How to Heal From Grief, Doubt, and Church Hurt Through Lament with Tyler Watson

Send me a text and let me know your thoughts! How do you get through seasons of pain and doubt without losing your faith? Author and former pastor Tyler Watson joins Jan to talk about a decade of loss, the Psalms of lament that kept him anchored, and the friends who simply sat with him when words failed. They explore the “dark corners” of faith that rarely show up in songs or sermons, why it’s okay to not be okay, and how church hurt can leave us questioning ourselves. Tyler also shares the story behind his novel, Confluence, a story of an artist, a charismatic pastor, and the quiet ways spiritual control can take hold. Links: Confluence book https://bit.ly/4BJwncn . (Amazon) https://www.tylerwatsonbooks.com/ Psalm 34:18 — ““The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.” Lamentations 3:22–23 — ““The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.” Romans 12:15 — “Rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep.” Chapter Markers 00:00 Welcome and Getting to Know Tyler 01:47 A New Chance Every Morning: Parenting and Grace 03:02 Tyler’s Story: From Church Home to Hard Questions 03:59 2007: The Loss of His Father and a Decade of Darkness 04:20 Learning to Lament: The Psalms and Walking With Jesus to the Cross 06:35 The Friends Who Sat With Him 07:03 A Wake Keeping for a Father Nobody Knew 08:10 “Just Sit There”: What a Chaplain Internship Taught Him 09:32 The Dark Corners of Faith 11:09 Preaching on Lament and the Reactions 12:18 A Call for Songs of Lament 13:21 Brokenness, Family, and the Dance of Everyday Life 14:19 It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Lessons From Lamentations 15:38 Who Can You Be Vulnerable With? 16:31 Why Empathy Is Still a Choice 17:35 How Helping Others Draws Us Closer to God 18:17 Tyler’s Novel, Confluence 20:33 Why Art? The Emerging Church and Artists Who Sit With Questions 22:07 A Book That Can Sit With You 23:37 Church Hurt and How Manipulation Makes You Feel Like the Problem 24:25 Closing Encouragement and Where to Find Tyler Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/oliver-massa/ all-good-things License code: WKNYPNONQJVYATS4 Welcome to Just Talkin' About Jesus. I'm Jan Johnson, a seasoned believer who loves relationships and, you know, just talkin' about Jesus. Here you will find testimonies of those who God has changed through his grace. Stories of feeling unworthy because of being sex trafficked, or of radical redemption of a woman who grew up with abuse, neglect, abandonment and drugs. A story of an abortion survivor. This and more. Lean in now. Consider subscribing to this podcast, YouTube and Substack- all with the same name: Just Talkin' About Jesus! https://www.youtube.com/@JustTalkinAboutJesus https://jan-johnson.com/ https://justtalkingaboutjesus.com/ https://janjohnsonauthor.substack.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@JustTalkinAboutJesus Thanks for listening! If you have a story to tell, check out the form on my website- justtalkingaboutjesus.com. I'd love to connect with you! No, really.... hit me up!