Episode 6 – God Is Personal: Our Father & Friend (with Kena)

In this season finale, Brooklyn and her friend Kena explore what it means to know God personally—as a Father and friend. Kena shares her journey from knowing about God to truly knowing Him through seasons of loss, surrender, and quiet pursuit. A beautiful reminder that God meets us where we are, speaks to us, and draws near when we seek Him.

• (00:00:00) - In Between: How God Is Our Father
• (00:02:06) - Kalena from Oklahoma Wesleyan University
• (00:04:04) - Knowledge about God but Not Knowing Him
• (00:07:39) - Desperate for the Lord at college
• (00:12:14) - How Do You Hear God?
• (00:18:04) - When You're Obedient to God
• (00:18:46) - Praying Alone in the Quiet
• (00:27:35) - A Mother's Lessons on Her Son
• (00:27:56) - Heavenly Fatherliness
• (00:32:51) - How to Be Desperate for the Lord

Brooklyn sits down with licensed therapist Beth to talk about how God redeems not just our past, but also our faulty beliefs and unhealed places. Beth shares how shifting from a transactional view of God to one rooted in love has changed her personally—and how she’s seen that transformation in her clients, too.

This episode is for anyone longing to know they are deeply loved and not beyond redemption.

• (00:00:00) - One of the Voices of Counseling
• (00:02:14) - The Most Challenging Thing About Parenting
• (00:05:12) - Working with children ages 4 to 8
• (00:05:57) - God as a Redeemer and Saviour
• (00:10:51) - How God Changes People's Lives
• (00:14:42) - Counselor on The Prodigal Son
• (00:18:31) - When the Holy Spirit Calls You Back to Christ
• (00:20:39) - What Changes People's Lives the Most
• (00:24:30) - Quinn on Counselor Training
• (00:26:21) - He Will Redeem Those Who Serve Him

Brooklyn is joined by her friend Kris for a powerful conversation about God’s faithfulness in life’s darkest seasons. Kris shares her journey through a near-divorce, financial hardship, and the heartbreaking loss of her first grandchild—while wrestling with anger, grief, and doubt. Through it all, she found that God was present, patient, and faithful.

A raw, honest testimony for anyone walking through the valley.

• (00:00:00) - Chris Dickey on Attributes of God
• (00:01:08) - Rich on His Faithfulness
• (00:06:29) - The Meaning of Faithfulness
• (00:08:14) - Was There Ever a Time When You Doubted God?
• (00:12:21) - God's Faithfulness in the World
• (00:16:52) - Chris on His Time in the Gap
• (00:18:28) - Coming Soon: Christine's Story

In this solo episode, Brooklyn explores the often-overlooked attribute of God's anger. Rooted in Exodus 34, she unpacks how God’s wrath is not abusive or impulsive, but slow, just, and rooted in love. This episode challenges us to view divine anger through the lens of compassion, justice, and discipline—and to reflect on how our own anger compares.

Book referenced: God Has a Name by John Mark Comer.

• (00:00:00) - The Attributes of God
• (00:00:49) - Exodus 34: Slow to Anger
• (00:03:18) - God's Slow to Anger
• (00:11:04) - God's Anger this Week

In this episode, Brooklyn is joined by her friend Elena for a vulnerable conversation about God’s goodness through life’s hardest seasons. Elena shares her journey through divorce, single motherhood, and the pain of loving someone struggling with addiction.

Through it all, she experienced God’s steady provision and kindness—reminding us that even when life feels uncertain, God is still working for our good.

This episode will encourage anyone walking through hardship to trust God in the waiting, seek Him in the stillness, and lean into community.

• (00:00:00) - In Between: Elena and Her Kids
• (00:01:09) - The Abundance of Goodness
• (00:03:05) - Married to an Alcoholic
• (00:05:43) - Elena on God's Provision After Divorce
• (00:09:17) - Did You Trust God During The Marriage Battle?
• (00:12:13) - The Good News of His Recovery
• (00:16:19) - Wonders of WAITING
• (00:20:54) - Paul and Karen on Getting Out Of The Divorce
• (00:24:04) - One Alcoholics' Story
• (00:27:22) - God worked things out for Elena's good
• (00:29:00) - Do You Really Believe That God Is Good?
• (00:30:19) - One More Thing

Hosted by Brooklyn Alm, this very first episode of In Between sets the stage for a powerful season centered around one big question: Who do we truly believe God is?

You may know God—through Scripture, church, or podcasts—but do you believe Him to be who He says He is… in your everyday life? Brooklyn invites us to examine the often subtle but life-altering difference between knowing about God and actually knowing Him intimately and personally.

With honesty and vulnerability, Brooklyn shares her own recent experience of wrestling with trust, control, and belief, while also reflecting on powerful words from A.W. Tozer and Dallas Willard. This episode encourages us to move beyond a boxed-in, distant version of God and seek a living, present, and deeply relational God who hears, speaks, and moves.

✨ Topics Covered:

• The gap between head knowledge and heart belief

• The importance of our mental image of God

• God's nearness in everyday moments

• Personal stories and scripture-based truth

• Why your view of God shapes your entire life

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