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Jacob introduces the heart of this podcast — three reminders that come from being attentive to the light, and to what he calls his "innermost being" — the light that connects us all: Love is Creation's Greatest Idea We...
Jacob introduces the heart of this podcast — three reminders that come from being attentive to the light, and to what he calls his "innermost being" — the light that connects us all: Love is Creation's Greatest Idea We...
Episode 3 • Aug 4, 2026
When I Stopped TimeJacob opens with a small, unplanned "light moment" — sitting on a lakefront bench in Chicago and finding a smiley face right in front of him...
Episode 11 • Apr 4, 2025
There is No CompetitionJacob traces a thought that's stayed with him since he was 19, walking the campus of Morehouse College: there is no competition. Surrounded...
Episode 2 • Nov 20, 2024
"My Contribution"Jacob opens by naming his own contribution — patience, love, a generous heart — and the belief that honoring yourself with these gifts first...
Jacob introduces the heart of this podcast — three reminders that come from being attentive to the light, and to what he calls his "innermost being" — the light that connects us all: Love is Creation's Greatest Idea We Are One We Are the Generation of the Light A notebook gifted by a mentor became the starting point for a new kind of writing — pages that didn't take the shape of songs or poems, but something freer, given the name "no form." From there, Jacob describes learning to ponder these writings rather than figure them out, moving beyond the need for logic and control into simply being present. Jacob reflects on the moments in life that couldn't be planned — a home, a career, meaningful relationships — realizing that trust, not control, made room for them. The episode closes with a vision of walking toward the light, and the realization that the closer we get, the more we begin to look like it ourselves.