The world is watching us Christians. We're sinners yet forgiven. We have received grace so we should extend grace. Thanks for your transparency John. Wally - make John a regular guest please!
@@bl1nk997 Shame on you! What kind of woman goes to a mans room, with extra clothes, drinks a bottle of vodka, REALLY?? then she puts the blame on him? No one was dragging anyone anywhere! At any time , anyone can walk away!! Tickets can be picked up at the venue, NEVER PUT YOURSELF IN A QUESTIONABLE POSITION. If you would go to a person's room for tickets , or anything else, your personal value is very low.
As a Christian, former homeschooler :), who has done therapy and recovery, thank you for sharing, John, and helping to normalize the reality of our need. The 12 steps are what the gospel means, I have found.
Always been a fan of John. Saw him live a few hours ago, and I just had to dig deeper into this guy! I admire his passion for what he does. We need more people like him. Also, he is a very talented comedian. highly recommend his show
John, just watched your interview from The Wally Show. So appreciated your transparency!! I really identified with your comment about if we could see people in their earlier years we’d have more grace & understanding for them. I have an unusual story of how watching Downton Abbey taught me this.... when my 86 yr. old mother-in-law moved in with us I began watching this show with her that she loves so much. Quickly I had my favorite characters, and the ones that I didn’t like or trust. Fast forward, my mother-in-law got me hooked on that show! So, one weekend I decided I wanted to see the previous seasons. I began with Session 1 and as I watched these episodes I became aware of why the characters that I didn’t like or didn’t trust behaved the way that I saw in the latter seasons. I saw the story behind their behavior! It was an aha moment for me. I felt God whispered to my heart this is what you do when you judge someone. You have no idea what their previous seasons look like! It was a huge stake in the ground moment for me and I reflect on it many times when I’m tempted to not think the best of someone because of their current behavior I’m seeing. Anyway, I thought you’d find it amusing that God used Downton Abbey to teach me this lesson! I pray all that you shared continues to wash over & refresh your heart!!!
Such a great interview!! Thanks for posting this! It's nice to see John Crist in a different light. I love that the importance of mental health was addressed. More of these, please!
Watched him in Vegas just after this video is released. It's nice when celebs can be honest about their struggles and it's good to be reminded they're human, too. Thanks for making us laugh even when you are feeling down, John! You bring lots of joy and Jesus to so many people.
Love, love the transparency. I completely get what he was saying... People's pain, especially children's pain, should always be validated...not overlooked, not making them feel invisible. And be consistent. Don't encourage them to give voice to their hurts, then shoot it down as not so serious. Be Jesus with skin on. He's the greatest example of empathy. 💞
I've already tweeted John saying thanks, but i want to thank you all as well for this interview. God's been speaking to me about empathy & my thought patterns this week, and when i watched this interview it helped me consolidate some things i was processing. God bless you all. Watching from England! :)
This was such an epic conversation!! I was homeschooled my whole elementary school so I find this conversation so relevant!! You guys are so great!! I love this show now and I love that John Crist is being real/raw and authentic! Thanks John Crist for showing up and bringing so much to our world!!
watching this with a heavy heart.....praying for you John...we all make mstakes…..God loves and will forgive you. heaven knows I am no aint either....wish I could talk and help you bro. find peace through God
Another thought...and I'm sure this isn't a new thought but what comes to my mind on stuff like this is, "Take your thoughts captive." But, it's so hard! I had to go to Celebrate Recovery to conquer my anger. Got lots of healing but yet still had some abandonment issues. Got prayed over for my adoption type issues and had more victory. But still I was so needy in some situations... then I found, "Exchange Ministry" where you ask God to you the lie you believe and then you renounce it and replace it with truth. Wow what a difference this has made. Prayers for healing for everyone in this boat. Many blessings to y'all. :)
I am so proud of the host and John for being so transparent about wellness! Congratulations on having awareness and a spiritual experience, yah! Welcome to the spiritual family...John I would treasure meeting you in person some day!
John, it's not true that you won't be as successful once the healing happens You will be a truer version of yourself (right where God wants you) and will actually be more effective at anything that is God's best for you! There is great freedom ahead for you!
Your words are so truthful. To look at our neighbors and show them love while looking up at Jesus, will ripple through. Some days we need a re-charge! - I still like southern sarcasm and laugh and laugh when someone gets it.
John! I can't imagine anyone NOT liking you! But haters are gonna hate, I suppose! Know that your banter makes me laugh! I think you are absolutely darling and I love it that you are finding the success you have worked for. Sending you a super hug!
John, you have a very kind spirit. It shows! Thank you for making me laugh, but rest assured I am praying that God continues to hold you close, giving you His undivided attention.
Found John through his collaborations with Trey Kennedy. Read up on him, and seeing what he's done, gone through, and lived....and seeing his honesty and transparency makes me respect and love him and support him all the more!
