Most people avoid conviction—yet Jesus said it would be one of the Holy Spirit's primary works.

"When He comes, He will convict the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment." John 16:8

In this episode, we unpack why the word conviction carries so much fear and misunderstanding, and how it has often been confused with guilt, shame, condemnation, or religious pressure. We explore the difference between human self-judgment and Holy Spirit conviction and why only one of them actually leads to freedom.

True conviction doesn't crush you or manipulate you into change. It doesn't shout, accuse, or heap shame on your failures. Instead, it gently reveals truth, opens your eyes, and invites you to see from God's perspective. In the light of what is right, what was wrong becomes clear without condemnation.

We talk about personal convictions versus legalism, unity of the Spirit amid differing convictions, and why trying to "fix yourself" through guilt is a false substitute for real transformation. This conversation also addresses why waiting on God's conviction, rather than forcing change, leads to lasting freedom and deeper alignment with His heart.

If you've ever felt stuck knowing something was wrong but unable to truly change…
If you've confused guilt with God's voice…
Or if you've grown weary of striving without transformation…

This episode reframes conviction as kindness, rescue, and revelation and invites you to rediscover it as something worth craving.

Grief is often reduced to the loss of a loved one, but grief shows up in far more places than we realize. In this conversation, we explore the many forms of loss that shape our lives: unmet expectations, broken relationships, lost identity, career changes, shattered hopes, and even the quiet grief of growing older or watching our children change.

Drawing from personal stories, Scripture, and lived experience, we talk about how unrecognized grief often disguises itself as anger, numbness, anxiety, or restlessness. We discuss why skipping grief doesn't make us stronger, but instead leaves us misaligned within ourselves, and how learning to name loss is a critical part of emotional and spiritual health.

This episode also reflects deeply on Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus, not as a distant miracle worker, but as one who enters fully into human sorrow. Jesus doesn't rush grief away; He steps into it, weeps with those who mourn, and redeems it from the inside out.

If you've ever thought, "It's not like someone died, so why do I feel this way?" This conversation is for you. This is an invitation to recognize grief honestly, allow yourself to hope again, and trust that God can bring beauty, compassion, and healing even from the losses we were never meant to carry.

Grief feels unbearable because it was never meant to be familiar.

In this episode, we sit with the weight of loss and explore why grief feels so disorienting, uncontrollable, and deeply personal. Through raw personal stories of losing a child and losing a mother, we talk about why death still shocks us, why the pain doesn't follow a timeline, and why trying to "get over it" often does more harm than good.

Drawing from Scripture, especially Isaiah 11, we reflect on the truth that we were created for a world without death, danger, or loss and how grief exposes that disconnect. We wrestle with the sting of death, the waves of sorrow that come without warning, and the reality that healing doesn't mean forgetting. Some wounds leave scars, and those scars matter.

This conversation reframes grief not as something to manage or suppress, but as a reflection of love, a reminder of our mortality, and a tether to eternity. We talk about why Christians don't grieve less than the world, but differently and how pain, when allowed to have its way, can open our hearts rather than harden them.

If you've ever felt angry at how unfair loss is, confused by your emotions, or unsure where God fits into your grief, this episode invites you to stop rushing the process and start understanding what grief is really pointing you toward.