Certainty feels safe, but it often shuts our ears and hardens our hearts. We open up about a different way to live: faith as trust, not as a denial of doubt. From a striking AA moment of surrender to memories of growing up under apartheid, we trace how humility and the image of God can dismantle false hierarchies and invite real healing.

We share the story of a man who began to pray without belief and discovered the first liberating truth: “I’m not God.” That shift in posture becomes a doorway to change, revealing how recovery, spirituality and honesty work together. From there, we return to a church where black, white and Indian neighbours stood together at the table, a counter-narrative to the culture outside. The teaching that every human being bears God’s image confronts prejudice at its root and reframes how we see leadership, community and responsibility.

Along the way we question where we place our trust when leaders fail and certainty tempts us to stop listening. We talk about the King we do not deserve, the danger of mistaking control for courage and the everyday practices that keep love real: asking better questions, forgiving when it costs, blessing the person in front of us. If you’re weary of noise and hungry for a steadier centre, this conversation offers a clear, grounded invitation to live with curiosity, courage and compassion.

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What if the way we talk about love is quietly shaping us into consumers rather than companions? I take a hard look at the easy phrase “love is love” and test it with two simple images: murky “water is water” logic and a monk’s punchy reminder that loving the taste of fish isn’t the same as loving the fish. From there, we open a path toward a thicker, truer love—one that is presence before payoff, gift before grasp.

I share why presence is the truest currency of love, drawing on Metropolitan Anthony Bloom’s picture of prayer as simply being with God: I look at God, and God looks at me. That posture exposes our habit of treating people like dispensers of feelings. We dig into how attention, patience and honesty transform relationships from transactions to places of rest. Along the way, we name the cultural drumbeat of “my needs, my feelings” and show why that tune leaves us lonely, while self-giving love paradoxically fills us with durable joy.

We also face the hard edge: love costs. To love someone for their good means emptying space inside ourselves for them to live and grow. Yet those who water others are watered in return, not by a neat bargain but by the deeper law of gift. Anchored by the Christian vision that God is love—self-emptying, steadfast, stronger than death—we consider how ordinary choices of presence can heal our homes, friendships and communities. Join me to reimagine love not as a slogan but as a way of being that lasts. If this resonates, subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review telling me how you practice presence in love.

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A dark, rain-slick road. Headlights flash, water pools under a bridge, and a stranger glides through the flood like it’s nothing. That simple moment sparks a bigger reflection: we don’t become ourselves by sheer willpower—we learn by following people who have crossed before us.

We unpack why imitation sits at the heart of being human, from sport to spirituality. Think about how you learned to shoot a basketball: you didn’t invent footwork from scratch; you watched great players and repeated what worked. The same is true for character, courage, and prayer. Tradition isn’t a dusty archive; it’s a living current that carries tested wisdom through teachers, parents, guardians, priests, and monks. Authority, at its best, is stewardship for the sake of those who follow, not another layer of control. We talk candidly about the limits of the “be your own guru” mindset and why community keeps you honest when life turns into deep water.

From there, we turn to Theophany and the claim at the centre of Christian faith: Jesus Christ shows what it means to be fully human. He doesn’t coach from the shore; he steps into the river and makes a way. We explore how his life, teachings, and sacrifice model a path we can actually walk, and how the saints and faithful people around us—friends, coaches, elders—translate that path into daily choices. By the end, you’ll have a practical lens for choosing role models who carry the kind of weight that comes from fidelity, not flash, and a gentle push to name the people you trust as guides.

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