Grace in the Grind

EXTRA SHOT — CUP 9 The Altar Before the Calendar

Extra Shot — Cup 9: The Altar Before the Calendar We love trying to fix spiritual drift with better schedules, cleaner routines, new apps, and color-coded calendars. But a calendar cannot repent for you. A planner cannot reorder your loves. And a productivity tool cannot restore worship. In this Extra Shot of Grace in the Grind, Cody presses deeper into the theology behind Cup 9, Starting Over Without Starting From Scratch. If God has revealed drift in your life, the first question is not, “How do I fix my schedule?” The better question is, “What needs to return to the altar?” Looking at Romans 12:1, Matthew 6:21, Luke 9:23, and Psalm 127:1, this episode confronts the difference between time management and true surrender. Worship is not a time slot. It is lordship. The problem is not always disorganized time — sometimes it is disordered love. And if Christ is Lord, the altar is not a negotiating table. A cleaner calendar might improve your week, but only surrender can reorder your worship. Grace in the Grind is produced in partnership with Arrow & Roots Coffee Co., helping believers grow deeper roots in Christ and live faithfully where God has planted them. Arrow & Roots Coffee Co. https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com [https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com] Coffee Date — Arrow & Roots Coffee Co. https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com/products/coffee-date [https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com/products/coffee-date] Support Arrow & Roots / Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/ArrowandRoots [https://buymeacoffee.com/ArrowandRoots] Grace in the Grind Podcast https://rss.com/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/ [https://rss.com/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/] Companion Podcast for Parents — Coffee Break: Biblical Truth on Parenting https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-break-biblical-truth-on-parenting/id1866463610 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-break-biblical-truth-on-parenting/id1866463610] Christ and His Church: A Biblical Study of the Nature, Mission, and Life of the Church https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDFW8CN7 [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDFW8CN7] RSS.com [http://RSS.com] https://rss.com/?via=ARCC [https://rss.com/?via=ARCC]

Cup 9 — Starting Over Without Starting From Scratch

Sometimes drift doesn’t look like collapse. It looks like a normal week. A full calendar. A marriage that still functions. A home that still runs. A faith that still exists — but somewhere underneath the surface, something has quietly shifted. In this episode of Grace in the Grind, Cody looks at the hidden ways priorities drift out of alignment and how God, in His kindness, helps us notice the “stain on the wall” before the damage gets deeper. Using Haggai 1 and Ezra 3, this conversation walks through what it means to “consider your ways,” return to worship, rebuild the altar first, and make one faithful repair instead of trying to burn everything down and start from scratch. This episode is for anyone who feels like life is still functioning, but something underneath needs attention — in your walk with God, your marriage, your parenting, your rhythms, or your priorities. Starting over does not always mean starting from scratch. Sometimes it means letting God repair what drift has quietly weakened. Grace in the Grind is produced in partnership with Arrow & Roots Coffee Co., helping believers grow deeper roots in Christ and live faithfully where God has planted them. Arrow & Roots Coffee Co. https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com [https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com] Coffee Date — Arrow & Roots Coffee Co. https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com/products/coffee-date [https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com/products/coffee-date] Support Arrow & Roots / Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/ArrowandRoots [https://buymeacoffee.com/ArrowandRoots] Grace in the Grind Podcast https://rss.com/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/ [https://rss.com/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/] Companion Podcast for Parents — Coffee Break: Biblical Truth on Parenting https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-break-biblical-truth-on-parenting/id1866463610 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-break-biblical-truth-on-parenting/id1866463610] Christ and His Church: A Biblical Study of the Nature, Mission, and Life of the Church https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDFW8CN7 [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDFW8CN7] RSS.com [http://RSS.com] https://rss.com/?via=ARCC [https://rss.com/?via=ARCC]

