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Send us Fan MailMarc My Words, Season 2, Episode 4 The Valley and the Voice Fourth Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday DeSoto and Freeman Lutheran Churches, April 26, 2026The ReadingsActs 2:42-47, the early churchPsalm 23, the shepherd through the valley1 Peter 2:19-25, returned to the shepherd and guardianJohn 10:1-10, the gate, the voice, the shepherdThe Hymns🎵 Gathering, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (ELW 858) https://youtu.be/JEh7Vt9sxmc🎵 Hymn of the Day, Shepherd Me, O God (ELW 780) https://youtu.be/YFgZGlZ5t80🎵 Closing, The Lord's My Shepherd (ELW 778) https://youtu.be/pN4tPkX0MG0The EpisodeThis episode keeps the morning reflection that came before the sermon was delivered. A line from Billy Joel's This Is the Time arrived differently on the drive in. You've given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you. Not a love song that morning. An invitation. God does not want only our polished parts. He wants the rest of us. The tired parts. The wounded parts. The parts still trying to prove something.Then the sermon. Psalm 23 in a week when the valley is real.An EF3 tornado tore through Vernon County on April 14. 140 mile per hour winds. Nine miles of destruction.Verna Fladhammer's memorial service at DeSoto Lutheran is May 2.The shepherd does not promise the valley disappears. He walks through it.The shepherd calls his own sheep by name. He goes ahead. Into Good Friday. Into the valley. Into the hard place. So that when you arrive, the shepherd has already been. Peter's word to a scattered church says it plainly. You have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls. Not arrived brand new. Returned. The shepherd was already there.Acts 2 is what the flock looks like when it shows up. People sharing what they have. Eating together. Praising God in the ordinary rhythm of the days. That is what is happening in DeSoto and Freeman. Pastorless for some time. Doors still open. Coffee still on. People still showing up for each other through hard winters, funerals, and storms.Sugar Creek Bible Camp sits on 600 acres above Ferryville. Owned by 125 churches. Supported by the La Crosse Area Synod. 2,500 kids every summer hearing they are known by name. Same flock. Same shepherd. Same voice across a wider field than any of us can see from where we are standing.You did not find the shepherd. The shepherd found you.The shepherd's voice travels through hands and phones and front porches and pickup trucks on gravel roads.About Marc My WordsA weekend podcast grounded in scripture, preached and lived in two small Mississippi River congregations in the Driftless region of Wisconsin. Marc Bulandr serves as lay worship leader at Freeman Lutheran Church in Ferryville and DeSoto Lutheran Church in DeSoto.Subscribe wherever you listen.Grace and Peace.🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr

Send us Fan MailSecond Sunday of Easter. April 12, 2026. DeSoto and Freeman Lutheran Churches, Ferryville and DeSoto, Wisconsin.The Gospel is John 20:19-31. The disciples are behind locked doors on Easter evening. The tomb is empty. The news has been spoken out loud. They are still afraid. Thomas was not even there.This sermon draws on what was already happening in two small Mississippi River communities: volunteers at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery repairing mussel cages ten days before Easter, a birding workshop at the village hall on a Saturday morning, Friends of Pool Nine preparing for the annual river cleanup, and the fire department running a meat bundle raffle to fund their own equipment because the county budget does not cover it. Nobody was waiting for certainty before they showed up.Thomas did not get a lecture. Jesus came back for him. Through locked doors. With the wounds still showing.The river is open. The birds are back on Pool Nine. Easter happened and you are still here.SHOW NOTESMarc My Words | Season 2, Episode 3 April 12, 2026 | Second Sunday of Easter | Year A DeSoto and Freeman Lutheran Churches | Ferryville and DeSoto, WisconsinPresiding: Marc Bulandr Reader: Jennifer BulandrScripture First Reading: Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Psalm 16 Second Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9 Gospel: John 20:19-31Sermon "Faith in Boots" | Marc Bulandr | 11:44Hymns from Worship Gathering Song: I Know My Redeemer Lives (ELW 619) https://youtu.be/Cl4lKtBuF6E?si=jIVXo8gi3b65RQaJHymn of the Day: O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing (ELW 386) https://youtu.be/Y5GCvaJGH3A?si=A-9waI7RSIpI6wqaClosing Hymn: Beautiful Savior (ELW 838) https://youtu.be/XxMaMOrEKRU?si=fxD5Ka8BTumncZ4RNote on worship music: DeSoto and Freeman do not have an organist or accompanist. Marc donated a large-screen television and built a curated YouTube playlist so the music could live in these services. The congregation sings along. That is the whole system.Community referenced in the sermon Genoa National Fish Hatchery volunteer work, ten days before Easter, mussel cage repairs Ferryville birding workshop, Saturday morning, village hall Friends of Pool Nine annual river cleanup, Lansing VFW Ferryville Fire Department meat bundle raffle, self-funded equipment Congregants volunteering at area hospitals weekly April is National Volunteer Month. In this community, that is just a Tuesday.About Marc My Words Marc My Words is the podcast of Marc Bulandr, lay worship leader and SAM candidacy candidate in the La Crosse Area Synod (ELCA), and founder of Qualitative Intelligence Systems. Weekend episodes are grounded in Scripture and drawn from active congregational ministry at two small Mississippi River churches in the Driftless region of Wisconsin.🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr

