Garden of Talents Founder: She Built Calgary's First Christian Creative Market

Garden of Talents Founder: She Built Calgary's First Christian Creative Market

She started promoting Calgary's first Christian creative market with five vendors and no venue booked yet. She trusted God and went anyway. Vanessa Rodas is the founder of The Garden of Talents, a Christian creative market built entirely through prayer. In this episode she breaks down the calling intersection framework, what it looks like to truly surrender a business to God, and what happened when she finished her first successful event and quietly disconnected Him from it. She also shares her full testimony from lukewarm Christianity, to a Stampede conviction, to the Sunnyside camp night where 20 people shared testimonies until 5am and she was saved through someone else's story. Topics covered: building a God-led business, the calling intersection, modesty and image bearing, Christian dating, singleness, equally yoked relationships, and what it actually means to find a man of God. The Garden of Talents Year 2 📅 Sunday June 21, 2026 📍 1204 20 Ave SE, Calgary 🕑 2 to 8 PM 🔗 The Garden of Talents: https://www.instagram.com/thegardenoftalents/ [https://www.instagram.com/thegardenoftalents/] 🔗 Vanessa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nessrodas/ [https://www.instagram.com/nessrodas/] 🎙️ ABOUT UNTUCK YOUR CROSS A Christian podcast covering athletics, fashion, entrepreneurship, and daily life all through a bold, honest, faith-first lens. New episodes every other Tuesday. 📩 Business inquiries: Denisshymansky@icloud.com [Denisshymansky@icloud.com] 🎙️ Listen & Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | ✝️ Follow Untuck Your Cross: Instagram → @untuckyourcrosspodcas [https://www.instagram.com/untuckyourcrosspodcast?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]t TikTok → @untuck_your_cross [https://www.tiktok.com/@untuck_your_cross?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] 📩 Want to be a guest or have a topic suggestion? DM us on Instagram.

Christian Streetwear Founder: I Got Scammed Out of $5,000! Take the Loss and Move On

He turned a Roblox side hustle into a Christian clothing brand — then a manufacturer scammed him out of $5,000. Here's how Saint Misho took the loss and kept building. In this episode of Untuck Your Cross, Denis sits down with Saint Misho, founder of the Christian streetwear brand RetroNova. Born in Syria and raised in the faith through civil war and persecution, Misho shares the story behind his brand — from making soccer shirts on Roblox as a kid to a verse in Matthew that rewrote his entire mission. This is a raw conversation about building a Christian clothing brand the hard way: a first drop that flopped, a $5,000 manufacturer scam, and the discipline to take the loss without retaliating. Misho opens up about growing up a persecuted Christian in the Middle East, why he refuses to fight back when he's disrespected, and the quiet works he does off camera that no one sees. We get into the pressure to perform as a public Christian, what a successful life in Christ actually looks like, and the hidden gospel meaning behind the name RetroNova. If you're building something for God — or wrestling with whether your faith is daily or just seasonal — this one's for you. 🎙️ GUEST: Saint Misho, founder of RetroNova 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saintmishoo 👕 RetroNova: https://www.instagram.com/retronovaapparel ——— 🔔 New episodes every other Tuesday — Subscribe so you never miss one. 🎙️ UNTUCK YOUR CROSS A Christian podcast covering athletics, fashion, entrepreneurship, and daily life — all through a bold, honest, faith-first lens. 📱 FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/untuckyourcrosspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@untuck_your_cross Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Untuck-Your-Cross-Podcast/61585426678103/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UntuckYourCrossPodcast-y5f 📩 Business inquiries: Denisshymansky@icloud.com #UntuckYourCross #ChristianPodcast #ChristianStreetwear 🎙️ Listen & Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | ✝️ Follow Untuck Your Cross: Instagram → @untuckyourcrosspodcas [https://www.instagram.com/untuckyourcrosspodcast?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]t TikTok → @untuck_your_cross [https://www.tiktok.com/@untuck_your_cross?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] 📩 Want to be a guest or have a topic suggestion? DM us on Instagram.

