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MercyCast

MercyCast

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Have you ever hit a wall and asked yourself, "What do I do now? How will I ever get past this?" If you are human and have a pulse, you probably have. The MercyCast is a podcast dedicated to learning the subtle art of compassion through the adversity of everyday life. Join Raleigh Sadler, the host, as he has honest and thought-provoking conversations with friends he has met along the way. Each Wednesday, listen to the encouraging true stories of people, like you and me, who are learning compassion through hard times. For more information and show notes, go to mercycast.com.

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  • Wayne Jacobsen on love beyond performance.

    Wayne Jacobsen on love beyond performance.
    2026/06/10
    There are moments in life that expose what we really believe. A cancer diagnosis. A fractured relationship. A loss we never saw coming.In this conversation with Wayne Jacobsen, we talk about what happens when faith moves beyond performance and becomes a lived experience of God's love. Wayne shares deeply personal stories—from surviving a cancer diagnosis to navigating one of the most painful seasons of his 51-year marriage—and reveals how God's presence met him in places where easy answers could not.For decades, Wayne has invited people to move beyond religious striving and into a relationship rooted in love. His newest book, Just Love, explores a powerful truth: righteousness isn't about earning God's approval. It's about learning to receive His love and allowing that love to transform how we see and treat others.This conversation challenged me personally. We discussed the difference between living for love and living from love, how God often takes the initiative long before we recognize it, and why genuine compassion grows out of being deeply loved ourselves.In this episode, we discuss:Why do so many of us spend years trying to earn a love God has already given?The difference between knowing about God's love and actually living loved.How performance-based faith keeps us trapped in fear and control.Why God's presence is often discovered in pain rather than certainty.What Wayne learned through a devastating crisis in his marriage.How unresolved trauma can shape our relationships and understanding of ourselves.Why love is not an obligation but the natural overflow of a heart experiencing God's affection.The connection between justice, compassion, and loving the person right in front of us.How to stop trying to fix people and start being present with them.What it means to trust God when circumstances make no sense.Key TakeawaysYou Don't Have to Earn What God Has Already GivenWayne spent decades trying to earn God's approval before realizing he was already loved. Everything changed when he stopped waking up trying to be loved by God and started waking up as God's beloved.God Often Initiates Before We NoticeMany of us think we're searching for God, but Wayne reminds us that God is often the One pursuing us. The Father draws us long before we recognize His presence.Love Changes How We Walk Through SufferingWhen Wayne's wife unexpectedly left after 46 years of marriage, everything in him could have reacted with fear, anger, and a sense of control. Instead, years of learning to trust God's love allowed him to remain present, patient, and compassionate through one of the hardest seasons of his life.Justice Flows From LoveRather than seeing justice as another religious obligation, Wayne argues that God's love naturally produces a life marked by compassion, mercy, and care for others. Love fulfills justice because love fulfills us.The Next Person MattersWe often think about changing the world while overlooking the person directly in front of us. Wayne reminds us that the Kingdom of God is often expressed through simple acts of presence, curiosity, compassion, and care.Memorable Quote"I spent the first 42 years of my life trying to earn the love of God that I already had and didn't know it." — Wayne JacobsenResources MentionedJust LoveHe Loves MeFinal ThoughtsOne thing Wayne said continues to stay with me: God's goal isn't only bring us into heaven someday. His desire is to free us from the constant need to prove ourselves so we can live in the freedom of His love today.When we stop striving to earn God's affection, we're finally free to love the people around us—not because we have to, but because we've already received more love than we could ever exhaust.That's where compassion begins. That's where mercy becomes real. And that's where lives begin to change.If you are interested in reading Wayne’s books, please go to the links above.You can follow Raleigh on Twitter and Instagram.Thanks for listening. We want to hear from you!Email us at info@mercycast.com.For more conversations like this one, check out my book, Vulnerable: Rethinking Human Trafficking.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-mercycast/exclusive-content
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  • Callie Priest on how the church can impact foster care.

