The Race, Based on Ecclesiastes 9:11–12

A reflective episode for anyone who’s been doing “all the right things” and still wondering why the results don’t match the effort.

We’re told from a young age that life rewards the fastest, the strongest, the smartest, and the most prepared. But Ecclesiastes interrupts that tidy narrative with an inconvenient truth: the race is not always won by the swift.

In this episode of Sacred Disruption, I sit with Ecclesiastes 9:11–12 and explore what it really means to live in a world where timing, chance, and forces beyond our control shape outcomes just as much as effort and intention. This is a conversation about ambition, disappointment, faith, and the humility required to keep running even when the finish line keeps moving.

The Race invites us to release the illusion of control, question hustle culture—even in spiritual spaces—and trust God in the unpredictability of the journey. Not every loss is a failure. Not every delay is denial. And not every race is meant to be won the way we imagined.

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Grown-up conversations hit differently when it’s your own child sitting across from you. In Episode Seven, I sit down with my son Stephen — now a full-grown man with his own mind, his own memories, and his own truth.

We unpack what it really looks like to parent a Black son into adulthood while unlearning the rules we were handed. We talk responsibility, identity, expectations, and the places where love evolves as both people grow.

This is an honest, reflective, sometimes funny, sometimes tender conversation about the long arc of parenting. The little boy becomes the man — and the mom becomes a new version of herself right alongside him.

If you’re a parent, a son, a daughter, or anybody doing the work of breaking cycles, this one will land deep.

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🎙️ New episode of Sacred Disruption: DISRUPTION…The kingdom of heaven isn’t somewhere far away—it’s within you.

You are the ruler of that inner kingdom. The way you treat others is the reflection of how you rule yourself. If your words carry grace, your reign is rooted in love. If your actions are harsh, your throne is built on unrest.

How you lead within determines what flows without.

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