Some phrases from scripture work their way into your personal language, and “exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think” (Ephesians 3:20) is one of those, at least for me.

In this episode, I explore:
✨ How Abba’s abundance isn’t limited by our ability to plan or perform
💭 Why we struggle to trust, even when we say we believe
🌵 What it means for Him to make “a road in the wilderness” and “rivers in the desert”
⚖️ How our lack doesn’t cancel out His sufficiency
🕊️ And why protecting your peace might be the most spiritual decision you make this year

It’s an honest, meditative look at how Yahweh’s goodness often shows up in ways that don’t make sense - and how that might be the best news of all.

In this episode, I share life updates - from welcoming a new baby girl to navigating paternity leave, shifting priorities, and rediscovering grace in the creative process.

Ever felt like parts of your identity are being stripped away? Like your roles, routines, and “go-to strengths” are vanishing — and with them, your sense of self?

Me too.

In this deeply personal episode, I reflect on the crucifixion of Christ — not just as a historical event, but as a mirror for our own painful transitions. I ask:

🩸 What do we look like without all the “muscle”?

🪞 What if the identity we’re mourning… was never the full picture?

🙌 And what if the stripping away is actually how we find real life?

✨ In this episode:

• ​ The emotional + spiritual gut-punch of identity loss
• ​ How Jesus’ suffering helps us redefine strength
• ​ Romans 8: a Father who doesn’t reject, but teaches
• ​ Why “keeping it together” might be the very thing holding you back

💬 “He didn’t look like a savior. But He was never any less of a king.”

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📝 Reflection Questions:

• ​ What identity is being peeled away right now? Does it hurt?
• ​ What have you let define you… that God is gently (or not-so-gently) asking you to surrender?
• ​ What version of “life” are you being invited to lose — so that you can truly find it?

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This one might be challenging — but that’s kind of the point. 👀

If we believe God is real…

if we really believe Jesus is who He says He is…

and that the Holy Spirit lives within us…

👉 Why are we so often content with being the “Christian version” of things instead of just being excellent?

Why do we feel the need to label and brand everything with ✝️ crosses, 🕊️ doves, 🐟 fish, and 📖 verses?

Are we leading with the symbols because we don’t fully trust the substance?

Are we afraid we can’t actually hang in the marketplace without the religious shorthand?

In this episode, I talk about what it might look like to live in such a way that:

✨ we embody the cross

✨ we embody the resurrection

✨ we embody the Word

✨ we embody the light

Not just quote Scripture — but become living expressions of it.

Not just build “Christian culture” — but culture, period.

This is a call to legitimacy.

Not in a prideful way — but in a bold, Spirit-empowered, whole-hearted way.

We weren’t meant to be JV. 🏈

And if Christ lives in us…

why are we acting like we don’t belong on the field?

🙅 No shame.

🙅‍♂️ No shade.

Just an honest invitation to consider how we show up in the world — and what we might be settling for.

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“This doesn’t feel like part of the plan…”

“This isn’t what I had in mind…”

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📝 But whose plan?

🧠 And whose mind?

With us being fresh off Holy Week, this episode dives into 8 instances in the life of Christ that, let’s just say, don’t feel very royal - but ended up being some really crucial and beautiful parts of his story, and consequentially part of OUR story.

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