{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast","title":"Church Hurt & Choosing Life w/ John Myers :: Ep 283 The Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6632,"description":"John Myers of Alliance Family Services joins Jim to talk candidly about faith, church hurt, and the hard conversations around abortion and real-world ministry.\nThey dive into John’s journey from missionary kid to youth pastor to working with Alliance Women’s Clinic, why honesty and trust matter more than polished church branding, and how men must step up in the pro‑life conversation. Jim shares deeply personal stories about grief, divine nudges, and what it really means to hear from God in everyday life.\nIf you or someone you know is facing an unplanned pregnancy, or wrestling with doubts about church, faith, or the pro‑life movement, this conversation is raw, honest, and full of hope.\n\nTimed highlights: \n1:42 Football, rugby, and late‑night baby cardio\n7:36 Ice cream, Ninja Creami, and nutrition struggles at 50\n10:48 Eggnog, alcohol, and learning moderation\n12:21 John’s missionary‑kid upbringing and moving all over the world\n15:11 Church hurt, trusting pastors, and putting faith in Jesus instead of people\n19:04 Jim’s journey into apologetics and the case for Christ\n25:05 Prophecies, Bible credibility, and why the details matter\n31:26 Meeting his British wife, moving to England, and life in ministry\n47:14 Leaving a church staff role over leadership issues\n52:16 Branding, church shopping, and when church becomes an idol\n58:00 Marketing candor, Avis vs. Hertz, and why people crave honesty\n1:11:05 How John ended up at Alliance Women’s Clinic in Tennessee\n1:13:32 What Alliance actually does for women and families\n1:17:10 Abortion, the Holocaust comparison, and the numbers no one wants to talk about\n1:19:50 Why John believes unborn children have God‑given value\n1:38:41 Services Alliance offers, including abortion pill reversal\n1:44:54 Post‑abortive care and why Jesus still wants the rose\n1:49:38 How to connect with Alliance Women’s Clinic and support the work\n\nAlliance Women’s Clinic (local site): https://alliancewomensclinic.org\n\nMostly Middle Tennessee Business...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MQ_OhPfdW9BdEjsZHWT49CTxYJ8Q_hM2MA0llbwBouM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNjhk/YTVkYzdlYjI3NTkx/MTBjYWZiZjRiMjdh/YzQyZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}