{"podcast":{"title":"River Lake Church","slug":"river-lake-church-7079579","podcast_index_feed_id":7079579,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e9fd9640/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://riverlakechurch.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39157104/39157104-1746571718018-4e5bf324b8e07.jpg","author":"River Lake Church","episode_count":141,"summary":"We believe you'll find our church to be unique in many ways. Our goal is for you to be able to worship in an atmosphere that is comfortable and meaningful. We hope to make the experience just what you need for whatever you're going through. If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of our volunteers. They are here to make sure you know how to check-in your kids and answer any questions you may have. We hope you feel right at home here. Find out more at https://riverlakechurch.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T10:20:44.888831+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/river-lake-church-7079579"},"episode":{"title":"The Church Hurt Me","slug":"the-church-hurt-me","published_at":"2026-07-27T22:55:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/river-lake-church-7079579/the-church-hurt-me","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/river-lake-church-7079579","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/river-lake-church/episodes/The-Church-Hurt-Me-e3mkgl9","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e9fd9640/podcast/play/123404393/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-27%2F428729166-44100-2-ee06eac0a97d4.mp3","summary":"We've all felt it — the sting of being hurt by the very place that's supposed to bring healing. In this episode, we dig into the uncomfortable but necessary question: do you actually want to be healed, or have you settled into a victim mentality? Using the story of the invalid man at the pool of Bethesda, we walk through four categories of church hurt — from minor offenses to legitimate betrayal to critical abuse — and what healing looks like for each. Because church hurt isn't a matter of if , but when . And Jesus didn't just survive betrayal — He rose as the ultimate victor, inviting us out of victimhood and into new life.","meta_description":"We've all felt it — the sting of being hurt by the very place that's supposed to bring healing. In this episode, we dig into the uncomfortable but necessa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2396,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/river-lake-church-7079579/episodes/the-church-hurt-me/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/river-lake-church-7079579/the-church-hurt-me.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}