Ep. 207 - Amy Hawk: What Would Judas Do? (Encore)
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Amy Hawk discusses the challenges of faithfulness to Jesus amidst disillusionment with the evangelical church.
Show Notes: Amy Hawk — Author, Bible Teacher, and Truth-Teller What happens when faithfulness to Jesus begins to put you at odds with the religious community that shaped you? In this episode of Stories from Real Life , I sit down with Amy Hawk , an author, Bible teacher, and writer whose work explores the uncomfortable intersection of Christianity, politics, conscience, and spiritual courage. Amy spent roughly two decades serving in evangelical church life—teaching Bible classes, leading Bible studies, women’s ministry, prayer ministry, and adult discipleship—before a season of deep disillusionment forced her to reexamine what it means to follow Jesus when institutional religion becomes entangled with power. Amy is the author of The Judas Effect: How Evangelicals Betrayed Jesus for Power , a deeply personal and Scripture-centered reflection on the American evangelical church, political allegiance, and the cost of choosing power over the way of Christ. The book is described as part Bible study and part personal faith journey, written out of Amy’s own crisis of faith as she wrestled with what she saw happening inside parts of the church after 2016. She is also the author of Six…
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