Sam offers a different interpretation of a commonly misapplied verse about picking up your cross to follow Jesus. To deny ourselves to follow Jesus does not mean that we deny all the things we desire and find pleasure in. The true denial of self is to face our PIT and the fear and pain that lies within us. ________________________ Welcome to THE CHURCH IS BROKEN podcast. Join Sam Neider, a former pastor, on his journey of enlightenment as he shares his story of walking through darkness and despair to lay hold of the LIGHT that he could not find in 30 years of seeking, searching, and serving in the church. Sam exposes why the church is broken and how the misaimed, man-made system fails at bringing light into the world and at producing transformation in the lives of the believers. Sam will empower you, the listener, with the good news of living the KINGDOM LIFE, based on the TRUTH of what Jesus really taught and commissioned us to do - the TRUTH that has been veiled by the broken system of the church. To dialogue with Sam directly go to The Church is Broken Facebook page.