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Unanswered Prayers or Still in a Mess?

What do you do when you’ve prayed, waited, believed… and Jesus still hasn’t changed the thing you desperately want Him to fix?

In Episode 72 of the OnePastor Podcast, “What If Jesus Doesn’t Fix What You Want Him to Fix?”, we look at Paul’s thorn, Jesus in Gethsemane, and what real faith looks like when the circumstances stay hard.

This episode is for anyone who is tired of easy Christian answers and needs to know this: Jesus may not always change the situation, but He has not abandoned you in it.

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What if the peace you’ve been looking for doesn’t come from getting more control — but from finally realizing you were never meant to carry it all?

In Episode 71 of the OnePastor Podcast, “It Was Never Mine to Begin With,” we talk about what changes when you really believe your time, plans, relationships, future, and even your life belong to God. This is a conversation about surrender, loss, stewardship, and learning to live with open hands instead of a clenched grip.

If you’ve been carrying too much, worrying about what comes next, or trying to hold together things you were never meant to control, this episode is for you.

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Episode 69: I Went Anyway — When Grief Makes You Want to Stay Home

Today, Donnie shares a deeply personal reflection after attending an Out of the Darkness Walk in memory of those lost to suicide.

Remembering his first wife, Tamara, and friend Danyelle, Donnie talks about the pain of grief, the temptation to avoid painful reminders, and the quiet courage of showing up anyway.

Through the story of Jesus weeping with Mary and Martha in John 11, we’re reminded that love doesn’t always come with answers. Sometimes it simply comes with presence.

A heartfelt episode about loss, faith, friendship, and the beauty of a church family that loves and serves together.

If you’ve lost someone to suicide, this episode is especially for you.

Scripture: John 11:17–36; Romans 12:15; Galatians 6:2.

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OnePastor Podcast | Episode 68: Do the Next Good Thing

Feeling overwhelmed? Falling behind? Not sure where to start?

Sometimes life feels like too much, and even the smallest step seems impossible. But what if God isn't asking you to fix everything today?

In Episode 68, we explore Galatians 6:9–10 and discover how small acts of faithfulness, fueled by God's grace, can help us move forward—even when we're tired, discouraged, or starting over.

You don't have to fix everything today. Just do the next faithful thing.

🎙️ Join me for a little encouragement, biblical truth, and a reminder that you're not finished.

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OnePastor Podcast | Episode 67: Tired, Not Finished

What if you're not at the end of your rope… you're just exhausted?

Even Elijah, after witnessing fire fall from heaven, found himself under a tree ready to give up. But God's response might surprise you.

In this episode, discover why your exhaustion doesn't mean God is finished with you, and how His strength meets us when ours runs out.

Tired is a condition. Finished is a conclusion. Don't confuse the two.

📖 1 Kings 19:1–18 | Matthew 11:28–30

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Episode 66: Fearfully Made

What does it really mean to be fearfully and wonderfully made—especially on the days when you don’t feel wonderful?

In this episode, Donnie unpacks Psalm 139 and the powerful truth behind those familiar words. Your worth isn’t determined by comparison, performance, appearance, or the opinions of others. You were known before you performed.

“You are not an accident to manage. You are a work of God to steward.”

📖 Psalm 139:13–14
“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”

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In Episode 65 of the OnePastor Podcast, Donnie gets personal about what it means to be “poor in spirit” in a world obsessed with success, attention, and self-promotion. Through Matthew 5:3, he explores the freedom of taking off the mask, admitting our need for Jesus, and trusting God with the outcomes we can’t control. It’s an honest conversation about anxiety, identity, grace, and learning to live with open hands and eyes on Jesus.

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Episode 64: What Version Are You?

What version of you shows up when life gets hard?

The strong one who carries everybody else? The people pleaser? The achiever? The controller? The anxious, tired, frustrated, or wounded version of you?

Sometimes we develop ways of living just to survive a difficult season—and long after that season ends, that version of us keeps showing up.

In this episode of the OnePastor Podcast, Donnie Lafferty explores a powerful truth from Chapter 5, “Versions of Me,” in his new book The Quiet Me Remembers: We do not always live according to what we know. We often live according to what feels most real.

You may know God loves you and still feel unwanted. You may know you are forgiven and still carry shame. You may know God is faithful and still live controlled by fear.

But your past may explain you—it does not get to name you.

Donnie challenges us to identify the version of ourselves that has been showing up lately, examine what that version believes, and then ask the most important question: What does God say is true?

Maybe God isn’t asking you to manufacture a better version of yourself.

Maybe He is helping you remember who you already are in Him.

Your hardest season does not get the final word. Jesus does.

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Life has a way of pulling us away from what matters most. In this episode, Donnie Lafferty shares a heartfelt message about God's relentless pursuit of His children and the hope of restoration found in Christ. Drawing from Scripture and his own journey of loss, grief, and healing, Donnie reminds us that no matter how far we've wandered, God is always inviting us home. As he reflects on the heart behind his upcoming book, The Quiet Me Remembers, this episode offers encouragement to anyone longing to rediscover God's presence in the midst of life's noise.

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