"You Cannot Become What You Already Are" | Ep. 92 with Rev. Ryan Wiksell

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What if everything you've been striving to become… you already are?The Reverend Ryan Wiksell — Episcopal priest, church planter, and co-author of The Last Seder of James — joins Dea Irby for one of the most theologically rich and practically grounding conversations yet.Ryan shares why belonging is the one unique thing the church has to offer, how a WWII military lesson completely changed the way he thinks about reaching people, and what happened when he planted a coffeehouse church between the bars and galleries of downtown Springfield, Missouri — open mic nights, conversational sermons, and all.He also opens up about co-writing a historical novel set in a first-century Jerusalem dungeon on the last night of James, the brother of Jesus — and why the Jewish roots of our faith matter more than most Christians realize.And then there's the quote that reframes everything: you cannot become what you already are. Salvation, Ryan says, is not transformation. It is remembering. It is reclaiming. It is returning to who God made you to be all along.This one will stay with you. Here's the link to the book: https://ourfatherabraham.com/

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