon Leyko, a former member of our shared church organization, to talk all about relationships in the church, including the many ways our approach and dynamic with relationships was dictated and influenced by our church's teachings and culture. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics an…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Tiffany Yecke Brooks, author of the book, "Holy Ghosted", to discuss the ways in which spiritual anxiety can be caused by the various methods churches and authoritarian leaders use to gain control. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics and themes of my book "A Jumble of Crumpled Papers".…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Aldo B. Martin, host of "The Reclamation" Podcast, to discuss why it can be difficult coming to terms with our involvement in a high control religious environment, as well as recognizing the validity of our experiences and the inherent value of sharing our stories. The conversation in this episode is inspire…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Mei Luo, who shares her experiences being groomed to be the poster child of her church's youth ministry, and the model of a perfect Christian, despite her church's simultaneous attempts to brush over and ignore her abusive home life. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics and themes of my…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Rachel Joy Welcher, author of the book, "Talking Back to Purity Culture", to discuss the roots and harmful effects of a shame and fear based approach to sexuality, as well as how we can change the narrative around purity and our sexual nature. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics and th…
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In this episode of the podcast, Austin and Lian, the show's first returning guest, discussing the docu-series "Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Children's Television", which gives a behind the scenes look into the abusive, toxic, and sometimes even heinous experiences of child actors on the sets of some of Nickelodeon's most popular tv shows in the 9…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Liz Mall, host of the "Deconstructing The Myth" podcast, to discuss the role and value of deconstructing and questioning your beliefs, as well as discussing the characteristics and tenets that define a "responsible faith". The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics and themes of my book "A Ju…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Mary Jo Sharp, a professor of apologetics and author of the book, "Why I Still Believe", to discuss the ways both church's and Christian's hypocrisy and neglect of essential characteristics of God end up misrepresenting who he is. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics and themes of my bo…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Mason Thomas, a longtime friend from our shared childhood church, who shares his experiences dealing with the adverse effects of being one of the few church kids who decided not to get baptized and become what our church deemed a "true Christian". The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics an…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Natalie Edmonson, co-founder and executive director of the organization "Berean Holiness", who shares about the damaging effects of growing up in a church culture defined by its members' stringent adherence to its extra-biblical standards and practices. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the top…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by longtime worship leader, author, and founder of "Confessions of A Worship Leader" Branon Dempsey, to discuss the importance of confronting the lies that abuse tries to make us believe, as well as understanding just how truly valuable each of our personal stories are. The conversation in this episode is inspi…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Ryan and Carla Grubb, former leaders in my childhood church organization, who delve into some of the damaging beliefs and practices that eventually led them to leave their church, including wrestling with the idea that their church was the only "true" church. The conversation in this episode is inspired by t…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by spiritual consultant, pastor, and author Remy Diederich, to discuss the ten biggest reasons why people don't leave their spiritually abusive churches, as well as how to navigate a spiritual community or church that promotes toxic faith. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics and themes of…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by my childhood friend and fellow church kid Bella Flores, who shares her experiences dealing with the repercussions of growing up in a legalistic youth and college ministry, including her battle with doubts, mental health, and her perception of God and herself. The conversation in this episode is inspired by t…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by spiritual director, therapist, and author Chuck DeGroat, to talk all about narcissism, including its defining traits and characteristics, as well as ways both churches and individuals can heal from and prevent abuse from narcissistic leaders. The conversation in this episode is inspired by the topics and the…
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Welcome to Season 2 of The Crumpled Papers Podcast! For the premiere episode of the season, I am joined by my very first youth leader, Tori Dozier, to talk all about... you guessed it... youth group! We cover it all, including the hilarious and meaningful memories and experiences during our time in the youth ministry, our input on the dynamics of a…
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Christy wraps up four years, nine seasons, and 170 episodes by inviting her listeners to watch for a new podcast coming to podcast apps and YouTube in January 2024. Until then you can find Christy on: Substack, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, or her website: www.christylynnewood.comChristy Lynne Wood tarafından oluşturuldu
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Christy shares her frustrations with yet another public Christian leader being accused of sexual and spiritual abuse. She talks about how as our evangelical world falls apart, people's faith is left in ashes. Christy talks about the new Hope Retreats that she is starting to host, and shares things she was thinking about during her own quiet reflect…
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In today's episode Christy leads us into a uncomfortable examination of our own hearts. Following up last week's episode on social media versus real life, Christy explores our desire to be right, have an opinion, and judge others as wrong. Sometimes we even judge God as being wrong when he doesn't line up with our opinions. Reading from Ezekiel 33 …
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Christy contemplates her own experience stepping back from social media the past few months. She shares how she has been intentionally living her real life and thinking about the things and people in it rather than spending spare moments creating content intended to make people like and comment. She has noticed more peace, less fear and insecurity,…
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Christy digs into the difference between fear and worry or anxiety. She takes a look at the many ways we project fear into our future through worry, or choose to fear things that are different rather than learn more about them and get to know people who are not like us. Christy encourages her listeners to live in the present moment with God, remind…
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Christy pushes back at the moralistic focus that seems to be creeping into segments of evangelical America. She reminds her listeners that rules, laws, and getting people to be "like us" will never be enough to connect people with God. We don't need outward goodness, we need a heart transplant that only Jesus can give us through an encounter with H…
