What is one thing you're carrying right now that Jesus already paid for?

That's the question we leave every listener with at the end of this episode — and it's worth taking seriously before you answer it too quickly.

As America marks 250 years of independence, we zoom out to look at where the idea of freedom actually started in this country. The faith of the Pilgrims. The God-language woven throughout the founding documents. The conviction that rights come from a Creator, not a government.

But the episode quickly turns inward — because the bondage most of us are actually fighting isn't external. It's the lies. I am helpless. I am unlovable. I am worthless. Three categories that are at the root of almost every internal struggle — and that Scripture has been speaking to for thousands of years.

We get personal about our own stories of feeling trapped on the inside while looking fine on the outside. And we walk through what it looks like to step into the freedom Jesus actually offers — not freedom to do whatever you want, but freedom to finally live the way you were created to live.

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