What comes out of you when you don't get your way?

In this episode, Brant reads a powerful essay built around an African proverb and Jesus' teaching about trees and fruit. If you want to know what kind of tree you're dealing with, don't listen to what it says — look at it's fruit. Bump into the tree and see what falls.

From viral meltdowns to personal moments of sarcasm and pride, Brant talks about our habit of defending our own goodness — and the freedom that comes when we stop pretending. Because when something ugly spills out, we can't say, "That's not me." It is.

But change is possible. Abiding with Christ reshapes us over time, so that when we're bumped, what falls is patience, forgiveness, and love instead of toxicity.

In this episode, Brant shares part of a conversation with Marty Solomon (host of the BEMA Podcast and author of The Gospel of Being Human) about what may be the most overlooked command of Jesus.

If loving our enemies was once the defining mark of early Christians, why does it feel almost niche now? This conversation wrestles with a big question: How did something so central to Jesus' teaching become so rarely discussed in churches today?

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In this episode, Brant walks through Colossians 3 and highlights a simple but often overlooked truth: no one is going to do your spiritual formation for you.

"Clothe yourselves… rid yourselves… set your minds…" — these are decisions we have to make. Grace isn't opposed to effort; it's opposed to earning. If we want to become people marked by compassion, humility, gentleness, and peace, we have to actively put off anger and malice and put on Christlike character.

Brant also shares insights from a fascinating study of those who sheltered Jewish families during the Holocaust, revealing that deep spiritual habits formed long before crisis were what shaped courageous responses later.

If we want to respond well when pressure comes, the work starts now.