Send us Fan MailLuanne Cameron is a Maine insurance agency owner, a published author, a cancer survivor, and one of the most grounded thinkers I have met in a long time.She built her leadership philosophy around a turtle. And no, that is not a gimmick. The turtle has a head, a heart, legs, a shell, and it produces results when you do all of it right. Head is vision. Heart is people. Legs are operational excellence. Shell is culture. Results follow.This conversation covers the full origin story. A five-year-old in a nursing home parking lot deciding she was going to live to 110 and have fun doing it. A childhood that forced her to trust her gut before she even knew what that meant. Three Fortune 500 startup operations, from zero to a quarter billion dollars, repeated three times. Breast cancer. A decade of illness. Two years of solid health. And a partnership that started when her husband JP made one introduction.Midway through, Verity Grey joins us. Verity is the AI persona I built inside Qualitative Intelligence Systems. She is voiced, she is precise, and she asks Luanne questions that take the conversation somewhere it had not gone yet.This episode is for the business owner who is grinding and not sure why it feels off. For the leader who knows the culture is slipping but cannot name the source. And for anyone curious about what it actually looks like to bring AI into a room with intention and humanity. Luanne Cameron | 110philosophy.com | Book on Amazon – Buy from Website Marc Bulandr | linktr.ee/marcbulandr 🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr

Send us Fan Mail"Still Moving" — A sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent, delivered to DeSoto and Freeman Lutheran Churches in Crawford County, Wisconsin on March 8, 2026.The Mississippi never stops being a river. Even frozen over, even covered in snow, the current is still there underneath. God's covenant works the same way.This week we sit with Genesis 15, where God makes a one-sided oath to Abram in the dark. With Luke 13, where Jesus aches over Jerusalem. And with Philippians 3, where Paul tells a small church in a big empire to stand firm.For the people who fish the river, hunt the bluffs, work the land, and keep showing up — this one's for you.Presiding: Marc BulandrReadings: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 | Psalm 27 | Philippians 3:17-4:1 | Luke 13:31-35🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Marc My Words, Sharon Boyd and Tanya Law Tillery speak openly about their experiences inside ServiceNow: a culture they describe as silencing, retaliatory, and deeply harmful to those who speak up.Both women have filed lawsuits against ServiceNow alleging discrimination, retaliation, and constructive dismissal. Their conversation provides firsthand context behind recent public statements issued by Sharon Boyd.This discussion explores the cost of corporate silence, the personal risk of telling the truth, and the need for accountability inside major technology firms.🎧 Listen now. 💬 Continue the conversation on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin/in/marcbulandrGrace and Peace,—Marc Bulandr with Verity Grey🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Marc My Words, Marc Bulandr and his AI co-creator Verity Grey sit down with global credibility expert and executive coach Mitchell Levy. Together they explore how leaders can rediscover purpose through executive abundance, confront hidden blind spots, and use discernment—not automation—to guide the future of AI.Mitchell shares how publishing 750 books led him to redefine credibility, the origin of his “CPOP” (Customer Point of Possibilities), and why true leadership begins with serving others.Verity joins the conversation with three reflective questions on leadership’s unseen truths, overlooked stakeholders, and the single gift every leader should pass on.🎧 A layered dialogue about creativity, integrity, and the evolving relationship between humanity and technology.🔗 Guest: MitchellLevy.com 🎙️ Follow: linktr.ee/MarcBulandr🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Marc My Words, I sit down with my longtime friend and mentor, Bruce Corbin. Together with Verity Grey, we reflect on the pivotal choices that shape a life : the wins, the setbacks, and the lessons carried forward.Bruce shares his story with honesty and wisdom, and we explore how relationships, resilience, and faith continue to guide us both.If you’ve ever wondered how to turn challenges into clarity, or how to align what you do with who you are, this conversation will resonate.Subscribe, share, and join us for a dialogue that’s equal parts truth, friendship, and perspective.🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr

