The Intentional Parents Podcast Suffering, Prayer, and How to teach your kids to Talk to God (Interview with Strahan Coleman)
Apr 26, 2023
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Moving From Touring To Beach Monastery
- Strahan Coleman moved his family from Auckland to a remote Coromandel beach just before New Zealand's COVID lockdown and now lives with his wife and three boys near white sand dunes.
- He runs a writing/prayer life from a small cabin while kids surf and fish, showing a practical reshaping of vocation after touring life ended.
Crash After A Germany Tour Led To Years In Bed
- After an intense 2014 Germany tour Strahan’s health crashed and he spent about two years mostly in bed, catching every virus and unable to sleep.
- He still pushed through intermittent shows to pay bills, then spent a decade seeking diagnosis and managing chronic, mysterious illness.
Suffering Recalibrated Faith Into Beholding
- Suffering forced Strahan to reevaluate God: he moved from a transactional, performance faith to resting in God’s love as a lived reality.
- That recalibration—choosing to accept God's love while debilitated—became the soil for his book Beholding.