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05/29/2026

How do hearts really change?

How does a prodigal come home?
How does a wandering believer return?
How does someone finally lay down the mask they’ve been wearing for years?

Can a sermon do it?
Can a podcast do it?
Can the right words do it?

Or does real transformation belong to God alone?

🎙️ Episode 55: Only God Can Do That

A powerful conversation about grace, surrender, the people we’re praying for, and why the turning of a heart has always belonged to God.

You can’t force it.
You can’t fix it.
God does the changing.

Listen now and be encouraged.

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05/29/2026

No More a Heart of Stone

There was a time when my heart was hard.

Not hardened by strength — hardened by survival. Pain, disappointment, sin, pride, and self-protection don’t announce themselves. They just quietly build walls, brick by brick, until one day you realize you’re distant from God, resistant to truth, and unable to fully love the people standing right in front of you.

A hard heart feels safe. But safety isn’t the same as healing.

God knew that. And He refused to leave me there.

“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”
— Ezekiel 36:26

What strikes me about this verse is that God doesn’t ask us to soften our own hearts. He does it. This isn’t self-improvement — it’s divine surgery. And surgery requires surrender.

I’ve been on that table.

He has softened what years of hurt had made rigid. He replaced bitterness with grace I didn’t earn, pride with humility I didn’t deserve, and indifference with a compassion that still surprises me. A heart of stone can endure — but it cannot grow, cannot be shaped, cannot be truly used.

A heart of flesh can be broken open and made new.

So when people ask what God has done for me, I don’t point to a moment or a miracle they can see from the outside.

I point inward.

He gave me a new heart.

Not a perfect one. Not a finished one. But a heart that wants Him — and that want itself is the miracle.

For that, I will always be grateful.

From stone to spirit. From broken to blessed. That’s my testimony.

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05/23/2026

Turn to Jesus. OnePastor Podcast
EPISODE 54 — NEW!!
"GRACE ISN’T COMPROMISE”

Click here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onepastor/id1808226400?i=1000769023529

Episode 54: Grace Isn’t Compromise

Is grace making Christians soft?
Should pastors speak harder? Louder? More forcefully about sin?
And where is the line between calling people to holiness… and crushing them with shame?
In this episode, Donnie tackles a question that some people may already be asking about OnePastor: Can you speak gently to struggling believers without compromising truth?

🔹Because sin is serious.
🔹Holiness matters.
🔹Repentance matters.
🔹Eternity matters.

But there’s also a difference between conviction and condemnation—and many believers no longer know the difference.
Conviction says: Come back.
Shame says: Hide.
Maybe you've been wearing a mask. Smiling on the outside while secretly exhausted, drifting, numb, battling sin, struggling in prayer, or wondering if God is disappointed in you.
Maybe you’ve learned how to sound spiritual while quietly falling apart inside.
This episode explores what Scripture really shows us about Jesus and sinners: truth without compromise, correction without humiliation, and grace that calls people higher instead of leaving them hopeless.
Because Jesus confronted sin…
…but He did not abandon sinners.
If you’ve been hiding, drifting, pretending, or carrying shame—this conversation is an invitation to step back into the light.
Not toward performance.
Not toward pretending.
Back to honesty.
Back to surrender.
Back to worship.
Back to Jesus.
Because grace that never calls us higher isn’t biblical grace…
…but correction that crushes people isn’t biblical either.
Eyes on Jesus. Always back to Jesus.

Available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Amazon Music.

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05/18/2026

05/18/2026

GRACE ISN’T COMPROMISE.

COMING SOON!
Episode 54 of OnePastor Podcast is one of the most honest conversations we’ve had yet.

Some people think grace means ignoring sin.
Others use truth like a weapon that crushes struggling people into shame.

But Jesus did neither.

He confronted sin without abandoning sinners.

In this episode, we talk honestly about:
• Why holiness still matters
• The difference between conviction and condemnation
• Why so many believers are exhausted from pretending
• How shame keeps people hiding
• Why Jesus calls us back into the light
• And what real repentance actually looks like

This isn’t about watered-down Christianity.

Sin is serious.
Repentance matters.
Eternity matters.

But shame will never save you.

Jesus will.

If you’ve been drifting…
If you’ve been hiding…
If you’re tired of wearing masks…
This episode is for you.

“Grace that never calls us higher is not biblical grace.
But correction that crushes people into hopelessness is not biblical either.”

Maybe today isn’t about becoming more religious.

Maybe it’s about becoming honest again.

🎙️ ONEPASTOR PODCAST — EPISODE 54
GRACE ISN’T COMPROMISE.

Available this week on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube & Amazon Music.

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05/16/2026

Some people haven’t stopped loving God…

They’re just exhausted.

Life gets loud.
Stress gets loud.
Anxiety gets loud.
Fear gets loud.
And after a while, many people don’t even know how to quiet their minds long enough to hear God clearly anymore.

That doesn’t mean God stopped speaking.

It may just mean we’ve been surrounded by too many voices for too long.

Sometimes relearning God’s voice starts with small steps:

• one honest prayer
• one quiet moment
• one walk without distractions
• one chapter of Scripture
• one moment of stillness
• one decision to slow down again

You do not have to rebuild your entire spiritual life overnight.

You just have to start listening again.

Episode 53 of OnePastor — “Relearning the Voice” — is for the people carrying silent exhaustion, mental overload, spiritual distraction, and emotional burnout.

If your soul feels tired…
this conversation is for you.

Coming this week.

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05/14/2026

Makes you think doesn't it. It's what we do at OnePastor.com. We think better. We are pursuing Jesus. He does the heart change. Wow

05/11/2026

Grateful!!
Stop looking backward.
God is calling you forward.

Every season teaches something — but you were never meant to live stuck in yesterday. The road ahead may be unfamiliar, but purpose is found moving forward in faith.

🎙️ The OnePastor Podcast is here to encourage, equip, and challenge you with honest conversations, practical wisdom, and Kingdom-focused leadership.

If you’re ready to lead faithfully, live intentionally, and make an eternal difference… this podcast is for you.

🔥 New episodes every week.
🎧 Listen now: onepastor.com/podcast

KingdomFocus

05/10/2026

There are some things we just want to get right. God and Jesus and the Christian walk and faith is not at all a simple thing. Walk it all with Jesus. Inspect and reflect. What are we doing here? What's most important in a real way. God help me. Thank you for discernment and wisdom and for realizing how small we are. You love us. Being a Christian isn't wrapped in a neat bow. Nor should it be.