Faith, Football, and Finding Your Purpose
About this episode
Jason Jackson Jr. shares his journey of faith and purpose amidst adversity, discussing the differences between storms, thorns, and crosses.
Have you ever been in the middle of something hard and wondered whether you're supposed to fight through it, pray it away, or just wait? Jason Jackson Jr. grew up in De Kalb, Texas, a town of 1,200 people, with a mother working as a janitor and a father sentenced to decades in prison before Jason could walk. What he carries from that childhood isn't bitterness. It's a clarity about what it means to watch someone trust God with almost nothing. At 24, Jason is reaching millions of people on social media with creative Bible teaching. He started creating content in 2023 during the worst depression of his life, when scripture started coming alive for him. Jason's struggle became the setup for this week's conversation: the difference between storms, thorns, and crosses. Storms are seasonal and have an end date. Thorns, like the one Paul describes in 2 Corinthians 12, are the things God sees and decides to leave because of what they produce. Crosses are the seasons that stretch you beyond what you thought you could hold. Jason and Candace answer a listener question from Tracy on how to explain why you believe the gospel when you feel tongue-tied. Jason's exclusive video series…
People in this episode
Host: Candace Cameron Bure
Guest: Jason Jackson Jr.
Topics covered
- faith
- purpose
- overcoming adversity
- mental health
- Bible teaching
- trust in God
Keywords
- faith
- football
- purpose
- mental health
- Bible
- adversity
- trust in God
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: candace.com
Books & works: Unfiltered Faith
Places: De Kalb, Texas
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