Episode Notes

Episode 14 | Here I Am, Week 3: “Identity in Christ: Known, Named, and Loved”

In Week 3 of Here I Am, Pastor Alex reflects on 2 Corinthians 5:16–21 and the promise that in Christ, we are a new creation. Building on the last two episodes’ focus on God’s identity and our being fully known by God, this episode explores what it means to root our identity in Christ while also honoring the real patterns, gifts, and perspectives that shape who we are. Along the way, Pastor Alex reflects on the Enneagram as a tool for understanding ourselves with honesty and grace, considers how each type reflects something of God’s image, and shares a personal story about calling, discernment, and a life-changing basket of tortilla chips.

This episode is an invitation to discover the freedom of transformation, the grounding of belovedness, and the possibility that the very ways God has created us may become instruments of reconciliation in the world.