On this episode of Untuck Your Cross, I sat down with
Emmanuel Ansongdanquah — founder of the Calgary-based
Christian clothing brand Engraved Fashion. Emmanuel
started the brand at 16 years old, rooted in Isaiah
49:16, and has been building it ever since. We talked
about the Bible camp night that changed everything, the
embarrassment of posting when nobody knows you, zero
sales on day one, a car accident that totalled his
mom's car in his first week of university, the friends
he had to cut off, the moment his brand was called a
duplicate, and what it looks like to keep building for
God when your faith is at its lowest.

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Can Christians struggle with anxiety and still trust God?

This is a different kind of episode. No studio, no guest, no filter.
Just Denis at 11pm in his mom's workroom, being honest about
something he's been carrying for months: Christian anxiety,
double-mindedness, and the real struggle to trust God through
internship rejections, pressure, and a mind that won't stop.

He talks about staying up until 2am, feeling the weight of school,
a part-time job he's praying every day is his last, and a job market
that keeps sending rejection emails. He locked himself in the bathroom
and read the entire book of James. The first paragraph stopped him
cold, being double-minded, one side believing God, the other in
complete disarray. That's exactly where he's been.

This isn't polished. There's no clean ending. Just an honest look at
what it actually looks like to walk with Christ when your mind won't
quiet down, and why trusting God can feel impossible even after He's
proven Himself time and time again.

If you're a Christian struggling with anxiety, or anyone asking
whether God actually has a plan, this one's for you.

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What happens to an athlete when sport is the
only identity they have ever known, and then
it disappears?

Steve Sellers, chaplain for Canada's Olympic
Training Center in Calgary & Canmore since 1994 and author of Field
Guide to Athlete Chaplaincy, has spent 40 years
in the rooms most people run from. In this episode
we talk about athlete identity crisis, gold medal
depression, why retirement can lead to suicidal
thoughts, and how joy rooted in Christ is the only
foundation that survives the end of a career.

We cover:
- The 4 roles of a sports chaplain
- Why everyone retires unfulfilled — even Olympians
- The atheist speed skater who got baptized
- The courage to stay when everyone else runs
- Joy as a performance multiplier
- My own story of addiction after COVID took
football away

Steve Sellers Book Field Guide to Athlete Chaplaincy: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/field-guide-to-athlete-chaplaincy/9781038314727.html

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Joshua Yee grew up carrying weight that most people never have to face. His mom was told to abort him — and chose to keep him anyway, even when it cost her everything.

That choice set off a chain of events that included hardship, a moment he can only describe as supernatural, a football dream, and an altar call that changed the direction of his life. Now Josh is a youth pastor pouring into the next generation in Calgary's toughest neighborhoods.

This episode goes deep on identity, sacrifice, and what it looks like to steward influence when no one's watching you on the O-line.

🎯 IN THIS EPISODE:

• Josh's testimony: from a difficult childhood to a miraculous turning point at age 12
• Why his mom's choice to keep him shaped his entire worldview
• How football taught him selflessness before ministry did
• The day he sacrificed his CFL dream at a Bible college altar
• What it takes to lead youth in Calgary's roughest areas without burning out
• How to build your identity in Christ when the game is over

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What if you grew up hearing about Jesus your whole life, but nobody ever told you the full story?

In this episode of Untuck Your Cross, I sit down with evangelist and church planter Cesar Parra, whose testimony starts with street fights in Toronto's Jane and Finch, nearly bleeding out in an operating room, and a promise made to God before going under the knife. What followed was a complete life transformation — and a mission to make sure nobody else hears an incomplete gospel.

• What the complete gospel actually is and why most people only get half of it (complete gospel explained)
• The D4 framework: Design, Downfall, Delivery, Decision (Christian evangelism for beginners)
• The D5 method for sharing your faith naturally in everyday life (how to share the gospel with friends)
• Christian dating, being equally yoked, and what to do when you fall for a non-Christian (Christian dating advice for young adults)

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