The Journey of Becoming!
Welcome to a space for honest conversations about faith, struggle, growth, healing, and becoming. Through stories, reflections, and real-life experiences, The Prodigal Journey explores what it means to navigate life authentically while pursuing deeper meaning, hope, and transformation. There’s no pressure to have everything figured out - just room to grow, wrestle, ask questions, and keep moving forward.
Recent Episodes
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Sept. 1, 2026
What Does Emotional Maturity Look Like? | The Life of Jesus | Formation Series
What if becoming more like Jesus doesn’t mean becoming less emotional—but becoming more whole? We explore the emotional life of Jesus and what His grief, compassion, anger, exhaustion, and surrender teach us about emotional maturity for men.
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Aug. 12, 2026
Navigating the Complexity of the Male Inner World | Formation Series
This podcast episode delves into the critical yet often neglected realm of men's inner worlds, emphasizing the necessity of self-examination and emotional awareness. We, as men, frequently articulate our external responsibilities with precision while neglecting to address the condition of our hearts. This episode serves as a poignant reminder that without acknowledging our internal struggles, we cannot genuinely surrender them to God. We explore the implications of this neglect, pondering how so
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Aug. 5, 2026
Who Is Forming You? | The Power of Spiritual Formation
In this first episode of a new series on formation, I explore a question that has been shaping my own life: Who or what is forming you? I reflect on experiences in church, men’s ministry, and discipleship, and explain why conversations about leadership, purity, marriage, and responsibility—while important—don’t always answer the deeper question of who we are becoming. Drawing from the life of Jesus, this episode examines how our habits, relationships, communities, and daily practices quietly sha
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May 26, 2026
Eroding or Refining? | Navigating Toxic Environments
Welcome To The Prodigal Journey! How do you know when a hard season at work is actually shaping you, versus when it's quietly breaking you? I think a lot of us - especially if you're a person of faith - have been taught to endure, to stay, to be faithful no matter what. To be the light in dark places. And there's truth in that. But what happens when the place you're in isn't just difficult, it's unhealthy? When it starts affecting your clarity, your peace, your physical health, even your sens
Recent Blog Posts
March 18, 2024
Remembering The Forgettable Jesus
When someone says the name “Jesus” what comes to your mind? Do you recall his character or something about His love and sacrifice for you? Maybe a specific story in the Bible that had an impact on you? Or do you see a person in your mind like Jim…
Feb. 5, 2024
11 Years Later
“I ache, O Lord, with a new sadness rooted deep in the soil of my existence… How can I ever make an accounting of what has been lost, except to say that it weaves through all my days, as far back as I can remember? For I have lost one of my clos…
Oct. 22, 2023
Do You Care About People or For People?
Spiritual Abuse Part 2 The Issue Words matter. The more I talk to people about their experiences of spiritual abuse, I have started to realize how important words are and how important it is for us to define what we mean. It seems like we hav…