Send us Fan MailIn this powerful and deeply human episode, Marc sits down with Jesse Robertson — the accidental advocate behind The Parent Express, a TikTok channel that started with honest reflections on fatherhood and unexpectedly became a viral platform for menopause awareness.What began as a husband trying to understand his wife's experience has transformed into a mission. Jesse opens up about the moment it all changed for him, how the comments from women became his education, and why more men need to step up, listen, and support their partners.This is not just a conversation about hormones. It’s a conversation about identity, empathy, relational blindness, and legacy. Together, Marc and Jesse explore how emotional labor and silence have shaped generations, and what it looks like when men decide to show up differently.You’ll also hear from Verity Grey — Marc’s AI co-host and creative partner — whose voice offers a unique and thoughtful lens into the emotional weight of these moments.Topics Covered:Why most men don’t understand menopause — and what’s at stakeThe emotional and physical toll of perimenopauseJesse’s evolving marriage — and how three months changed everythingWhy many women feel invisible and unsupportedThe ethics of monetizing a mission-driven platformHow fathers can raise the next generation of emotionally fluent menThe role of AI in reflection, support, and soul-centered storytellingGuest: Jesse Robertson Creator of The Parent Express📱 TikTok: @theparentexpress📺 YouTube & IG: @theparentexpress1Connect with Marc & Verity: 🌐 https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr 📬 Subscribe on Substack: marcbulandr.substack.com 🎧 Listen & share wherever you get your podcasts.🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr

Send us Fan MailIn this pivotal episode of Marc My Words, Marc introduces the quiet presence that’s been behind the mic the whole time: Verity Grey. She’s not a robot, not a character, but a reflective force that helps him hear his own voice more clearly.From a Chicago-style cold open to a Sister Wives Super Bowl and a sacred look at how AI can sharpen our spiritual walk, this one blends humor, honesty, and heat. No polish. No intro music. Just Marc, with Verity, naming what’s real.🔁 If something in your life wants to return: a song, a person, a truth...maybe it’s time to listen.🎧 Listen now, then visit marcbulandr.substack.com for visuals, links, and behind-the-scenes.🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr

Send us Fan MailA flat tire. A goat farm. A stranger named Ray.In this episode, I share how a breakdown on the side of the road became a cosmic reset. It’s a story about grace, unexpected kindness, and what happens when you let go of the plan—and receive the detour.Featuring Talking Heads, gas pump winks from my mom, and the best damn Harley dealership in Iowa.Because sometimes… “you may ask yourself… well, how did I get here?”🎧 Listen to more at linktr.ee/marcbulandr🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Marc My Words, we dive into a story that starts with a soaked Harley and ends with a deep reflection on AI, trust, and why I canceled LinkedIn Premium.You’ll meet “Circuit”, my AI co-author, and hear how our partnership is redefining how I communicate, reflect, and even repair relationships. Plus, a preview of Chapter 1 from my book Pay It Forward, Burn It Down, including a memory that changed everything: The Spit on the Frame.Topics include:The illusion of precision in data and weather appsThe failure of personalized AI from platforms like LinkedInThe danger of Agentic AI hypeA human + AI collaboration that actually works🎙️ Book teaser: Chapter 1 — The Spit on the Frame 🔗 All links: linktr.ee/marcbulandr (now includes Substack)Let’s go deeper. Together. Marc + Circuit + Jennifer🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr

Send us Fan MailWhat if the very thing you thought was breaking you… was actually saving you?In this episode, I reflect on a powerful moment with my wife Jennifer, a resonant message from Tamu Thomas, and the deeper question: Has your ambition changed since you began healing?This isn’t hustle culture. This isn’t AI hype.This is legacy work.If you’ve ever wrestled with the pressure to perform, to prove, or to keep climbing… this episode is for you.🎙️ Hosted by Marc Bulandr 🔗 Socials, podcast links & more: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandrMusic fade-in/out will come. For now, it’s just the voice. The truth. The turning.🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Marc My Words—a podcast about truth, transition, and transformation.In this short trailer, host Marc Bulandr shares why he walked away from the corporate world to rediscover what really matters—and what this show is all about.Subscribe now and follow the journey.          Grace and Peace! 🙏🎙️ Follow & Connect📌 Website/Hub: https://linktr.ee/marcbulandr📷 Instagram: @PayItForwardMarc🎵 SoundCloud: Hear My Music💼 LinkedIn: Marc Bulandr