🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 52

Title: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

Description:

It’s August 25th at 7:13 a.m., and I’m standing on the side deck of the Global Mercy, overlooking Freetown, Sierra Leone. Yesterday felt monumental—I launched my Substack with my first article, celebrated with Krystal, spent the day with my kids at the pool, and even relaxed with a show at night. But this morning, something felt off. When I opened my laptop, I discovered that my entire Substack—my “official launch”—was deleted. Turns out I accidentally erased it while cleaning up an old account on my phone.

So here I am again, back at square one, sharing a Crumb Confessional because that’s what this is about—real life, raw obedience, setbacks, and starting over. I sang Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger” to Krystal in the shower, laughed it off, and remembered: this is life. Setbacks, restarts, and spiritual warfare that tries to keep me down. But I’m committed to coming back stronger, to keep telling people about Jesus, and to let this be part of the story.

I talk about:

• Launching my Substack article and celebrating with Krystal.
• Spending the day at Country Lodge with my family.
• Accidentally deleting my entire Substack account.
• Processing frustration, laughter, and perspective.
• Singing “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger” to Krystal.
• Recognizing spiritual warfare in setbacks.
• Committing to rebuild and move forward stronger.

💡 Highlights & Timestamps:

00:00 – Morning on the deck of the Global Mercy, overlooking Freetown.

04:15 – The excitement of launching my Substack and sharing it with Krystal.

09:10 – Realization that the whole Substack was deleted by mistake.

14:00 – Singing Kelly Clarkson in the shower as comic relief.

18:45 – Seeing the setback as part of spiritual warfare, but choosing resilience.

🧠 Core Takeaway:

Setbacks happen—sometimes by our own mistakes—but they don’t define the story. What matters is how we respond, and whether we let it make us stronger in Christ.

🙏 Closing Line:

Crumb Confessional #52 — Try to keep me down, devil, you’re not going to succeed.