Episode 16: Pastoral Heart & A Shepherd’s Burden W/ Ian Simkins

Episode 16: Pastoral Heart & A Shepherd’s Burden W/ Ian Simkins

In this episode of Deep Unto Deep, we sit down and have an honest conversation about the weight of shepherding God’s people and the tension between true calling and pastoral ambition. In a generation that often celebrates platforms, influence, and visibility, we explore what it truly means to carry the burden of a shepherd and guard the heart from building ministry around self instead of Jesus. Together, we discuss the hidden cost of leadership, the responsibility pastors carry before God, and why the health of the Church is deeply connected to the condition of its shepherds. This episode is both a warning and an encouragement for pastors, leaders, and the next generation stepping into ministry today. When we forget God’s flock, trouble arises. True shepherds are called to love, protect, feed, and faithfully care for the people of God.

Episode 15: THE DOCTRINE OF DEMONS

In this episode of Deep Unto Deep, we confront the sobering reality of what First Epistle to Timothy 4 calls the doctrine of demons—teachings that appear spiritual, but ultimately lead people away from truth. We explore how deception doesn’t always look obvious, how false teachings can subtly shape hearts and minds, and why discernment is essential in a generation surrounded by voices. Not everything that sounds spiritual is rooted in God. This conversation is an invitation to return to sound doctrine, to be anchored in truth, and to walk in clarity through the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Episode 14: The Pharisaical Temptation

In this episode of Deep Unto Deep, we confront the subtle but dangerous pull of the Pharisaical temptation, when the heart begins to drift from intimacy with God into performance, control, and religious familiarity. Through the lens of the Pharisees in the Gospels, we explore how those who were closest to Scripture and structure often found themselves furthest from the move of God. When the Holy Spirit begins to move outside of our expectations, traditions, and comfort zones, the question becomes: will we recognize Him or resist Him? We talk about how easily devotion can become duty, how conviction can harden into criticism, and how familiarity with “the things of God” can replace actual relationship with God Himself. This conversation is a call to honest reflection where pride is exposed, where posture is corrected, and where hearts are invited back to simplicity, humility, and yieldedness before the Lord. If you’ve ever wrestled with control, struggled with judgment, or felt the tension of God doing something unfamiliar, this episode will challenge you to stay soft in the presence of God and alive to His voice. Deep calls unto deep.

Episode 13: Life Of Lament

In this episode of Deep Unto Deep, we step into the sacred space of lament bringing our raw, unfiltered hearts before God. Lament isn’t weakness; it’s a doorway to intimacy, healing, and deeper trust. Through scripture, personal reflection, and honest conversation, we explore how grief, confusion, and longing can draw us closer to God’s presence. Come as you are and encounter the God who meets you in the deepest places of your soul.

Episode 12: The Burden Of The Lord

In this episode of Deep Unto Deep, we step into the reality of the burden of the Lord, the invitation to carry what God desires to release in the earth. His burden is His Word, and He is searching for hearts that will come into agreement with heaven and believe for Him to move supernaturally. Joined by my brother Brayden Fouss, we talk about what it means to live yielded to the Holy Spirit, to feel the weight of what God wants to do, and to become vessels through which His Word is not just spoken but fulfilled. This is a call beyond comfort, beyond routine Christianity into a life that carries the heart of God and contends for His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.