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As Christy continues talking about American evangelical church culture, she shares a short parable from Matthew 21:28-32. Christy talks about the difference between following the rules and following Jesus. She ponders her own once pharisaical heart and wonders if--like the Pharisees--modern church people might be missing Jesus by focusing on the ru…
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Christy continues her series on the mess within our modern church by retelling one of Jesus' parables from Matthew chapter 13. The familiar story of the wheat and the weeds, or the wheat and the tares, becomes fresh and new as Christy explores the type of weeds that Jesus was talking about. What do these weeds have to do with the junk that seems to…
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Welcome back! Christy starts Season 9 by talking about what she calls the "megachurch mentality" and relating it to the story of the Tower of Babel. As Christy breaks down the story of Babel she ties it together with what happened to the early church at Pentecost. Both stories involve a group of people gathering together with one mind. Both have a …
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This week on the podcast, its the finale episode of season 1, and to celebrate, the tables are being turned, as I look back on all the episodes this season and answer some questions about the things I've learned, season 1's most memorable aspects, as well as what's to come in the future. Stay tuned to the end, as this conversation will be followed …
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Coltin Rohn, a former ministry leader in a sister church organization, who shares his experiences standing up for, and facing the repercussions of his dissenting views of his church's practices, and many of the amazing things he has learned since leaving. This episode follows the topics and themes of Chapter…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by my friend and fellow church kid Lian Mitchell, to discuss her experiences growing up that eventually led her to decide to leave her childhood church, as well as how to navigate the times when our life goes a different direction than what we had planned. This episode follows the topics and themes of Chapter 2…
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Christy contemplates the goal of Bill Gothard's IBLP cult as expressed on Shiny Happy People: world domination. She remembers feeling like that was the goal back in the day--to take over the world one person, church, and city at a time--so that everyone could experience God's blessings and personal success. Now she is concerned that perhaps they su…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Marilyn Kriete, to discuss her personal journey with grief, the way her church community navigated her trials, and how a letter written to address their church's problems affected her grief and made her family's name notorious worldwide. This episode follows the topics and themes of Chapter 20, "The Chance t…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by my dad, Robert Noll, to talk about the vitalness of the Holy Spirit's role in our spiritual communities and our personal faith journeys, as well as the damaging repercussions that can result when a church's foundation is not built upon the Holy Spirit. This episode follows the topics and themes of Chapter 19…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Jonathan Martin, author of the book "The Road Away From God", to talk about navigating the loneliness and uncertainty that many find themselves experiencing after leaving the safety and security of a spiritual community behind. This episode follows the topics and themes of Chapter 18, "A Lonely Road", in my …
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Jenn Moeller, who shares her experiences growing up in the church, and gives us personal examples from her own story of the ways our negative experiences can leave us with unwanted cynicism. This episode follows the topics and themes of Chapter 17, "Cynics and Sponges", in my book "A Jumble of Crumpled Paper…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Kat Wordsworth, author of "Let's Talk About Doubt", to... well... talk about doubt! In our conversation, we discuss the misconceptions we can have about doubt, the way it is perceived and navigated by many spiritual communities, and the opportunity it offers us for growth. This episode follows the topics and…
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Christy connects some dots between the teachings of Bill Gothard, founder of IBLP--the Christian cult exposed on Amazon's new documentary Shiny Happy People and Evangelical Christianity. Gothard's teachings on authority (power), obedience (oppression and suppression) and gossip (truth telling) were pretty extreme. But have those teachings trickled …
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Karl and Laura Forehand, co-authors of the book "Out Into The Desert" and co-hosts of "The Desert Sanctuary" podcast. We talk all about the aftermath of leaving the safety and security of your spiritual community, and venturing into "The Desert", where you may just find an unexpected freedom in the uncertain…
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Christy talks about the new documentary series out on Amazon Prime called Shiny Happy People. The series exposes the cult she grew up in (IBLP) along with its leader, Bill Gothard. The series was harder to watch then Christy thought it would be. It brought up feelings and memories that she wasn't expecting. But Christy is also grateful that the tru…
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This week on the podcast, it's just me and you, as I explain the meaning of the metaphor "A Jumble of Crumpled Papers", and discuss the daunting process of re-evaluating our beliefs and replacing toxic ideas with healthy ones. This episode follows the topics and themes of Chapter 14, "A Jumble of Crumpled Papers", in my book "A Jumble of Crumpled P…
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On Pentecost Sunday, Christy explores the Holy Spirit. She wonders why He gets less attention than the other members of the Trinity and is often either ignored or manipulated. Christy reads pieces of her new book, Religious Rebels, coming out June 15th and shares the ways she has encountered the Holy Spirit over the years and just begun to recogniz…
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This episode is PART 2 of 2. This week on the podcast, I am joined by my mom, Robin Noll, to let her share her side of many of my experiences that I narrate in my book. She shares her experience going through the process of recognizing the unhealthy, toxic elements of our church, attempting to fight for change, and ultimately deciding it was time t…
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by my mom, Robin Noll, to let her share her side of many of my experiences that I narrate in my book. She shares her experience going through the process of recognizing the unhealthy, toxic elements of our church, attempting to fight for change, and ultimately deciding it was time to leave. This episode is PART…
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This episode was originally planned for Mother's Day, but in the uploading process, Christy accidentally uploaded the wrong audio. So we are trying again this week. Knowing we have a mothering God isn't just something we need on mother's day. It's something we need every day! Christy acknowledges the pain that many people feel on Mother's Day from …
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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Jon Augustine, a former Los Angeles campus ministry leader, who dissects the pros and cons of some of the central elements of campus ministry culture, and helps paint a healthier picture for what college church culture could be. This episode follows the topics and themes of Chapter 12, "Running On Empty", in…
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