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On each episode I interview someone who exudes authentic beauty in order to explore what true beauty is, what it is not, and how we go about finding beauty in a broken world.
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True beauty is the life of God being played out all around us and even within us. This blog is about authentic beauty. What it is, what it is not, and how we find authentic beauty in the midst of a broken world. So, join me. I know there's so much in store for us.
Soul-Deep Beauty: Fighting for Our True Worth in a World Demanding Flawless is now available.
Let’s redefine beauty.
My name is Melissa L. Johnson and I want to help women find authentic beauty. The kind of beauty their heart and soul long for.
Beauty can be hard to define. As women we are expected to be beautiful, which usually means physically perfect. Aesthetically flawless. It seems we can never be enough or do enough. And, sometimes, in a world filled with brokenness and suffering, it feels like true beauty is hard to come by.
At times, beauty seems impossible.
But what if true beauty exists and it’s more brilliant than we ever imagined?
we are being sold a broken brand of beauty
American beauty ideals promote shame and brokenness among females of all ages. These women’s stories demonstrate exactly why we need to redefine beauty.
Michelle K. Keener (PhD, Liberty) is an adjunct professor of Christianity at Houston Christian University, as well as associate research fellow with the Kirby-Laing Centre for Public Theology. She is also the director of discipleship for a growing church in Las Vegas and an award-winning novelist and devotional author.
In our time together, we discuss Michelle’s book, Comfort in the Ashes: Explorations in the Book of Job to Support Trauma Survivors. Michelle helps us see how we can be a loving, healing presence to those undergoing struggles, how the church can be more helpful and attentive to those undergoing or recovering from trauma, and what Job teaches us about the beauty of God amidst suffering.