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What if your creativity didn’t have to be perfect to be powerful? In this final episode of the Kingdom Creativity series with Charity Williams, we explore what happens when you let go of pressure, partner with heaven, and just create. From a breakthrough moment sparked by the question “Does it have to be a something?” to stories of unexpected impact, this conversation is a reminder that your art — and your voice — doesn...

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What if your creativity wasn’t just a talent, but an avenue for divine encounter? In this third episode of our Kingdom Creativity series, Michele chats with Charity Williams of Hope Words to explore how kingdom creativity bypasses mental filters and hits the heart straight on. From healings sparked by paintings to spontaneous salvation through freestyle rap, we explore how creativity is far more than art — it’s a condui...

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Creative expression isn’t just a hobby — it’s a divine partnership. In this soul-stirring, second conversation with Charity Williams of Hope Words ministry, we explore how following God’s lead in creating can silence comparison and the inner critic, and can awaken fresh, new vision. From painting a “green person” during worship (“Really, God?”) to navigating the tension between creative expression and church culture, Ch...

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Ever wonder if your creative expression truly matters in God’s kingdom? In this inspiring and joy-filled conversation, Michele Kus interviews Charity Williams, founder of Hope Words, whose journey from the ICU to prophetic painting shows us that creativity isn’t just a hobby but a divine partnership with heaven. 

In this episode, the first in our Kingdom Creativity series, Charity shares her remarkable journey of discove...

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Have a Friday night Trinitarian dance party! 

You were not created to stand outside the circle of divine love, watching from a distance. You were made to join the dance! 

Baxter Kruger describes the Trinity not as a triangle of distant persons, but as a circle of shared life — Father, Son, and Spirit in eternal, joyful communion. This is perichoresis — a Greek word meaning mutual indwelling, often described as “a dance.” ...

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Tired of pretending to be who others expect you to be? That exhaustion isn’t just emotional — it’s neurological. Your brain literally burns out trying to manage a false self. But here’s the good news: your true self — the one God dreamed up before the foundation of the world — isn’t something you have to earn or achieve. It’s already in you, waiting to be remembered and rediscovered. 

In this episode, we’re fusing neuros...

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Throw on some headphones, take a breath, close your eyes, and enjoy today’s meditative spoken word track based on Proverbs 4:23, which says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” 

Lyrics: 

Above all else guard your heart. 

Not with walls of fear, but with boundaries of grace. 

Your heart is holy ground. A garden. A wellspring. 

The place where heaven whispers and your life responds. 

Everyth...

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What if saying “yes” to everything is actually costing you what matters most? In today’s episode, we’re talking about sacred non-negotiables — those holy, grounding rhythms that anchor your soul when life tries to uproot you. From morning silence to family dinners, these aren’t just fun ideas. They are prophetic boundaries protecting the life you were made for. 

With Matthew 6:33 as our compass (“Seek first the kingdom…”...

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Ever feel like you’re stuck in survival mode, just grinding through life? What if your deepest passions aren’t distractions but actually divine breadcrumbs leading you toward your purpose? In this kickoff episode of The Essential Grace Series, we’re reclaiming your sacred rhythm and tuning into what truly makes you come alive. 

Drawing from spiritual coaching and soul-deep wisdom, we’ll explore how moments of joy, flow, ...

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Forget rigid religious routines and spiritual guilt trips! This episode is your permission slip to ditch the pressure and rediscover spiritual growth as a rhythm of grace. Michele Kus flips the script on spiritual disciplines, showing how a Rule of Life isn’t a religious blueprint or straitjacket but a Spirit-led canvas where grace gets to breathe, change, and grow with you. 

Drawing from her own journey (including the e...

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When you hear the phrase “Rule of Life,” what do you imagine? Do you picture Mom’s chore chart or a dusty old monastic manual? Think again. In today’s spoken-word episode, we’re flipping the script on what you might think of as a Rule of Life. Rooted in the Latin word regula — meaning trellis — a Rule of Life is less about restriction or checkboxes and more about support for optimal growth. It’s a grace-filled framework...

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Sacred space isn’t found — it’s made. In today’s hustle culture, that’s a quiet act of rebellion. This micro-episode flips the script on spiritual growth by exposing two popular myths: that time automatically matures us, and that being around truth is the same as being transformed by it. Formation doesn’t happen by osmosis; it happens through intentional, grace-filled participation. 

What would happen if you made sacred ...

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“Time Doesn't Equal Transformation” cuts through one of the most pervasive myths in our spiritual journeys — that simply getting older means we're growing more spiritually mature. Sorry, but nope! 

Time doesn’t automatically grow your soul, but grace-filled participation does. In this punchy episode of Today’s Kus Word, we’re busting the myth that spiritual maturity just happens with the passing of time. Spoile...

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Ever felt stuck spiritually even after years of church sermons, Bible study, and worship? You're not alone. In today’s micro-episode, we tackle a sneaky truth: proximity to the truth doesn’t mean formation by the truth. We’re trying out a new micro-learning format — short, powerful reviews and reflections to help the teachings sink deeper, reframe your thinking, and spark real transformation, not just information o...

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“Time doesn’t equal transformation.” Just because you’ve been near the truth, even for years, doesn’t mean it’s been formed in you. In this kickoff episode of her Rule of Life series, Michele Kus exposes the myth that more time passing and more Bible studies and more sermons and more books automatically lead to spiritual growth. With wisdom drawn from her seminary course (a work in progress!), Michele explores why so ma...

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Good Friday invites us to pause and reconsider the dominant narratives we’ve inherited about the cross. Did Jesus die as the object of God’s wrath — or as the Victorious One who forever conquered sin and death? 

This episode reexamines the popular Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA) theory, which frames salvation as a legal transaction where Jesus absorbs our punishment and pays the penalty for our sin. In contrast, th...

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Ever feel like you're wearing a mask, exhausted from performing, pleasing, or playing small? That’s your false self talking—and this episode is about gently unmasking it without guilt. The false self isn’t evil; it’s who you had to become to survive. But what helped you then is draining you now—especially in your walk with God. Join your host, Michele Kus, as we explore how true spiritual maturity isn’t about becom...

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Ever learned something life-changing, only to forget it days later? Transformation doesn’t happen at the speed of information — it takes immersion. Marinating in that truth! In this powerful meditation episode, we move beyond intellectual knowing into deep, personal encounter. Step into a guided experience where a supernatural mirror reveals your true divine identity — radiant, wise, and overflowing with life. This is y...

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You have divinity in your DNA, and that’s no April Fool’s joke! Yet most Christians live unaware of this mind-blowing reality. Today, we dive into a moment when Paul walked into a church and was shocked to find... mere humans. He rebuked the Corinthians, not for being bad, but for being merely human when they carried God’s divine nature. The gospel isn’t a behavior management program; it’s a radical exchange, the old fo...