I greatly enjoyed watching this video! Thank you John for sharing so transparently. Thank you Wally for hosting John and being willing to discuss vulnerable topics. This video challenged me to think about areas in my life where I could benefit from counseling and working through deep issues.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m just happy he mentioned Tim Hawkins 😅 I guess if it brings me joy... Yeah they for sure need to bring Tim on the podcast sometime!
I absolutely loved this video. It’s so nice when you can relate to the artists.. when someone like him is brave enough to put aside the “comedian artist” and and open up about personal stuff, it makes the person even more Godly, more lovable... That’s the main reason why I love Way FM, ‘cause you guys don’t pretend to be perfect Godly people, you are human being like us with struggles. And we all can relate to you guys, and know that we are not alone. And sharing these experiences can help and confort others going through some very hard times. God bless every single one of you
This is awesome! If we were all honest, we would admit that we have mental health issues. I have finally made peace with mine and know how to confront it when it rears it's ugly head. Another thing that was brought up, was to look at others as "what happened to make you this way". Something which God has been dealing with me this past year.
I just moved back to NE Ohio from Nashville 8 mths ago-I was blessed to go to the Living Centered program while still in TN. Onsite is amazing and difficult to put into words what you experience there-you really did it justice- I am trying to save up to experience Living Centered ll and more bacon of course! -Thank you John for your transparency today. I use humor to protect myself, and escape, however I have not been brave enough to share my comedy beyond my office space! I know you said you get in your head about the negative comments and the haters but I truly pray you find a way to keep pressing and keep pursuing the truth over man's opinion. You got me through some dark days recently and for what its worth-I can tell you put your heart & soul into all the jokes you write and sketches you bring to fruition. Thank you Wally & crew for bringing John on and giving him the space to pour out into others. Missing my Nashville peeps! Was good to watch this tonight! ❤ BTW Tim Hawkins& John together are a great combination-
That was so awesome to see the down to earth John Crist! I LOVE THE DOWN TO EARTH JOHN!! I give him so much respect for sharing the soft and hurtful side of him! Bc I can relate to that so much from my childhood being an orphan immigrant from Korea! God Bless you John and thank you for making people laugh so much!!
So it looks like he went into an intensive therapy program ... great discussion. I'm guessing these allegations came out as his year into next was blowing up. Too bad because we were really big fans.
John Crist is the male version of me!! The story about people on the plane not doing anything... YES!!! What is wrong with them?! LOVED watching this! Thank you!
For so long we have listened to the adversaries voice (remember he is the prince of the air) and thats our comfort zone even though we do not desire it. We must learn to listen to our Heavenly Fathers voice instead to find our true identity thus healing and wholeness.
john crist is my favorite comedian of all time. clean humor that makes my chest hurt from laughing so hard. once, ok twice, i laughed so hard i farted from watching some of his skits! keep on keeping it real john.
He's my comedian crush few days ago when i watched a facebook vid of him for the first time, then i started searching here on RU-vid more of his vids and i realize i had a crush on his old look. I still like his laugh but I'm broken hearted to see he looks so tired and always sleepy now..
John is such an awesome guy! Betty, Wally and Bekah, you are all awesome too! You should have the Anthem Lights guys on the show, that would be so much fun! Love u all!
Love John. ❤ But sadly, I heard he had some... _issues_ ....last year, so it's good that he was wise enough to know that something needed to be dug into and he got help for it. I hope & pray he's now better than ever, and the Lord blesses he and his act going forward! ❤
John is transparent and I love it. I always admit to everyone I love and am addicted to social media. No one wants to admit it, but I do. No shame. I love it. It is what it is.
Such a hilarious comedian I can’t get enough…I respect you even more now that I know you had a similar childhood that I’ve had…we basically raised ourselves.
This is great. I had similar experience in a 12 step Celebrate Recovery program where I had to face my own prejudice towards people i perceived as 'worse off' than me.
This interview is amazing. It sheds light on a topic that as Christians we do not like to address. We like to pretend that we don't have any issues because to admit them would make us less than we are.Or that we are not trusting God. We believe that therapy is only for the unsaved people. But that is not true. Thanks for bringing this into the open!!
Thanks for letting us see another side of you, I think fame could actually destroy anyone! Glad u r taking care of yourself, your laughter is a blessing and contagious. What a gift u have been blessed with, keep running the race John!! Love in Christ
All those feelings are rooted in pride. I totally get it. It is a struggle. But to follow Christ you can't love to be liked or even let it get to you. Easier said than done but it's the truth.
Every. Thing. He. Laughs. At. He is literally jokes about he has really done. So interesting to watch it and know what has come forward that he had been doing.
It really is a known thing among therapists that comedy comes from pain and when comedians get well and resolve their anger they are not as funny. John is different because his early pain is now accompanied by The Holy Spirit. There is still a great deal of humor in our world. Thank God.
God's blessing, brother Life has its struggles, but God is faithful. God chose you to to go through this for others that are fighting similar battles. Thanks for sharing your story.
