*Content Warning: This episode mentions suicide and depression and may not be suitable for all listeners.*

We all carry scars, both visible and invisible, that life's challenges leave behind. Far from permanently marring us, our scars can become sites of incredible healing and strength when we open ourselves to faith.This faith doesn't erase the pain or revert the past, but transforms our relationship with our scars. It encourages us to see them not as symbols of hurt but as markers of healing and resilience: vibrant signs of what we've overcome through faith.

Lauren Green is a seasoned journalist and the chief religion correspondent for Fox News Channel. Exploring the intricate intersection of religion and journalism, Lauren found herself reporting on stories ranging from everyday news to the profound mysteries of faith that shaped her perspective on communication and human connection. Later in the episode, we’ll hear from Carrie Sheffield, whose troubled, nomadic childhood eventually gave way to a season of academic success and achievements, where her agnostic beliefs were challenged by a quest for deeper meaning.

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Past interview: Jana Monroe

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Lauren Green 

Fox News Channel

Miss America Pageant 

Medill School of Journalism

AME church

Light For Today

Carrie Sheffield

Harvard Kennedy School of Government

You Are The Universe

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

Curt Thompson

Motorhome Prophecies

Interview Quotes:

“When I became a journalist, it was as if I was trying to translate from one language to another. I was trying to find words to communicate something that I only felt in music.” - Lauren Green

“That is one of the challenges for living in a very secular world, is understanding and seeing God in the everyday.” - Lauren Green 

“Everyone is made in God's image. So first and foremost, whoever they are, whatever they've done, you have to see them first as someone made in God's image.” - Lauren Green 

“You cannot know God's will for your life unless you read His words.” - Lauren Green

“I kind of took pride in what I thought was being humble about being a shoulder shrugger, but part of why I did not believe in God was because I just felt anger toward if there was a God, why would He put me in such a horribly abusive family that eventually led three of my siblings to attempt suicide? That I would think about suicide and have depression and PTSD and anxiety for many years? Why would God do that?” - Carrie Sheffield 

“Mathematically and statistically and probabilistically, it actually takes a lot more faith to believe in random chance than in some type of divine order.” - Carrie Sheffield

“I think trusting that God can help us to do differently and to ch