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Episode 13 • July 10, 2025

There Are No More Martyrs

Jacob shares a long-held thought — "there are no martyrs" — sparked while listening to A Course in Miracles. He unpacks the word "martyr" as ego-driven, built on the belief that giving means losing. In its place, he offe...

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Jacob shares a long-held thought — "there are no martyrs" — sparked while listening to A Course in Miracles. He unpacks the word "martyr" as ego-driven, built on the belief that giving means losing. In its place, he offers a different principle: you can only give what you have, and giving is having.

The episode centers on a deeply personal story: sensing his grandfather's final decline, Jacob gave away his belongings, left his job, and moved back to Michigan to care for his grandparents — cooking, reading, driving, and simply being present — not as sacrifice, but as service performed from abundance. He reframes even Christ's example this way: not sacrifice, but love so full it gave out of overflow. The episode closes with an invitation to notice how smiles, laughter, and checking in on others are all evidence of abundance already within — proof that giving, done rightly, never leaves us with less.

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