Christian Twins on Identity, Basketball, Fashion, and Sales

What happens when two pastors' kids turn pro at basketball, modeling, and door-to-door sales — and try to keep Christ at the center of all of it? In Episode 16, identical twins Sam and Josh Jean walk through every part of who they are — the testimony of growing up in a pastor's home in Kamloops, BC, the basketball idol that almost cost them their faith, the modeling career that taught them what the world's affirmation is actually worth, and the sales mindset that lets them sleep at night whether the paycheck is huge or zero. You'll hear Sam confess the double life he lived as a "real Christian" partying with his college basketball team. Josh shares the prayer he prayed asking God to injure him — and how God answered it differently than he expected. They break down why working hard as a Christian athlete isn't about ego, why "mist in front of you" is the strongest place to demonstrate faith, and why every Christian creative should be breaking into industries the church usually retreats from. This conversation goes deep on identity, idols, stewardship of money, the weakness God uses on purpose, and what it actually means to be sharpened by someone closer to you than anyone else. If you've ever wondered whether your faith is your own — or just inherited — this episode is for you. 🎙️ CONNECT WITH SAM & JOSH: Instagram (Sam): https://www.instagram.com/samj_17 Instagram (Josh): https://www.instagram.com/josh_jean ——— 🔔 New episodes every other Tuesday — Subscribe so you never miss one. 🎙️ UNTUCK YOUR CROSS A Christian podcast covering athletics, fashion, entrepreneurship, and daily life — all through a bold, honest, faith-first lens. 📱 FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/untuckyourcrosspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@untuck_your_cross Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Untuck-Your-Cross-Podcast/61585426678103/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UntuckYourCrossPodcast-y5f 📩 Business inquiries: Denisshymansky@icloud.com #UntuckYourCross #ChristianPodcast #ChristianTwins 🎙️ Listen & Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | ✝️ Follow Untuck Your Cross: Instagram → @untuckyourcrosspodcas [https://www.instagram.com/untuckyourcrosspodcast?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]t TikTok → @untuck_your_cross [https://www.tiktok.com/@untuck_your_cross?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] 📩 Want to be a guest or have a topic suggestion? DM us on Instagram.

Engraved Fashion Founder: Building a Christian Brand While Your Faith Is at Its Lowest

On this episode of Untuck Your Cross, I sat down with Emmanuel Ansongdanquah — founder of the Calgary-based Christian clothing brand Engraved Fashion. Emmanuel started the brand at 16 years old, rooted in Isaiah 49:16, and has been building it ever since. We talked about the Bible camp night that changed everything, the embarrassment of posting when nobody knows you, zero sales on day one, a car accident that totalled his mom's car in his first week of university, the friends he had to cut off, the moment his brand was called a duplicate, and what it looks like to keep building for God when your faith is at its lowest. CHECK OUT ENGRAVED FASHION Instagram: @engravedfashion CONNECT WITH UNTUCK YOUR CROSS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/untuckyourcrosspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@untuck_your_cross Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Untuck-Your-Cross-Podcast/61585426678103/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UntuckYourCrossPodcast-y5f Business inquiries: Denisshymansky@icloud.com 🎙️ Listen & Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | ✝️ Follow Untuck Your Cross: Instagram → @untuckyourcrosspodcas [https://www.instagram.com/untuckyourcrosspodcast?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]t TikTok → @untuck_your_cross [https://www.tiktok.com/@untuck_your_cross?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] 📩 Want to be a guest or have a topic suggestion? DM us on Instagram.

do i trust God?

Can Christians struggle with anxiety and still trust God? This is a different kind of episode. No studio, no guest, no filter. Just Denis at 11pm in his mom's workroom, being honest about something he's been carrying for months: Christian anxiety, double-mindedness, and the real struggle to trust God through internship rejections, pressure, and a mind that won't stop. He talks about staying up until 2am, feeling the weight of school, a part-time job he's praying every day is his last, and a job market that keeps sending rejection emails. He locked himself in the bathroom and read the entire book of James. The first paragraph stopped him cold, being double-minded, one side believing God, the other in complete disarray. That's exactly where he's been. This isn't polished. There's no clean ending. Just an honest look at what it actually looks like to walk with Christ when your mind won't quiet down, and why trusting God can feel impossible even after He's proven Himself time and time again. If you're a Christian struggling with anxiety, or anyone asking whether God actually has a plan, this one's for you. ——— 🎙️ UNTUCK YOUR CROSS A Christian podcast covering athletics, fashion, entrepreneurship, and daily life — all through a bold, honest, faith-first lens. New episodes every other Tuesday. 🎙️ Listen & Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | ✝️ Follow Untuck Your Cross: Instagram → @untuckyourcrosspodcas [https://www.instagram.com/untuckyourcrosspodcast?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]t TikTok → @untuck_your_cross [https://www.tiktok.com/@untuck_your_cross?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] 📩 Want to be a guest or have a topic suggestion? DM us on Instagram.