Audra Jennings

Part 2 of an interview with Steve Brown, Author of Hidden Agendas: Dropping the Masks that Keep Us Apart We pretend hidden agendas are just for politicians, but we all have them. We’re phony and afraid, and it’s killing us and hurting those we love. In Hidden Agendas: Dropping the Masks that Keep Us Apart (New Growth Press/May 16, 2016) , Steve Brown invites us to drop our masks and discover how God’s love propels us into the real relationships we thought we’d never have. Why do Christians do this? While they may begin their walk with Christ basking in the light of forgiveness and redemption, they soon feel the sting of judgment when they fall short, whether from their own guilt or the criticism of others. As a survival mechanism, they hide their failings to avoid pain and accomplish their personal goals, lying to themselves, others and even God. Q: Why are we so afraid people will discover the truth about us? Rejection.  However, it isn’t just rejectio...

Part 1 of an interview with Steve Brown, Author of Hidden Agendas: Dropping the Masks that Keep Us Apart It’s easy to imagine high-powered executives and egotistical politicians having hidden agendas. What may not be so simple to accept is that deep down, all have a secret plan for getting themselves from where they are to where they want to be. As author and radio host Steve Brown has written in Hidden Agendas: Dropping the Masks that Keep Us Apart (New Growth Press/May 16, 2016) , people, especially Christians, wear disguises to make it easier to accomplish these concealed plans. These masks might be religion, appearance or power, and the pressure of keeping it all together can be overwhelming. For most, though, it will be a cold day in a hot place before they are fully honest with anyone else about their fears, struggles and sins. Q: You open Hidden Agendas by saying you have “lived long enough and sinned big enough” to be able to write this book. Explain what you ...

Do you have a hidden agenda to get you to where you want to be while you’re wearing a mask along the way? Steve Brown outlines how to acknowledge and overcome these plans and live genuine lives in his new book,  Hidden Agendas .  “Being real” has to start with your relationship with your heavenly Father. God already knows you inside and out. But God doesn’t know you in order to “out” you to your friends. His unconditional love for his own is reason we can pray to our Father without fear of rejection or judgment. Knowing God’s love, knowing that your heavenly Father is for you not against you is the only reason to give up your masks and develop the type of authentic relationships you never thought you could have. {MORE ABOUT  HIDDEN AGENDAS } Hidden Agendas: Dropping the Masks that Keep Us Apart (New Growth Press, May 2016) We like to pretend that hidden agendas are just for self-important bosses or egotistical politicians, but we all have them. Deep...

Steve Brown calls readers to live honestly and embrace God’s shocking grace It’s easy to imagine high-powered executives and egotistical politicians having hidden agendas. What may not be so simple to accept is that deep down, all have a secret plan for getting themselves from where they are to where they want to be. As author and radio host Steve Brown has written in Hidden Agendas: Dropping the Masks that Keep Us Apart (New Growth Press/May 16, 2016/ISBN: 978-1942572657/ $17.99) , people, especially Christians, wear disguises to make it easier to accomplish these concealed plans. These masks might be religion, appearance or power, and the pressure of keeping it all together can be overwhelming. For most, though, it will be a cold day in a hot place before they are fully honest with anyone else about their fears, struggles and sins. Why do Christians do this? While they may begin their walk with Christ basking in the light of forgiveness and redemption, they soon feel...