I really appreciated the depth, humor and rawness of the topics discussed. This was really interesting and thought provoking. Thank you so much for this. B
I love John, and Wally I love you, I’ve been listening to you since WayFM took over our local Christian station years ago! 😂 However, I don’t know where you all are in your walks with the Lord, but it just sucks that John felt like he had to go outside the church to get some help. Like I believe local churches need to be better equipped to help folks in situations like this. Because I’ve had similar struggles as John, I was homeschooled and had major insecurities about being left out of things and such. However, Jesus tells us to cast our cares on Him, meaning whatever mess we’ve been through, lay at the cross, like Jesus is the God of peace and He wants us to surrender to Him and Scripture tells us how to do that. It’s perplexing to hear John say that people telling him to read the Bible got him in trouble. Like bro! It’s the Word of God which has the power to renew our minds! Like come on bro! The root of all of our issues is sin and just talking about sin doesn’t help us one bit.
God can use all sorts people in our lives - including non-Christians - to help us. It doesn't have to be a church per say. We're all human, we all have shortcomings. We shouldn't put certain groups - such as Christians - above others. It would be easier if things were black and white like that - Christians good, everyone else bad. But life's not that simple. That's why we keep our eyes on God - to give us that discernment and wisdom to help us make good choices in who/what is good for us and who/what isn't. Also, we're not all at the same point. I do believe the Bible is the only way to truly get to know God and to understand Him. But sometimes people aren't in the right mindset to be able to appreciate the Bible for what it is. God can see where they're at and help them grow so that one day, they can read the Bible and be improved by doing so. Right now John is talking about his struggles - that's great. I think discussing our personal battles with sin is a big part of repentance. It also encourages other people who are going through the same thing - and we all are, if we're honest with ourselves. To me, John seems like he is recognizing that things need to change in his life and in his outlook. That is great! The beginning of having a sincere, personal relationship with God is when we can see how low and hopeless we really are. If we don't realize we need help, we'll never go looking. Don't give up hope for John. God is in control and is doing more for John than any of us ever could.
"All of these people you meet seem like they're fine. In some ways, I hope that they're not, and their hearts are like mine" - NEEDTOBREATHE song "Wasteland" We all struggle in this world. Thank you for being honest about it.
John, this was an awesome interview/podcast. I've seen you perform in STL and you're amazing! The serious side of you is just as captivating and inspiring! I struggle with being from a big family and those childhood memories define/hurt/haunt me and well! Very cool you expressed yourself and shined a positive light on mental health! Thank you!!
It breaks my heart when I think of him as a little guy, feeling hurt. We all have painful experiences that affect us as adults. Rather than being judgemental it should help us have empathy.
Crist is so cool. Seems like a genuinely nice guy. I’m kind of surprised that he hasn’t dated in 10 years but I’m sure there’s someone perfect out there for him.
Everything, every situation is about a choice, free will! When going on one of those "camps" lots of people think that they are cured. But the reality is: it's just the beginning. Imagine how hard it must be when you don't even have Jesus in your life. God our father ALWAYS makes a way! So happy for Crist and the fact that he is liquidating all that isn't from God. Keep on going sweetie!
That was so interesting. I love john and watch everything I can of his. I’m happy to know he’s real and deals with stuff just like the rest of us. God bless him in every good way. I enjoyed your show for the first time now but intend to,follow. Enjoyed 👍🏻
I am reminded of something I grew up hearing: “Walk a mile in their shoes before you criticize and accuse.” If this could be lived out by everyone these days. Imagine!
Had no idea John had so much going on inside. Comedy masks a lot I guess. God is doing a great work in you, John. And He will also use you to minister to others. Praying for you.
I'm actually glad to hear that John, as a Christian, realizes and is bothered by the fact that he's always bothered/complaining as a result of his act that uses that, because it's not a fruit of the Spirit and not to be in a believer's life. Complaining replaces gratitude, and then your life becomes all about you instead of Jesus and His Kingdom. Obviously we all have real and honest observations of things he points out--ESPECIALLY about other Christians--and they are indeed funny, but to make your life around that is going to grieve your Spirit in the long-run. I think the reason Michael Jr. is flourishing now in his career is because he is literally using it as a way to GIVE to people and literally asks God for what to do between jokes and bringing the world closer to God. He doesn't rely on complaining/frustration. I honestly don't think every style of comedians can be adopted by Christians without affecting their life and John's realizing that now. Famous, non-Christian comedians that complain about stuff in their act are a norm in the culture (the more annoyed they come across, the better they're received), but that's also the norm for anyone who doesn't have the peace of Christ. John's a very real dude, who I believe is sick of all the phoniness in Western "Christianity," but has not realized his full potential or purpose in what God can use him for amidst it all. That was me and it backfired until I learned how Holy Spirit wanted to live through me and it changed my life forever. I pray John finds that true calling for him too. Just a thought...
Lol I totally get that, family's really good at finding what hurts us and doing it. When I was in criminal justice I found it interesting that more than half of murders were family hurting/killing family. It's sad, your family can bring life to you or death to you in so many different ways.