What if true worship doesn’t start with a song… but with honesty?

In this episode, I’m joined by my sister, Jenna McDonald, as we talk about the importance of being real with God. Not polished. Not performative. Honest.

We discuss how pretending, hiding, or trying to “clean ourselves up” before coming to God actually keeps us from experiencing Him fully. True worship begins when we drop the mask — when we bring our doubts, frustrations, questions, and even disappointments to Him.

God isn’t intimidated by your truth. He invites it.

If you’ve ever felt like you had to have it all together before approaching God, this conversation is for you.

Let’s talk about the kind of honesty that leads to real intimacy — and the kind of worship that flows from it.

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Video Edited by Humphrey Caswell Jr.
Music by Isaiah Garcia

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The wilderness isn't glamorous. It's refining, confusing, and lonely. In this episode, I share what my wilderness season taught me - and what no one prepares you for.

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Video Edited by Humphrey Caswell Jr.
Music by Isaiah Garcia

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In this episode, I open up about my recent experience with church hurt — what happened, how it affected me, and what God began showing me through it.

This is a conversation about healing, perspective, and holding on to Him when it would be easier to walk away.

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Music by Isaiah Garcia

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Season 4 is finally here, and I’m back. In this first episode, I share what life has looked like since my last episode and the journey God has been taking me on behind the scenes. We talk honestly about sanctification—what it really looks like, how uncomfortable it can be, and how God has been refining my heart, my faith, and my obedience. This episode is a reflection, a testimony, and an invitation to walk through the process with me as we grow closer to Him.

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Music by Isaiah Garcia

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In this episode, I have the privilege of honoring one that came before me. Elder Victoria Griffin is a powerful and anointed worship leader, elder, preacher of the Gospel from New York City. This woman of God helped to shape my life, my ministry and my voice.

We got a change to talk about her journey to Christ, how she became a worship leader, the challenges and lessons she learned along the way. She dropped so much wisdom in this episode. I hope you catch it!

She and her husband are the founders of an organization called My Brother's Keeper located in the heart of the Bronx called Morrisania. They are a faith based organization formed to aid, assist and provide outreach services to under privileged youth and families in need in urban neighborhoods. The goal of this organization is to meet the holistic needs of the families in the communities they serve and to improve their overall quality of life.

If you would like to know more and or give to this organization, click on the link, https://www.mbknyc.org.

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Music by Isaiah Garcia

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On this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the powerhouse, Michelle Marie. We are talking about her journey to Christ, to becoming a worship leader and to becoming a mom for the first time. Michelle is an anointed worship leader, artist, singer and songwriter based out of New York City.

If you would like to get her music, check out below:
Latest Single - Shot Gun: https://tr.ee/lV_LFOZ5YL
Latest EP - Foreign: https://tr.ee/50X_dg6lk9

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In this episode, I sit down with Michael Bethany to explore his incredible journey of faith and worship. Michael shares how he navigated leading worship in unfamiliar spaces, tackled racial tensions during 2020, and prioritized intimacy with God. We also laughed a lot and had a good time talking about church! Let's Get Into It!

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Music by Isaiah Garcia

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We are continuing the conversation about the "divide" between the worship and production teams in church. Why is it? How is it? How can we fix it? Let's get into it!

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