Rooted in Psalm 78 and God's choosing of David — a shepherd boy pulled from the sheepfolds to guide Israel "with upright heart and skillful hand" — Chris opens with a practical meditation on waking up early, walking through the morning routines of Jocko Willink, Tim Cook, Anna Wintour, and The Rock to make the case that the first battle of the day is won before the world wakes up. He then pivots to the twelve tribes of Israel, noting that their names — unlike our modern habit of naming children after relatives or making names up — each carry a specific meaning given by God, asking what it means to be called by a name the Lord himself chose. The episode sits with the mystery of divine election and what it looks like to be faithful to a calling you were given before you understood it.

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