    Callie Priest on how the church can impact foster care.
    2026/06/03
    Every child needs a place to belong.A home where they are known. A place where they are safe. A family that sees them for who they are—not simply for the circumstances that brought them into foster care.In this episode of MercyCast, I sat down with Callie Priest, Director of Strategic Partnerships at WinShape Homes. What made this conversation especially meaningful was discovering that Callie and I first met more than a decade ago while I was meeting at a church where she served. Since then, God has continued shaping her passion for vulnerable children and families.Callie shared how her journey began with a family adoption that opened her eyes to the realities facing children without permanent families. Later, ministry opportunities around the world—including a life-changing visit to a cemetery community in the Philippines—deepened her understanding of vulnerability and God's heart for those who often go unseen.Today, Callie helps churches engage foster care in practical and meaningful ways. Through WinShape Homes, she equips churches to support foster families, care for children impacted by trauma, and create environments where healing and belonging can flourish.One of the most powerful parts of our conversation centered on a simple truth: many churches want to help, but often feel unprepared. Callie shared how a foster family in her church helped her recognize an important gap. Churches were encouraging foster care without fully understanding how trauma impacts children and families. That realization transformed her approach to ministry and strengthened her commitment to trauma-informed care.I appreciated Callie's honesty. She reminded us that faithfulness doesn't begin with expertise—it begins with awareness. We don't have to know everything before we take a step. We simply need to be willing to see the needs around us and respond.We also talked about what Callie calls the "curb cut effect." Originally designed to help people in wheelchairs navigate sidewalks, curb cuts ended up helping everyone—parents with strollers, delivery workers, and the elderly. The same is true when we care for vulnerable children. When we make room for those most in need, entire communities benefit.One of the strongest themes throughout our conversation was that foster care is not someone else's issue. It affects our communities, schools, churches, and neighbors. And for followers of Jesus, it presents a tangible opportunity to live out the gospel.The story of foster care points us back to the story of redemption. We were all in need of rescue. Through Christ, we have been welcomed into God's family. Because of that, we are free to open our lives, homes, and churches to others.You may never become a foster parent. But you can support a foster family. You can invite someone to your table. You can learn the names and stories of children in your community.Sometimes belonging begins with something as simple as showing up, paying attention, and making room for someone who needs to know they matter.Key TakeawaysGod often uses ordinary experiences to open our eyes to the needs of vulnerable children.Foster care is a community issue that impacts far more people than we often realize.Churches can play a vital role by becoming trauma-informed and supporting foster families well.You don't need to be an expert to make a difference—you simply need to be willing to engage.Caring for vulnerable children strengthens both families and the broader church community.Foster care reflects the heart of the gospel: welcoming others into a family where they belong.Memorable Quotes"The opposite of poverty isn't wealth. The opposite of poverty is enough." — Callie Priest"We don't rescue people. We get to be a conduit for what God is doing." — Callie Priest"When we care well for the most vulnerable, everyone benefits." — Callie Priest"The church doesn't just support foster families. Foster families are a gift to the church." — Callie PriestResourcesLearn more about WinShape Homes and how churches can engage foster care in their communities.Listen to MercycastIf this episode encouraged you, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who wants to learn how compassion can transform communities. Together, we can learn the art of compassion through the adversity of life.Learn more about Callie and her work on her podcast. Follow Winshape homes on instagram.You can follow Raleigh on Twitter and Instagram.Thanks for listening. We want to hear from you!Email us at info@mercycast.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-mercycast/exclusive-content
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  • Rachelle Starr on healing father wounds.

    Rachelle Starr on healing father wounds.
    2026/05/27
    Some conversations stay with you long after the microphones are off. This was one of them.In this episode of the MercyCast, I sit down with my longtime friend Rachelle Starr — founder of Scarlet Hope, author of Outrageous Obedience, and one of the clearest voices I know on mercy, trauma, exploitation, and the love of God.We talk about her new documentary, He Calls Me Daughter, a powerful film exploring father wounds, identity, healing, and what happens when women who have spent their lives feeling abandoned begin to believe they are truly seen by God.This conversation moved me deeply because it gets to the heart of things.We talk about the hidden wounds people carry from absent, abusive, distant, or emotionally unavailable fathers — and how those wounds often shape vulnerability, exploitation, addiction, performance, overworking, relationships, and identity in ways we don’t even realize.Rachelle shares stories from nearly two decades of serving women in strip clubs, online exploitation, trafficking, and the adult entertainment industry through Scarlet Hope. She explains how their ministry now reaches exploited women across the country through digital outreach, including text-based intervention with women being trafficked online.One story in particular wrecked me: a woman trapped in exploitation for nearly ten years receives a single text message from Scarlet Hope — and that moment becomes the beginning of her freedom.We also talk about:The rise of online sexual exploitation and traffickingWhy “daddy issues” is often a cruel oversimplification of real traumaCompassion fatigue and burnout in justice workThe difference between being a savior and being a neighborHow healing rarely happens overnightWhy faithful presence matters more than quick fixesThe power of staying when it would be easier to walk awayOne of the most moving moments of the episode is when Rachelle shares the story of Priscilla — a woman she met in a strip club who wanted nothing to do with God, Christians, or ministry. Over years of consistency, meals, conversations, and love, everything changed.Not through pressure.Not through performance.But through presence.If you’ve ever wrestled with wounds from your past, burnout, identity, faith, trauma, or what it means to truly love people well, I think this episode will meet you where you are.In This EpisodeFather wounds and healingHuman trafficking and online exploitationTrauma-informed ministryCompassion fatigue and burnoutScarlet Hope’s outreach workThe documentary He Calls Me Daughter.Faith, identity, and belongingHospitality, mercy, and long-term presenceTechnology and trafficking interventionWhat it means to be called “daughter.”About Rachelle StarrRachelle Starr is the founder of Scarlet Hope, a ministry serving women in the adult entertainment industry across the United States. She is the author of Outrageous Obedience and appears in the documentary He Calls Me Daughter, which explores the impact of father wounds and the healing available through God’s love.Listen to MercycastIf this episode encouraged you, share it. And if the Mercycast has impacted you, subscribe, leave a review, and help us continue having honest conversations about faith, suffering, justice, and the mercy of God in a broken world.Listen to her last episode on MercyCast. Follow Rachelle and Scarlet Hope here:instagram.com/rachellestarr.coinstagram.com/thescarlethopefacebook.com/thescarlethopetwitter.com/thescarlethoperachellestarr.coscarlethope.orgWatch the documentary, He Calls Me Daughter. You can also get a copy of her book—Outrageous Obedience: Answering God's Call to Shine in the Darkest Places—at Amazon.You can follow MercyCast on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.You can follow Raleigh on Twitter and Instagram.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-mercycast/exclusive-content
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    41 分
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