About this episode

Josh Rittenbach shares his journey from a transactional view of God to finding real righteousness in Christ, discussing the impact on his life and family.

We talk with Josh Rittenbach about growing up with a transactional view of God and how shame fed addiction, anger, and collapse in his marriage. We also share the moment the gospel finally felt real and how forgiveness, identity in Christ, and the secret place changed the way Josh lives and fathers his girls. • growing up Adventist in small-town North Dakota and learning to perform for approval • separating God from Jesus in childhood imagination and living under a courtroom mindset • carryin...

People in this episode

Guest: Josh Rittenbach

Topics covered

• righteousness
• forgiveness
• identity in Christ
• addiction
• marriage
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• transactional view of God
• shame
• addiction
• anger
• collapse in marriage
• gospel
• forgiveness
• identity
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adventist

Places: North Dakota

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