The Broken Christian
The Broken Christian
Andrew Parkhurst
Brokenness leads to healing. I am part of the 2nd generation of the Way International. A Christian cult that I grew up in, or at least the remnants of. I left everything behind and found a messy, dangerous world filled with beautiful new friends and my own reckoning with the pains of the past. This was a year of my life that took me two and a half years to document and process. Through the help of celebrate recovery and pure desires ministry I’ve finally seen my own brokenness and how much my journey has only just begun. [email protected] Cover art photo provided by Jon Di Venti
Jesus
Episode 12: Its time to pull everything together and land the podcast. Jesus Chorus Jesus, I bow my heart to you Jesus, Your love has broken through All my darkness and all my pride So I give you my life Verse 1 Jesus, thank you for the peace That I have in you, only in you Your presence is where my striving cease And where I’m made new Where I’m made new Verse 2 Jesus, though you couldn’t stay I’m never alone Never alone Your kingdom is where I find my place Where I am home Where I am home Bridge In your hands my wounds will turn to victory In your hands my losses can’t change my destiny In your hands your wounds have won the victory In your hands you have secured our destiny
Jul 19, 2021
1 hr 39 min
Are You Big Enough?
Episode 11: A trip around the world and a journey far from home Are You Big Enough Verse 1 Today my losses don’t feel like gains It’s tough for me to let go of shame When I think of where I’d rather be My angry thoughts are filled with jealousy Am I thankful for who I am Or do I need more from life Do I have the right to be sad When so much of life is right Jesus I need your help Chorus And I cry… Are you big enough to answer my prayer Are you wise enough to know what to do I know that you are but I still thought I’d ask I just want to hear from you Verse 2 Can you take this life faults and all Make it worth every time I fall Can you take these dreams I thought had died Breath on them, bring them back to life Am I traveling the right path or did I get lost along the way These are the questions I’m afraid to ask Because I don’t know what you will say Jesus I need your help
Mar 28, 2021
1 hr 2 min
Be With Me
Episode 10: Storms and hurt are just part of life. Who is with you while you face them? Be With Me Verse 1 I’m an angry man, who does the best he can not to be angry anymore It’s humbling to see, the things that I still need to learn from my Lord. Chorus Jesus, be with me. Be with me again Hold my hand through sorrow And show me how To trust in you again To trust in you now No matter what tomorrow Is threatening to allow Be with me. Be with me. Verse 2 I’m a prideful man, who doesn’t know when to just drop his pride Is it really that easy, to be released. If I just abide? Bridge Jesus is all that I need. Your grace is sufficient for me.
Oct 13, 2020
53 min
You Never Lose
Episode 9: The Girl of My Dreams was starting to look like a nightmare and I was struggling against God. You Never Lose Verse 1 How far do I run, until you lose Your grip on me that never seems to let me go How well do I need to hide from you Until you stop looking for me to show You’re relentless in your pursuit Though I try my hardest you never lose Though I try my hardest you never lose Verse 2 Your ways are hidden until they’re revealed And then it dawns upon me what you already know That you’ll always win, but I’m always healed Little by little along this road I hate and love this truth about life That your ways are higher than mine That your ways are higher than mine Verse 3 What do I have that’s not from you And every gift you’ve given, hasn’t been earned What complaint fits in this view I live a privileged life that I don’t deserve And I’m not worthy to even know you But if I went away you’d be there too If I went away you’d be there too
Jul 20, 2020
56 min
Be My God
Episode 8: The Girl of my dreams and the adventure of a lifetime. Be My God Verse 1 Help me on this treacherous road So I don’t gain the whole world And forfeit my soul Hold my hand and be close by my side Tell me don’t be afraid It will be alright ‘Cause I feel more lost than in the past So tell me time and time again, I’m on the right path Chorus Be my comfort, Be my shield Be the one who will not yield Be my joy, Be my peace Be the one who will not cease Be my God Verse 2 Heal all my wounds and pains That I seem to collect From all my foolish ways And forget all the sins of my past And remember instead All your goodness Cause I fall short in all I do And the only perfect thing I have is you Verse 3 Change my world and change me Break all of my pride And set me free Be what’s right when everything seems wrong Take all of my hurt And write it into your song Cause when I wander near and far Be the constant voice that guides my heart
May 13, 2020
1 hr 16 min
Does He Still Love Me?
