{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Beyond the Gray","title":"Questioning Your Faith: The Gray Areas of Spirituality | Ep. 21","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2629,"description":"People will talk about politics. They'll talk about money. They'll even talk about their drinking. But faith? That's where most people go silent.\nIn this episode of Beyond the Gray, Kari Schwear sits down with Joshua Jurkovich, entrepreneur, ultra-runner, and founder of Level10 Growth and Kingdom Impact Network, for one of the most honest, unapologetic conversations this podcast has ever had. They go straight at the gray areas of faith that most Christians won't say out loud: church hurt vs. leaving God, why \"new thought\" and manifestation culture quietly replace God with self, and why the wealthiest, most successful people are often the emptiest on the inside.\nJosh shares his own rock-bottom season of disordered priorities, his experience with substances used to numb out, and the moment surrender changed everything. This isn't a religious lecture. It's a grace-and-truth conversation for anyone who believes in God \"but,\" or isn't sure where they fit anymore.\nIn this episode you'll hear:\n• Why \"new thought\" and new age practices quietly replace God with self, and how to spot it\n• The difference between leaving a church and leaving God\n• Why Kari's wealthiest, most successful clients are often the most depleted on the inside\n• What \"disordered desires\" means and why it explains the midlife crisis\n• Josh's rock-bottom season: breakup, loss, and the verse that reordered everything\n• The truth about ayahuasca, yoga, and spiritual \"portals\" from a Christian perspective\n• Why \"it's not religion that's become political; it's politics that's become religious\"\n• Practical first steps for anyone stuck in the gray area of their faith\n• Why the new age movement puts all the burden on you, while Jesus said His burden is light\n• Josh's closing line: \"Your spirit is being formed. It's just a question of by what.\"\nIf you've ever believed in God but felt the \"but\" creeping in, or if you've been hurt by the church and walked away from something bigger than the building, this...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o3QgvEYD_EzW-1N7UZfNYTN4qL2oafyqZIw1SF69BYo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYjNl/NjgxZTdjNDY2YjIw/NjdlNjBlYTUyMjgw/OTZjMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}