The Living Story: Where Fiction, Faith, and Healing Begins
What if the stories we love are mirrors of the stories we live?
The Living Story is a soulful podcast that explores the intersection of fiction, faith, and emotional healing.
Hosted by Tennille Martinez, a writer, teacher, and spiritual storyteller, this show dives into the lives of beloved book characters both classic and contemporary to uncover the deeper truths they reveal about identity, purpose, heartbreak, growth, and God.
Each episode blends literary analysis, biblical reflection, and personal testimony to help you rewrite limiting narratives, reclaim your voice, and live a story worth telling.
Whether you’re navigating a season of waiting, walking through grief, or standing at the edge of your next chapter, you’ll find wisdom in the pages of novels, the scriptures of the Bible, and the softness of storytelling that makes space for transformation.
Expect story-driven devotionals, character-based episodes with spiritual parallels, and bonus reflections that speak directly to the soul.
This is not just a podcast. It’s a gentle companion for women of faith, creative seekers, and those ready to turn the page.
📚 Books. Bible. Becoming.
You don’t just read stories. You are one.
The Living Story: Where Fiction, Faith, and Healing Begins
S3 E6 | He Brought Me to the Door, But God Brought Me Inside
What if the people who walked you to the door can’t take you inside?
In this episode, I share how God used unexpected transitions, a new teaching job, a fresh heartbreak, and a church I didn’t choose to walk me through sacred thresholds of healing, identity, and surrender.
We explore the symbolism of thresholds through the lives of beloved literary heroines like Jane Eyre, Tita de la Garza, Elizabeth Bennet, Julieta Madrigal, and Esperanza Cordero, and how their quiet bravery mirrors our own spiritual decisions.
We also journey through Scripture to see how Ruth, Esther, Peter, the Woman at the Well, and the Prodigal Son all stepped through thresholds of faith that changed everything.
Whether you’re navigating heartbreak, transition, or a call to deeper obedience, this episode is your gentle reminder:
Some people bring you to the door, but only God brings you inside.
🔖 You’ll hear about:
- What thresholds symbolize in both story and Scripture
- How community, worship, and stillness helped heal hidden parts of me
- Why obedience opens doors logic never will
- The sacred invitation God offers in moments of transition
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