Paul Young (Part 2) on Prayer as Relationship, 12-Step Community, Healing vs Curing, and Return to the Shack
In episode 186 (Part 2) of the Face to Face Podcast, we continue our conversation with Paul Young, discussing prayer as ongoing conversation within relationship and how spiritual practices can help but often need community to endure.
We talk about honesty without fixing, and how close relationships expose areas needing healing. The conversation explores reclaiming inner wisdom, resisting church-driven codependency, and transformation from the inside out.
Paul shares updates on Return to the Shack: A Journey into Redemption (releasing October 6, with a special Shack hardback including three sequel chapters) and a large-scale Shack stage musical in Germany planned for spring 2029.
He also addresses living with epilepsy, seeking healing rather than curing, and using "unrighteous wealth" (platform/notoriety) shrewdly for the kingdom.
01:22 Trauma Course Plug
01:52 What Prayer Looks Like
03:43 Spiritual Practices Reframed
05:17 Bradley and AA Community
10:09 Why Community Heals
14:07 CODA and Not Fixing
17:21 Codependency and Self Trust
20:20 Poem on Voice and Boundaries
21:35 Sequel Release Plans
22:28 Musical Adaptation Update
25:10 Casting Connection Offer
25:51 Creative Process Reflections
27:06 Health and Epilepsy Journey
30:57 Unrighteous Wealth Parable
33:42 Using Platform for Kingdom
40:07 Revival and Union Talk
41:35 Podcast Farewell and Outro
