Grace, Grit & Grounds: The Fight in the Grain

Some pieces fight you from the very beginning. In this episode of Grace, Grit & Grounds, I finally take on a piece of wenge wood I’ve been avoiding for years. Picked up from a specialty lumber shop in Alaska and carried through multiple moves, this dark, dense, and unforgiving wood turns into one of the toughest projects I’ve worked on. Wenge isn’t easy. It resists. It catches. It demands patience and precision. And somewhere in the middle of that fight, I started to see something familiar. Because the truth is… a lot of us live like that piece of wood. Still showing up. Still working. Still pushing forward. But wrestling with questions we don’t always say out loud… about purpose, identity, and whether we’re really as solid as people think we are. This episode is about that fight. The resistance in the grain… and in us. It’s about what happens when God keeps shaping us, even when we push back. And why having a solid foundation matters when the work moves to the inside. Stick around to the end… this one turned out better than I expected. If this resonates with you, like, subscribe, and share it with someone who might need it. Grace builds what grit sustains. #Woodturning #Woodworking #WengeWood #TurningWood #Woodshop #MensMentalHealth #FaithAndWork #ChristianMen #Purpose #ImposterSyndrome #SpiritualGrowth #FaithJourney #GodsWord #BibleTruth #ChristianLiving #GraceGritGrounds #StayFaithful #KeepGoing #MensWork #CraftAndFaith