Power and Profit

What were you made for? If you're honest, the drive for power, influence, and reward isn't something to be ashamed of — it's wired into you by God. In this episode, we open with a bold claim straight from Genesis: you were created to rule. But dominion without love leads to exploitation, not flourishing. The question isn't whether you pursue greatness — it's how and for whom. Drawing on Jesus' redirection of His disciples' ambition in Mark 9, Darrell shows that God isn't asking men to abandon the profit motive or shrink from leadership. He's asking them to reorient it. The race is real — you may just be the only one facing the right direction. This episode also takes a hard look at eternity. Leaning on Jonathan Edwards, the parable of the minas, and Paul's sobering image of gold and hay burning in the fire, Darrell asks the question every man needs to sit with: What are you building, and will it survive? Investing your entire life in earthly currency only to arrive at eternity with a suitcase full of money you can't spend — that's the tragedy the gospel rescues us from. If you want to leave this life knowing God and having stewarded well, this episode will challenge you to begin with the end in mind, align your ambition with the Kingdom, and pursue the eternal reward God Himself promises to those who seek Him.