{"podcast":{"title":"BroKen & Believing  | Rev. Kenn Blanchard","slug":"broken-believing-rev-kenn-blanchard-896185","podcast_index_feed_id":896185,"rss_url":"https://speaklife.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.kennspodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/5/b/1/95b195acdefad6d6d959afa2a1bf1c87/broken_and_believing_podcast_badge_3.jpg","author":"Rev. Kenn Blanchard","episode_count":100,"summary":"\"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.\" — Psalm 34:18 Broken & Believing is a sanctuary for the ones still standing, still trying, still trusting—sometimes with trembling hands. Hosted by Kenn, a blues‑soaked pastor, storyteller, and lifelong student of grace, this podcast sits at the intersection of faith, struggle, and the quiet courage it takes to keep going. Every episode is a conversation with the real. Not the polished. Not the perfect. The real. Here, we talk about the parts of life we don't always bring to church: the disappointments we didn't see coming, the healing that takes longer than we hoped, the prayers we whisper in the dark, and the small victories that remind us God is still at work. Through stories, scripture, humor, and grown‑folk honesty, Kenn offers a voice that feels like a porch light—steady, warm, and welcoming. If you're carrying something heavy… If you're rebuilding your faith… If you're learning to trust again… If you're trying to make sense of your own becoming… This is your space. Broken & Believing isn't about having all the answers. It's about walking together toward hope, one honest conversation at a tim…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T22:17:40.560576+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/broken-believing-rev-kenn-blanchard-896185"},"episode":{"title":"Waiting on the Word  - 74","slug":"waiting-on-the-word-74","published_at":"2026-05-17T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/broken-believing-rev-kenn-blanchard-896185/waiting-on-the-word-74","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/broken-believing-rev-kenn-blanchard-896185","url":"https://speaklife.libsyn.com/waiting-on-the-word-74","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/speaklife/waiting_for_the_Word.mp3?dest-id=581971","summary":"People think pastors, evangelists, and preachers just open the Bible and start talking. But you and I know better. There are days I sit with God and say, \"Lord… what do You want me to say to Your people today?\" And sometimes the hardest part isn't writing the sermon — it's wrestling with the fear that I might say too much, or not enough, or something that touches nobody, or something that glorifies me instead of Him. And on the days when that fear wins… there is no episode. There is no sermon. There is only silence. Because I refuse to speak if He hasn't spoken....","meta_description":"People think pastors, evangelists, and preachers just open the Bible and start talking. But you and I know better. There are days I sit with God and say,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":500,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/broken-believing-rev-kenn-blanchard-896185/episodes/waiting-on-the-word-74/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/broken-believing-rev-kenn-blanchard-896185/waiting-on-the-word-74.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}