About this episode

James and Tiana discuss listener questions regarding traditional church practices, the role of minority voices in spiritual formation, and the challenges of internal resistance to God.

This week on Friends in Formation , James and Tiana cover three listener questions on "traditional" church, minority voices in spiritual formation, and battling interior resistance to God.

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