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God-Sized Stories with Patricia Holbrook - Faith in the Midst of Addiction: Jonathan Tepper on Growing Up Around Heroin, Loss & Redemption
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What does it look like to grow up surrounded by addiction—and still witness the power of God’s love?
In this episode of God-Sized Stories with Patricia Holbrook, Patricia sits down with Jonathan Tepper, author of Shooting Up: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Addiction. Raised by missionary parents in one of Madrid’s most broken communities during the heroin epidemic, Jonathan shares how his childhood shaped his understanding of faith, compassion, and redemption.
This conversation will challenge you to rethink how you see brokenness—and how God calls us to love people in the middle of it.
✨ In this episode, you’ll discover:
What it means to grow up in the middle of addiction and suffering
How proximity to brokenness can deepen your faith
Why Jesus calls us to step toward, not away from, difficult places
Biblical truths about compassion, redemption, and hope
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