Extra Shot Pot 2, Cup 8 — Due Season Is Not My Deadline

What do you do when you are still planting, still praying, still showing up — but nothing seems to be moving on your timeline? In this Extra Shot of Grace in the Grind, we press deeper into the tension from Cup 8: what it means to stay faithful in the middle when God’s “due season” does not match our deadline. Building from Galatians 6:9, Hebrews 11, 1 Corinthians 3:6, Psalm 127, and David’s desire to build the temple, this episode confronts one of the hardest parts of faith: surrendering good desires. Not sinful desires. Not selfish ambition. Good things — a stronger family, a healthier home, fruitful ministry, a future that honors God — and learning to release the demand that God bring them about on our schedule. Because due season is not our deadline. This episode is for the weary planter, the unseen preparer, and the believer who is tired of doing good without seeing the harvest yet. Sometimes God does not give us the finished product. Sometimes He gives us the field. Sometimes He does not call us to build the temple — He calls us to gather the stone. If you are waiting on God and wondering whether the delay means you are doing something wrong, this Extra Shot is a reminder: delay is not disobedience, preparation is not wasted, and faithfulness in this season still matters. You do not have to carry the weight of “what’s next.” You just have to be faithful with “what’s now.” Links & Resources Arrow & Roots Coffee Co. https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com [https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com] Coffee Date — Arrow & Roots Coffee Co. https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com/products/coffee-date [https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com/products/coffee-date] Support Arrow & Roots / Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/ArrowandRoots [https://buymeacoffee.com/ArrowandRoots] Grace in the Grind Podcast https://rss.com/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/ [https://rss.com/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/] Coffee Break: Biblical Truth on Parenting — Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-break-biblical-truth-on-parenting/id1866463610 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-break-biblical-truth-on-parenting/id1866463610] Christ and His Church: A Biblical Study of the Nature, Mission, and Life of the Church https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDFW8CN7 [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDFW8CN7]

Cup 8 — Stuck in the Middle, Still Faithful

What do you do when nothing is falling apart, but nothing feels like it’s moving forward either? In this episode of Grace in the Grind, we talk about the middle seasons — the ordinary, repetitive, quiet places where obedience doesn’t feel exciting and faithfulness doesn’t look impressive. Building from Galatians 6:9 and Luke 16:10, this cup reminds us that the middle is not wasted time. It is formative time. God often does His deepest work beneath the surface, in the places where no one is clapping, nothing feels new, and the dirt looks the same as it did yesterday. If you feel stuck, weary, or quietly discouraged because obedience hasn’t produced visible progress, this episode is a reminder: staying faithful is not falling behind. Sometimes the clearest sign that God is at work is not momentum — it’s that you’re still showing up, still trusting, and still walking with Him in the ordinary grind. Links & Resources Arrow & Roots Coffee Co. https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com [https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com] Coffee Date — Arrow & Roots Coffee Co. https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com/products/coffee-date [https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com/products/coffee-date] Support Arrow & Roots / Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/ArrowandRoots [https://buymeacoffee.com/ArrowandRoots] Grace in the Grind Podcast https://rss.com/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/ [https://rss.com/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/] Coffee Break: Biblical Truth on Parenting — Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-break-biblical-truth-on-parenting/id1866463610 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-break-biblical-truth-on-parenting/id1866463610] Christ and His Church: A Biblical Study of the Nature, Mission, and Life of the Church https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDFW8CN7 [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDFW8CN7]

The Motherhood We Don’t Post About

Mother’s Day Special This Mother’s Day special of Grace in the Grind honors moms by naming the pressure they carry — work, family, faith, comparison, social media expectations, and the hidden work no one sees. Through Luke 10 and the story of Mary and Martha, we’re reminded that motherhood was never meant to be a performance. Jesus sees the quiet faithfulness, the ordinary sacrifices, and the love that often happens behind the scenes. Listen in for encouragement, grace, and a reminder that the motherhood you don’t post about still matters deeply to God. Arrow & Roots Coffee Co. https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com [https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com] Coffee Date — Arrow & Roots Coffee Co. https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com/products/coffee-date [https://ArrowandRootsCoffeeCo.com/products/coffee-date] Support Arrow & Roots / Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/ArrowandRoots [https://buymeacoffee.com/ArrowandRoots] Grace in the Grind Podcast https://rss.com/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/ [https://rss.com/podcasts/grace-in-the-grind-pod1/] Coffee Break: Biblical Truth on Parenting — Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-break-biblical-truth-on-parenting/id1866463610 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-break-biblical-truth-on-parenting/id1866463610] Christ and His Church: A Biblical Study of the Nature, Mission, and Life of the Church https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDFW8CN7 [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDFW8CN7]