Being “on fire for God” all the time is starting to take its toll on Addie Zierman as she starts college in Minnesota, meets a boy named Andrew, and heads overseas for a year that will change her life.

Addie Zierman, Lizzie Goldsmith, and Aria Sivick talk about toxic relationships, religious trauma, the legacy of the book “When We Were on Fire,” and other themes and key moments from the first episode of the audio drama.

Addie Zierman grew up “on fire” for God in the ‘90s, not understanding the dark side of this us-versus-them evangelical Christian faith she’d inherited.

Coming Sept. 24: The full-cast audio drama based on Addie Zierman’s memoir about growing up “on fire” for God, and what happened when that fire went out.