Discipleship on Fire is Season 3 of the Jesus, Justice + Mercy podcast, exploring Christian discipleship, justice, and faith in a complex world.

New episodes begin January 15th

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Here’s to a faith that tells the truth, refuses silence in the face of harm, and follows Jesus all the way into healing and justice.

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Christian discipleship and spiritual formation are not about resolutions, self-improvement, or fixing yourself at the start of a new year. In this New Year mini-episode of Jesus, Justice & Mercy, Kristen offers a different invitation, one rooted in humility, formation, and becoming more like Christ.

This is not a resolution episode.

Instead, we reflect on Christian discipleship and spiritual formation as a slow, faithful process shaped by God, not productivity tools. Drawing on the biblical image of the potter and the clay (Jeremiah 18:1–6; Isaiah 64:8), this episode explores spiritual formation as slow, patient shaping rather than self-improvement. Paul later echoes this imagery in Romans 9:20–21, reminding the early church that formation begins with humility, recognizing ourselves as clay in God's hands. We also explore why so many of us try to fill spiritual hunger with things that can organize our lives but cannot hold our souls, and why that leaves us exhausted.

This episode also highlights the distinction between legalism, cultural power, and Christlikeness, reminding us that justice is not a prerequisite for faithfulness; it is the fruit of a life shaped by Jesus.

If you’re weary of “New Year, New You” faith, this episode invites you to pause, breathe, and begin again, without pretending.

In this episode, we explore:

• Christian discipleship as formation, not performance
• Why resolutions and optimization can’t shape our souls
• The potter and the clay as a model for spiritual formation
• Christlikeness as the true goal of faith
• Justice as the fruit of the Spirit, not a checklist
• Letting weakness, humility, and openness guide our growth

Kristen also invites listeners to revisit Season 2 episodes that resonate with where they are right now and to reach out with questions or topics they’re eager to explore.

Email kristen: kristen@kristenannette.com

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Here’s to a faith that tells the truth, refuses silence in the face of harm, and follows Jesus all the way into healing and justice.

RESOURCES:

www.kristenannette.com

Holy Disruption: Reclaiming a Justice-Rooted Faith course info and interest list

Justice Coaching options!

"Find your justice mindset" quiz!

Advent of Justice God With Us invites us into the heart of Advent’s final theme: love, not romantic or Hallmark movie love, but the justice-rooted, presence-filled love Isaiah proclaimed, and Jesus lived.

In this Christmas Eve episode of Jesus, Justice & Mercy, Kristen explores Isaiah 7 and Isaiah 11, tracing how Emmanuel, God with us, was first a sign of real hope for people in crisis, and later became fully visible in Jesus.

This episode reflects on:

• Emmanuel as God’s commitment to presence, not distance
• Isaiah’s vision of justice that centers the poor and disarms violence
• Why God chooses closeness over control and presence over power
• How Jesus fulfills Isaiah’s hope through a life of humility, compassion, and solidarity
• What it means to practice presence in a world shaped by fear, injustice, and exhaustion

As we move through the quiet space between Christmas and the New Year, this episode invites listeners to slow down, receive God’s nearness, and consider how love that comes close can reshape both our faith and our lives.

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Here’s to a faith that tells the truth, refuses silence in the face of harm, and follows Jesus all the way into healing and justice.

RESOURCES:

www.kristenannette.com

Holy Disruption: Reclaiming a Justice-Rooted Faith course info and interest list

Justice Coaching options!

"Find your justice mindset" quiz!