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Deep Water Labs

by Jason R. Owens

Conversations about what happens when following the plan costs more than you expected.

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Episodes

  1. When You are Too Tired to Be Spiritual

    Some seasons leave us physically exhausted, emotionally depleted, and spiritually numb. We still want to pray, trust God, and move forward—but we barely have enough energy to make it through the day. In this episode, Jason explores what it means to follow God when you're simply worn out. Is...

  2. When Mindfulness Isn't Enough: The Christian Search for Communion

    Mindfulness has become mainstream — in workplaces, schools, counseling offices, apps, leadership training, and conversations about anxiety, burnout, attention, and emotional health. And honestly, I understand why. People are exhausted. Distracted. Overwhelmed. Hungry for stillness. Hungry for an...

  3. When You Need More Than Encouragement

    For years, I had faith, prayer, Scripture, church experience, and a sincere desire to follow God. But I did not have a clear category for spiritual formation. I needed it desperately. I just did not know what it was called. In this episode, I reflect on the moment I began to see spiritual…

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  4. Do You Want God — Or the Life You Thought He Promised?

    What happens when God allows loss, or a closed door to become part of our spiritual formation? In this episode, we look at the life and writings of François Fénelon, a 17th-century French archbishop, spiritual writer, and teacher whose life brought him close to power — and then into public...

  5. When a Prophet Becomes Dangerous: The Story of Savonarola

    Girolamo Savonarola is one of the most fascinating and unsettling figures of Renaissance Florence. He was a Dominican friar, a fiery preacher, a moral reformer, and eventually one of the most controversial religious voices of his age. He preached against corruption, luxury, vanity, and spiritual...

  6. What Are We Really Signing Up For When We Follow God?

    What are we really signing up for when we tell God, "Your will be done"? In this episode of the Deep Water Labs podcast, Jason Owens reflects on the life of Madame Guyon, a French Christian mystic from the 1600s whose deep surrender to God was followed not by ease, comfort, and quick blessing—but...

  7. I Thought God Was Calling Me - Then Everything Fell Apart - Part 3

    In Part 3 of the podcast, I go deeper into the process of making sense of life when things do not unfold the way you expected. In the previous episode, I talked about disappointment and disillusionment — what happens when calling, faith, work, and hope seem to collide with painful reality. In…

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  8. I Thought God Was Calling Me - Then Everything Fell Apart - Part 2

    What do you do when you believed God was leading you — and then the story collapses? In this episode, Jason continues the Deep Water Labs origin story: the sense of calling, the risk of saying yes, the pain of watching things fall apart, and the long confusion that followed. This is not a tidy...

  9. I Thought God Was Calling Me - Then Everything Fell Apart - Part 1

    A third kind of calling story—what happens when you follow God's lead, take the leap, and still fall flat. Honest reflections on faith, desire, and the confusion that follows when obedience doesn't produce the outcome you expected.

  10. When the Plan Didn't Work Out

    Nothing went catastrophically wrong—but enough went sideways to force a deeper question: What am I actually building? In this episode, Jason reflects on what happens when you plan carefully, show up sincerely, and life still doesn't follow the script. This isn't about quick fixes or inspirational...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Conversations about what happens when following the plan costs more than you expected.

HOSTED BY

Jason R. Owens

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