Send us Fan Mail After more than 50 years of marriage, after 36 years of counseling couples as a pastor, and studying the Bible, I've come to believe something I never would have believed as a young husband. A wife's greatest need isn't anything I would have imagined: her deepest longing is to feel safe. In this episode, I share the two marriage lessons I wish someone had taught me before Debbie and I got married. They changed not only our marriage, but my understanding of God, myself, and wh...
Jul 14
10 min
Send us Fan Mail The secret to the blessed life isn't escaping your limitations. It's accepting them. Do you ever feel like you're constantly trying to be more? Smarter. Stronger. More confident. More successful. More respected. No matter how much you accomplish, it never feels like enough. In Psalm 131, David reveals a surprising path to peace—not by escaping your limitations, but by embracing them. He compares himself to a weaned child, teaching us that maturity isn't getting everything we ...
Jul 7
10 min
Send us Fan Mail Most people know comparison is wrong. So why do we keep doing it? Because comparison isn't the problem. It's the symptom. In this episode, Craig uncovers the hidden reason good and talented men bury their gifts, avoid opportunities, and settle for less than God created them to become. Craig shares a deeply personal story of how comparison caused him to hide his own talent—even skipping the message at two of his children's weddings because he believed what he prepared wasn't w...
Jun 30
10 min
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Truly a Masterpiece Podcast, Craig explores one of Jesus' most challenging and encouraging teachings: the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30). Many people assume this parable is primarily about abilities, skills, or financial stewardship. While those ideas are certainly present, Jesus is revealing something much deeper. The parable exposes how comparison fuels fear, how fear leads to inaction, and how a distorted view of God can keep us from doing...
Jun 23
16 min
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Truly a Masterpiece Podcast, Craig sits down with his longtime friend Mark Roundy—a husband, father, fisherman, and faithful follower of Christ—for an honest conversation about addiction, recovery, shame, self-doubt, and the grace of God. Mark shares his struggle with alcohol, what finally got his attention, and the journey that led him to sobriety. But as powerful as his story of recovery is, Mark explains that alcohol wasn't the deepest issue. Beneath...
Jun 16
27 min
Send us Fan Mail Why can one word of criticism ruin your whole day while ten words of encouragement barely make a dent? Why does rejection linger in your mind? Why do mistakes seem louder than success? In this episode of the Truly a Masterpiece Podcast, Craig explores the surprising reason negative thoughts carry so much power. Psychology tells us what it is, the Scriptures tell us why it is, and how to change it. You'll discover: Why negative thoughts often feel more believable than po...
Jun 9
13 min
Send us Fan Mail Resentment can quietly destroy a relationship—even when love is still present. In this episode, Craig explores why resentment is often much deeper than the situation that triggered it. Beneath irritation, tension, and emotional withdrawal is usually something unresolved in the heart: insecurity, fear, disappointment, unbelief, or an identity wound. Through the story of “John and Angela,” Craig shows why trying harder to “not feel or act resentful” doesn’t work—and how true fr...
Jun 2
13 min
Send us Fan Mail For 23 years, Shane lived trapped in an addiction to pornography and shame. In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Shane Daugherty shares more of his journey from shame, self-doubt, and striving into freedom, identity, and healing in Christ. Together, we talk honestly about life after overcoming shame, how it impacted him personally, how it has impacted his marriage, and the surprising insight that his wife would have to learn how to live with this "new" man. And, he ...
May 26
17 min
Send us Fan Mail For 23 years, Shane lived trapped in an addiction to pornography. He tried programs, accountability groups, Bible studies, discipleship, and every solution he knew to try. But no matter what he did, he could never go more than three weeks without failing again. Then one day, his wife gave him a sobering ultimatum: “You can have pornography, or you can have your family. But you can’t have both.” That moment woke Shane up and gave him the courage to try one more time. In this p...
May 19
24 min
Send us Fan Mail f you’ve ever thought, “Why does the Christian life still feel like such a struggle?”—this episode is for you. A lot of Christians are confused about what actually happened when they got saved. We hear phrases like “brand-new creation” and assume that means the battle with the flesh should disappear completely. But when temptation, fear, insecurity, and struggle remain, many people quietly begin to wonder: “Maybe this works for everybody else…just not for me.” In this e...
May 12
9 min
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