Free / Be.


Be free to love.

Be free to fail.

Be free to act a fool.

Be free from everyone else’s vision for your life.

Be free to give your life away, for the common good, to speak life where there is death.

Be free from the inner-loop of self-condemnation in your head.

Be free from that discouraging word today.

Be free to speak when you’re most afraid.

Be free to dream.

Be set free, by truth so bitter and sweet.

Be.

— J.S.

Our Story, Carved of Grace and Glory: What It Means To Glorify God, The Most Important Purpose of our Lives


Hello beloved wonderful friends!

This message is titled: Our Story, Carved of Grace and Glory: What It Means To Glorify God, The Most Important Purpose of our Lives.

It’s about the very Christianese phrase “glorifying God” or “bringing God the glory,” and why this is perhaps the most important thing we could learn about the emptiness and fulfillment of our lives.

Stream here or download directly here!


Some things I talk about are: Our Christianese church-language that we never question, when you walk into a crowded room and you suddenly hear the desperate clawing fight for validation, the Main Character Syndrome when we treat everyone like supporting props for the Movie of Me, the insane frothing monster we become in rush hour traffic, the overarching meta-narrative of the Bible in one rushing swoop, how to anonymously donate a kidney, and when Jesus finally returns with 100 million angels at the final conclusion of the universe.

Be blessed and love y’all!

— J.S.