If you’ve ever wrestled with how your personal faith connects with the pain and injustice in the world, this episode offers a path forward, not in politics or performance, but in deep spiritual formation.

Alan sits down with transformation life coach and ministry leader Brenda Renderos for a tender, honest conversation at the intersection of soul care and justice, especially racial justice. Drawing from her years of experience walking with individuals toward greater wholeness, Brenda shares how a deeply rooted faith can lead to healing, redemptive engagement with our neighbors.

Together, they explore:

• How inner transformation and outward justice are connected

• Why justice isn’t about guilt or shame but about love and presence

• What to do when justice work feels overwhelming or exhausting

• And how to take one Spirit-led step forward at a time

This episode invites you to slow down, listen deeply, and consider how Christ might be forming you for justice that flows from the heart.

Brenda’s Invitations to Dig Deeper:

The prophets call out religious devotion that ignores justice (Isaiah 58, Amos 5).

Jesus admonished the Pharisees for tithing religiously but neglecting 'justice, mercy, and faithfulness' (Matthew 23:23).

Is my spiritual life making me more just? And is my work for justice making me more Christlike?

What is shaping my view of justice? Am I looking at it through a cultural lens, a political lens, or a biblical lens?

A great way to begin is by simply sitting with scripture. Read passages like Isaiah 1:17, Micah 6:8, or Luke 4:18-19, and ask:

• What does God say about justice?
• What does this reveal about his heart?
• What is his invitation for me in this season?
• What is one small way I can stay engaged this week, even if it feels slow?

And trust that even the small things matter in God's bigger story.

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