Episode 7: Why not complicate matters more with an Ex-girlfriend from Ohio? She wasn’t really an Ex though... Does He Still Love Me? Verse 1 I quit, and went, back to my job To the familiar sea But even at home, I still feel lost Like something is still missing Following him was my greatest adventure But now it just seems too hard Can I find the courage I’ve lost? Before I wander too far And does he still, love me? Verse 2 Then Jesus came, And he stood on the shore And he began to call to me Just like he did before I couldn’t see his face from afar And I wondered what he was thinking So I pressed on through all of the hurt ‘Cause I was dying to see Does he still, love me? Verse 3 He fed us there and was so kind, But at the meals end He asked the question, three times Do I still love him? It grieved my heart to be asked Because he already knew My love for him would come and go It wouldn’t always be true So would he still, love me? Verse 4 He told me to feed his sheep, If I loved him, And he repeated my calling, To follow him to the end, He didn’t want to discuss, My past and future failings But he wasn’t blind to who I was He knew everything about me And even still, he loved me And even still, he loved me
Apr 16, 2020
1 hr 5 min
Jerusalem Why Don’t You Cry?
Episode 6: Where is home and who are the people you live life with? Oh Jerusalem Verse 1 Oh Jerusalem, why don’t you cry? And why don’t you, realize? The strength that you have is a lie And the weakness that you hide Is more beautiful than your pride I grew up within your walls I walked in your ways, as one of the throng But now I must leave, And follow where the savior leads Chorus I must follow him I must follow him Even if it means leaving the camp I must follow him Verse 2 My heart’s desire for you Is to wake from your slumber And rise to follow too But that will be your choice So I will pray that you head his voice Bridge Will it take desolation before you will see I know it will turn into salvation cause that’s what happened to me So I will leave it to the hands of one who is much wiser than I And from the ashes he’ll raise A people who know their Christ A people who know their Christ
Sep 30, 2019
1 hr 10 min
Job
Episode 5 : Emotionally Healthy Spirituality and Friends from the Past Job Verse 1 Are you proud of me like Job? And brag about me To your friends and enemies Or is my name hardly known? Are you proud of me like Job? And that’s why I see Such great calamity? Or is that just the way life goes? Verse 2 Are you treating me like Job? And waiting for me To be done speaking? Before you have your say Are you treating me like Job? And patience is key To receive The plans beyond today Bridge 1 ‘Cause just like Job I’m mad That life hasn’t turned out The way that I planned And just like Job I have Questions without answers That I understand Bridge 2 Did you really think that I forgot about you? Did you believe the lie that I never knew If I gave you, a perfect life You still wouldn’t be satisfied So take a lesson from my servant Job My love for you is greater than you know And when you see my wisdom You’ll thank and praise me for what I have done Cause first I had to humble your pride Before you could enjoy this life And stand in awe of only me Just like you will for all eternity Verse 3 To the God of Job All I can say is thank you For all that you do And for humbling me again To the God of Job Thank you for the pain That you turned into gain And the good you caused in the end
Sep 30, 2019
52 min
If Jesus is in the Boat
Episode 4: New friends. Beautiful, Messy, Raw, Honest Friends Jesus in the Boat Verse A little boat out on the waves Where Jesus slept Was caught up in a storm But no one woke him yet Until all hope was gone And they wouldn’t survive That’ when they learned a lesson For all of life Chorus If Jesus is in the boat We’ll make it to the next shore And because of him the storm Isn’t scary any more If Jesus is in the boat Then all we do is call And he will guide us safely Into his calm Verse 2 The storms of life will come When we least expect Because the journey of life Hasn’t finished yet But the savior who loves you Hasn’t left your side And he’ll heal all your brokenness In time Verse 3 You can try all you want to calm the waves and wind You can bail out water as fast as you can But he alone has the power To say peace be still If you haven’t heard it yet Just know, you will
Jun 10, 2019
54 min
Prodigal Brother
Episode 3: New Year’s Eve and the Wall Prodigal Brother Verse 1 I saw my brother leave today I didn’t say goodbye I know what he is thinking I know what he is like He’s going to waste all that he has Before even knows He doesn’t deserve it anyways So might as well let him go Chorus And I’ll just stay here working Till I reach the end And tomorrow I’ll wake up And do it all again Cause that’s what sons do When they really love their dad They give to him all That they have Verse I told you he’d come back With his tail between his legs What a failure he’s become Just look at his disgrace So why are we now celebrating His return? No I don’t want to join I just want what I deserve Bridge Son why are you out here alone? Son why don’t you come back home To me, to me I saw you out working your fingers to the bone But what I really wanted is for you to know My love, My love Final Chorus So I’ll just stay here waiting Till you reach the end Of the journey that you’re taking Without me as your friend But son if you’re ready To come back Let me love you, with all that I have Son if you’re ready To come back Let me love you, with all that I have
May 7, 2019
47 min
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