Ep. 107: Chronic Pain, Prayer, & Writing Through it All with Glenna Marshall

In this episode of The Writers’ Bloc Podcast, I sit down with author and Bible teacher Glenna Marshall to talk about her newest book, Praying in Pain, and the sixteen-year journey with chronic illness that shaped it. Glenna shares what it was like to go from running and full health to years of undiagnosed, agonizing nighttime pain — and how those long nights taught her to keep praying when healing didn’t come.We talk about why writers so often write the books they once needed, how Glenna wrote Praying in Pain for her twenty-nine-year-old self, and what it means to steward well your suffering so that it serves others.Glenna Marshall is the author of six books, including Everyday Faithfulness, Memorizing Scripture, Known and Loved, and Praying in Pain. She is married to her pastor, William, and is a member of Grace Bible Fellowship in Sikeston, Missouri, where they have served for over twenty years. She teaches a weekly women’s Bible study and leads a discipleship group for teen girls.You can connect with Glenna and join her newsletter at: https://www.glennamarshall.com/newsletter/Grab Glenna’s Book, Praying in Pain here.If you enjoyed this conversation, would you do us a favor and subscribe, share, and/or leave a review? Every bit helps us spread the message of writing with art and heart to more people!Be sure to subscribe to the Writers’ Bloc Podcast here and never miss an episode!This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and episodes, be sure to subscribe to the Writers’ Bloc Podcast below! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersblocpod.substack.com/subscribe