Posts by Shelly Brown

What happens when a reluctant writer pours his pain into a story he never meant to publish—and God breathes redemption into every page?

In this powerful episode of At This Table, host Shelly Brown sits down with debut author Matthew Posey to talk about his gripping Christian western novel, A Haunt for Owls. Set in the unforgiving frontier of 1873, this novel dives deep—not only into the rugged landscapes of the Old West, but into the raw, often uncomfortable terrain of the human heart.

Matthew opens up about how a short film idea turned into a 40-page tragedy, and then—through personal heartbreak, deep introspection, and the encouragement of a few faithful friends—evolved into a novel rich with spiritual symbolism, emotional depth, and the persistent thread of redemption.

What do you do when the person you married becomes someone you no longer recognize—and you’re left clinging to God just to survive the day?
In this raw and deeply moving episode of At This Table, host Shelly Brown sits down with Georgia Morris, author of Unfailing Love: Freedom from Abuse, Shame, and Control of a Schizophrenic Spouse. Georgia’s story is one of unimaginable pain—married to a man who became emotionally and physically abusive, isolated her from her family, and battled severe mental illness.
But her story doesn’t end in despair. It’s a testimony of God’s sustaining grace, of pressing into worship and prayer when the darkness felt overwhelming, and of learning to walk in continual forgiveness even while still living in the storm.

freedom to others?
In this moving episode of At This Table, Shelly Brown sits down with Sherry Hoppen, author of Sober Cycle, to talk about the secret addiction she kept hidden for over a decade—and the thousand-mile bike ride she hoped would finally make it go away.
What followed was not instant transformation, but a journey of detoxing on the road, failing and trying again, and ultimately reaching the kind of surrender that only comes when you’re at the end of yourself.
Sherry shares candidly about the shame she carried as a Christian woman battling alcohol addiction, the loneliness of hiding, and the day everything changed. She also offers hope for women who feel like they’ve failed too many times to try again.
This episode is full of grit, grace, and the gentle reminder that God never wastes our pain—and He always has more freedom waiting on the other side of surrender.